You may have heard that San Diego is burning.  It's true.  And while our condo isn't immediately threatened, our work places are within site of the fire lines.  And the air -- dear God, the air -- it's horrible.  As I write this, I'm seated at The Liars Club, one of my favorite dive bars in Pacific Beach (Tom Waits, rockabilly and the Replacements ( Read more... )

Whenever someone shares their latest guilty pleasure, there is usually a sense of thinly veiled pride.  "Oh I can't believe I'm sharing this, but I truly love Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone.'" (me too, by the way)

But today I am genuinely confused by my attraction to Sheryl Crow's "My Favorite Mistake."  I've alway disliked Ms. Crow on so many ( Read more... )

There was a brief period in my late teens where I was WAY into Stax Volt and Atlantic Soul groups (Booker T. and the MGs, Otis Redding, Wilson Picket, Sam & Dave, etc.).  Recently while cooling my heels at a local pub, the bartender put on Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.  I was waiting to talk to the owner about a gig, but ended up sitting at the ( Read more... )

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Tonight I told myself -- in a very stern, parental tone -- to put down that computer and enjoy some TELEVISION! 

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Admittedly, 8 or 9 rooms is a lot to ask in many venues, but everything is negotiable.  Based on my 10 years in the world of performing arts, performers sometimes put 'pie-in-the-sky' demands in their riders and leave it to the suits to sort out...if someone is too meek to break out the red marker, it's on them ( Read more... )

I was hanging at my local pub the other day when I struck up a conversation with a bald dude.  We were chatting about another nearby pub and bald dude (Chris) told me he'd been kicked out of there for fighting.  He told me he'd been sitting at the bar when a guy walked up and asked "are you a skinhead?"  Chris said "yes."  Dude from the bar rolls ( Read more... )

I'm hoping someone on here can help me find software (for PC) that will allow me to edit a video for work ( Read more... )

One of my two bands (Inigo: www.myspace.com/inigo) is playing Fresno on August 17th.  We'd love to set up a gig in Sacramento or Davis for Aug 18 and San Francisco on Aug 19...or vice versa.

Anyone have any leads?  I'm looking at you Bob and Merlin -- any advice?

Thanks