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Bluff gives way at Sunset Cliffs overnight
SANDstone people. Hardened sand, but sand nonetheless. Can't remember how many times I've been there throughout the years and always, theres always a cliff crumbling. Erosion sucks.— July 12, 2013 1:43 p.m.
Sexagenarian skateboarder hits the bowls in Ocean Beach
Man, this fat batard, (meaning myself) remembers the good old days when polyeurethane precision bearing wheels, Chicago trucks and a sweet Pine Design board was all we needed to cruise back and forth from Otay Mesa to Imperial Beach back when Suicide Hill was still around. You go buddy! Now if I could only get on a board again, without it slipping out from under me sending me on my ass. Ouch!— July 12, 2013 1:39 p.m.
Which Bad Company is your Bad Company?
What a dumb question. Paul Rodgers is the Bad Co voice. I remember Howe as well. Somebody had to front the band since Paul was gone. So they were a little more succesful, So what? Van Halen was more succesful without Diamond Dave and I still love Sammy. I'm sure Van Halen spots include Sammy's voice too. Not to take anything from Howe, they were great with him too. One thing though, 105 plays all the same stuff? KGB is a classic rock station. Thats all they play! The same stuff, over and over and over. The same three Skynyrd songs, the same Zeppelin hell, the same classic rock over and over. The hits. Once in a while they blow their own horns by playing a "deep cut". C'mon man! Play the deeper cuts that aren't on the same old tired rotation that I hear in every city I go from Baltimore to St. Paul and everywhere else. How about filling a 32g Ipod with all the classic rock albums released in the "classic era", (whenever that was) and simply pressing the shuffle option. Imagine not hearing the same song for two weeks? Now that would be classic!— July 11, 2013 1:33 p.m.
Is Mayor Filner being set up by special interests?
Thanks for the eye opening info. I was watching the press conference this morning and I'm still in shock. From the minute Mayor Filner took off the gloves its been one attempt after another. Now it all makes sense. I wonder if thats why his ex jumped ship as well. I sure hope they don't get their way and the truth comes out that it was in fact a set up. So here we go with the smoke and mirrors while nothing is accomplished, and of course they'll try to sneak something by the voters while we're distracted by the circus. Man this is depressing. Just when some headway was being made.— July 11, 2013 1:12 p.m.
Burrito Boys thought of taking food to San Diego homeless
There may not be religion there but, God is definitely there. Good job gentlemen! More kids should be made aware of this issue. Lets see what else they come up with. Nice heartwarming article dude.— July 11, 2013 11:21 a.m.
neighborhoods/otay-mesa -- Otay Mesa
Heroes. What is it about the heroes in our lives? They never asked to be put on the pedestal we've placed them on. I know this. Yet when they don't live up to our expectations, we're the ones who hurt. Case in point. When I was in the culinary academy at St Vincent's, we had the priviledge of netting an amazing chef with a very impressive pedigree and experience. Three yrs. at the Cordon Bleu in London,(before the name was homogenized and spread throughout the world) and another three years in Portland. His experience ran the gamut from film catering to private chef for a very famous couple, she an american actress, and he a spanish actor and also as an executive chef earning $250,000.00 a year. Needless to say, I looked up to the man and admired him. But of course, the cracks began to show themselves almost immediately. Some mornings he would stay in his office, head on the desk, suffering from the night before. It was a prerequisite in his eyes to be a total drunk and drug abuser in order to be a great chef. In Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain the author glorifies the substance abuse alot! Every morning exerpts from the book was read to us by him and all I could do was to be mystified. After some time, the organization had no other choice but to let him go. I still admire and somewhat idolize the man. Yet I also understand that he's only a man. Just like me he's made mistakes. Hopefully he'll learn and pick himself up. Hopefully.— July 8, 2013 8:53 a.m.
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Whoop, whoop! Just got my Holler t-shirt today. Man oh man am I having issues! For the last few weeks I've been attempting to submit a cover story submission to the Reader. I wasn't able to due to the fact that I really don't know my way around computers too well. I attached a file that simply wont open. So I figure thats why I havent heard so much as a peep from the manuscript people. Hell, after sending a couple e-mails hoping for some kind of response, nothing. I tried to open the sent file from my e-mail sent section, it said the file was corrupted, What the heck does that mean? Can somebody out there help? I'm sure someone could. Therin lies the sweet rub, eh? I'm writing to an audience of none. Sounds like my life. I've somehow surrounded myself with people that could care less about how I feel, what I think or just don't care. My emotional makeup demands this. As a child I was an outsider in my own home. Lately I've felt the same with my family. The wifey and I pretty much have destroyed any chance at a normal relationship due to 20 years of back and forth mutual abuse. The pathology of me knows nothing else so I allow it because in my warped head it's comfortable. So this is my therapy. I couldn't stand the idea of a journal. I need an audience even though I know I haven't got one. I'll keep up the illusion because its comforting in the most disfunctional of ways. Thanks for the t-shirt guys.— July 7, 2013 10:47 p.m.
Bad Company rocks steady at the Fair
Damn! Paul Rodgers has only gotten better. Loved his stuff with the Firm, and Queen but man oh man, Bad Company hasn't lost it's stride. The clean crisp vocal delivery that only Paul Rodgers can supply, sends the proverbial shivers up my spine. Missed this show and will not miss another one. Thank God, (and the internet) for youtube. If you missed the show like I did, just youtube some Bad Co live. Awesome! When did Leese join up? If you ask him, he swears he has the best natural guitar vibrato in the business. Right Howard?— July 5, 2013 11 a.m.
Protest against Egyptian leadership in Pacific Beach
I figured that as well, just couldn't help but poke a little fun at a worsening situation. At the moment Tahir square is packed with demonstrators celebrating the fact that the military is backing them after giving Morsi 48 hrs. to leave. As of last night, he said no way is he leaving. So be prepared for more news. At the beach.— July 2, 2013 8:58 a.m.
New comedy club inside Grauman's Chinese is no laughing matter
Thursday afternoons will host a farmers market, Saturdays a flea market,(real fleas, apparently some dogs cant live wthout the itch) and a weekly charades competition will soon be added to the bill. Don't hate, regurgitate.— July 2, 2013 8:53 a.m.