Surf Photos: Morro Bay at Sunset

September 2nd, 2010
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After a long day of driving that took us through SLO County, Monterey County, Fresno County, Monterey County and back to SLO County, I was feeling a little dried out form all the inland warmth and sun. And when I returned to the coast, I managed to hook up with my ...
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More preseason football polls announced

August 31st, 2010
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Seven Central Coast teams were represented in Tuesday’s CIF-Southern Section preseason media divisional polls. In the Western Division, Arroyo Grande was ranked No. 9, while St. Joseph and Atascadero were in the others-receiving-votes category. Meanwhile, in the Northwest Division, Templeton was voted No. 1, followed by Santa Ynez at No. 3 and ...

A bittersweet ending to the summer of Annie

August 31st, 2010
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So after several weeks of angst and grassroots outrage, the Annie saga has come to a close in an uncomfortable manner — torn up, emotionally rent and fully not tied nicely with a pretty bow as I had originally hoped. Annie’s new owners returne...
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Popcorn, pinot noir and “The Pink Panther”

August 31st, 2010
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Winery celebrates end of summer with “The Return of “The Pink Panther” Wine and laughter will both flow freely this Saturday during an outdoor screening of “The Return of the Pink Panther.” When a mysterious jewel thief nabs the Pink Panther diamond, leaving only a white glove as a clue, comically incompetent ...

ZZ Top Hanging Out In SLO County

August 30th, 2010
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Frankly, I would have never guessed that Billy Gibbons, the guitarist for ZZ Top, was a surfer. If you Google his name plus “surfing,” the only thing you see is that he once purchased an artsy-looking surf board. But a question about the song “Tube Snake Boogie” Monday led to a fairly ...
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Biplane races car

August 30th, 2010
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Aviation pioneers had a strong attraction to the soft landings provided by sand dunes. The Wright Brothers had Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Fred Wiseman had Pismo Beach. Thanks to Paso Robles blogger, Dave Skinner, for sharing the link to more Wiseman information. In December 1903 Orville and Wilbur first took to the ...

“Modern Family” and “Mad Men” for the win

August 30th, 2010
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“Modern Family” beats “Glee,” “Mad Men” triumphs at Emmy Awards Sorry, “Glee” fans. Another quirky comedy took the title of television’s top comedy at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards — ABC’s “Modern Family” — beating out Fox’s singing, dancing sensation. “Modern Family” also won Emmys for writers Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd and ...

Is Anti-Big Government Racist?

August 30th, 2010
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Okay, normally, I save this blog for fairly uncontroversial topics like music and surfing. But after watching news reports of this Glenn Beck rally, I have to get a little political. Because in all this talk, there’s something I’ve yet to hear a prominent Tea Party person say. I want to hear them ...
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

August 29th, 2010
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What I watched a few nights ago: Bruce Willis in “Surrogates.” Good concept, terrible delivery. # Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino will earn $5 million in 2010. Five million smackers!! That’s it. I’m going on “Jersey Shore.” # How is The Situation doing compared to other TV stars? Check out The Hollywood Reporter’s ...

Great Biplane and Automobile Race at Pizmo Beach

August 28th, 2010
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Have you heard? Big doings Sunday in Pizmo Beach. Mix gasoline with testosterone and you get racing blood. We see it all the time today, cars on the beach, a yellow biplane flying overhead but this story-line is almost a century old. Turn the calendar back to 1911 when both modes of ...