Jam-packed albums like “Thriller” are rare, but they do exist

July 2nd, 2009
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Music critics like to pick on the 70’s. They razz on disco, make fun of the crazy hair and excessive arena rock performances. But you know what? There was some really great music in that decade — including some remarkable disco tunes.  The thing that annoys me about today’s music is how ...

Scorsese does Hitchcock

July 2nd, 2009
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Freixenet - The Key To Reservaby tvspot Martin Scorsese uncovers a lost treasure by the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock It should come as no surprise that Martin Scorsese, the director of “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and other American classics, is a big Alfred Hitchcock fan. After all, Scorsese thrives on suspense and ...

Ranking the top San Luis Obispo County teams

July 1st, 2009
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Look back through The Preps Box archives and you’ll notice a lot of rankings. I’ve ranked players and teams in various ways and now I’ve come up with a twist on a team ranking list — the best teams SLO County had to offer for the 2008-09 school year. The goal ...

Animation classic “Princess Mononoke”

July 1st, 2009
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 Japanese animation classic “Princess Mononoke” kicks off sci fi series Before “Spirited Away,“ before “Howl’s Moving Castle,“ there was “Princess Mononoke.“ Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki had a pretty solid reputation in international animation circles by the late 1990s. He had crafted a few cute features, including “Kiki’s Delivery Service,“ a high-flying ...

For Michael Jackson, death sells

July 1st, 2009
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Apparently, all Michael Jackson had to do to solve his financial problems was die. According to Billboard, sales of Jackson’s albums have skyrocketed after his death. While this won’t show up on the top ten list next week (Billboard doesn’t include older albums on its main, Billboard 200 list), MJ is back on top this ...

Greek Costume Party

July 1st, 2009
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Who said bankers dress conservatively? Margaret Nybak with San Luis banker Mel McDonald. January 18, 1969 Photos from the Vault sets the wayback machine to 480 B.C. or the late 1960’s. One of those eras had cameras. Even though the skies were inundating the county with record rains there was still reason ...
Author: David Middlecamp Categories: 1960's, 1969, Ball, Popular Culture, costume Tags:

More surfing dogs!

June 30th, 2009
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I think in the old days there must have been more dog surfers. Because whenever I see a book with historic surf photos, there’s always a guy with a dog at the end of his board. Maybe back then people didn’t necessarilly walk their dogs. Rather, they merely rode with them. ...

“West Side Story” for the Digital Age

June 30th, 2009
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See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. CollegeHumor.com spoofs popular Web sites with “West Side Story” parody Everybody loves musicals. Especially nerds. As “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” proved last summer, Internet users are more than willing to watch people sing and dance. They flock to YouTube music videos. They go ...

Sean Connery loves bunnies, whisky

June 29th, 2009
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU6X6ohNM3w Scottish movie star Sean Connery sells big in Japan, it seems Do stars have no shame? Last week, I shared how Lee Majors, star of the hit ’70s television show “The Million Dollar Man,” is supporting his retirement with hearing aid endorsements. This week, I’ve got another offbeat celebrity endorsement to share ...
Author: Sarah Categories: James Bond, YouTube, commercial, sean connery, television Tags:

For Michael Jackson, it was over after “Thriller”

June 29th, 2009
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 Michael Jackson was a supserstar before he even became a teenager.  The Jackson 5, the group he fronted with his brothers, was a huge success, scoring several hit records and becoming a major marketing franchise. (You know you’re big when you have a cartoon series.) And his solo career was a ...