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California 70.3
The California Ironman 70.3 was held in Oceanside this last weekend. The 70.3 designator stands for the sum of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride, and a 13.1 mile run. These distances represent half the Ironman. The California …
Ignominious
I told my yoga instructor that I had been visiting various 24 Hour Fitness clubs and checking out their yoga. What was his take on that? “Ignominious”. Definition: involving a total loss of dignity and self-respect. Ouch. Fortunately I understood …
Almost, Maine at Scripps Ranch Theatre
It's not a good sign when you're watching a play and it reminds you of another play, or playwright, more adept at similar material. John Cariani's Almost, Maine recalls Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegon, the TV show Northern Exposure, and the …
Limousine Libertarians?
Spotted on Country Club Drive in La Jolla (that's the golf course in the background): http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/29/21836/
Ghosts and the Brothers James
Next week, Intrepid Shakespeare Company will stage an adaptation of Henry James' novella The Turn of the Screw, hailed by many as one of the, if not the, greatest ghost stories of all time. Seemed so to me the first …
Breakdancing Competition at Fluxx
If you’re not familiar with San Diego’s B-boy (breakdancing) scene, you may not know that the reigning world champion B-boy lives here. Last November, Omar Delgado, aka Roxrite, went to Moscow, Russia to compete in Red Bull BC One, the …
Backstage Rider: He Removes the Brown M&Ms - 50 Rockstar Contracts
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/28/21736/ Brian Lewis didn’t hire the entertainment while serving as venue manager for Humphrey’s bar and concert showcase on Shelter Island. However, he feels the experience he gained there prepared him for booking and marketing jobs at several pivotal San …
Win a Vintage Bike for a Buck at Eleven
Tired of bipeding everywhere like a chump? Score this sweet steed at Eleven’s multiple sclerosis bingo benefit tonight. Cards are a buck each and drafts go for $3 all night. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/26/21611/ Maximum style. “The rubber is great, the paint is …
Tortilla Curtain at San Diego Rep
In his recent, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, Charles Murray argues that a new upper class - well-educated and affluent - has a "we're better than the rabble mentality." The group now resembles a gated community, and …
Beatles vs. Stones April 4 @ Anthology
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/24/21520/ For decades, the battle has raged: Beatles or Stones? Through their heyday, fans accused London’s Rolling Stones of stealing ideas -- even entire albums – from their Liverpool counterparts. At the same time, the Beatles secretly envied the Stones’ …
Contents Under Pressure Closing Celebration
“The gallery is like a timeline for San Diego’s hip-hop culture,” says DJ KidRiz, who will help host tonight’s closing ceremony of the Contents Under Pressure art show. The show has been up at the Jacobs Center for Community and …
How to Choose Which Play to Tour?
(One of my brother's many creative hats: he does freelance development for a TV production company in Minneapolis. He's proposing a non-fiction series that will follow a touring Broadway show around the country. He asked for my input). Michael: I …
Heddatron at Ion Theatre
The robot that ripped itself to shreds back in the 80s? May have been a sign. Conspiracy theorists swear it became "self-aware" - like the machines in The Terminator - and began to experience doubt. Drove it plum cuckoo. And …
Free Tuesday
Let’s say it’s a Tuesday afternoon. Sunny and warm. And let’s say you’re in Balboa Park and have decided to take advantage of the day by dining al fresco at the Prado. The problem is that everyone else has decided …