Christmas Treasures I count my treasures o’er with care.— The little toy my darling knew, A little sock of faded hue, A little lock of golden hair. Long years ago this holy time, My little …
December 20, 2018
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Christmas Treasures
Trapped in Mexico
“I’ve done lots of gigs in Mexico, and until now I’ve never had a problem,” says San Diego bassist Jacob Miranda, who was caught up in the border-closure fiasco on November 24. Miranda’s weekend began …
December 20, 2018
Necks and Chicks
Hey hey! Holiday season’s here and da geese are getting fat, but I’m here for chicken necks, my yuletide snack. So good to be in TJ again. I know. Not the best timing. But it’s …
December 13 Brainstorm Contenders
Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 36. Robert Ott, Mira Mesa, 12. Randy Paddock, San Diego, 12. K.J. Rayner, San Diego, 12. Thomas McVeagh, Lakeside, 11. Johanna Barry, Pine Valley, 9. Greg Bergeron, Tierrasanta, 9. Martin Soblick, …
December 20, 2018
December 13 Crossword Contenders
Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 44. Martin Soblick, Del Mar, 42. Jon Christianson, El Cajon, 39. Ron Meyer, Santee, 39. Maria Coda, Oceanside, 38. Dennis Butterworth, San Diego, 37. Richard Hutchings, Santee, 37. Evelyn Bowser, San …
December 20, 2018
December 13 Sudoku Contenders
Elliot Rosenberg, La Jolla, 46. Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 42. Thomas LaFleur, San Diego, 42. Ralph Levy, La Jolla, 42. Isabella Bosch-Sorensen, San Diego, 40. Sheila Brown, Golden Hill, 39. XP Liang, San Diego, 39. …
December 20, 2018
Get behind The Mule
Forty-seven years in the director’s chair with almost forty films to show for it, and thank God that Clint Eastwood’s not done yet. Some pictures aren’t as good as others, to be sure, but there’s …
December 20, 2018
Bowie-ish theatrical affectation
“David Bowie embraced being different and made it sexy,” says the frequently masked frontwoman of Dani Bell & the Tarantist, who arrived in San Diego in 2005 but didn’t don a superhero cape and start …
December 20, 2018
Curious blips and scratches
Stephen Bruner, from Watts, California, grew up in a musical home. Both his father and his brother are heavy hitters who earned their reputations performing as sidemen with frontline jazz artists. But Bruner’s childhood is …
December 20, 2018
To un-flute the flute
“My attitude has changed over time,” explains flutist Wilfrido Terrazas, UCSD’s latest addition to its notable music faculty. “Years ago, I was trying to ‘un-flute the flute’ by exploring with an expanded sound pallet and …
December 20, 2018