A loud and prolonged screech during the song “Cryin’” threatened to pierce eardrums at the Mid-State Fair’s main arena Wednesday night, leaving no doubt that throat surgery hasn’t hampered Steven Tyler’s legendary rock and roll vocals.
At 59, you’d figure Tyler’s voice would have to suffer the fate of some of his peers who’ve lost range. […]
Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Pat
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Out in the lineup, the Lunchroom Lady was cooking.
She was probably in her 50s, a bit on the heavy side and, well — she looked like the lady who plopped Tater Tots on your tray in junior high school. But man, if you were going for the same wave as the Lunchroom Lady, your best […]
Posted on July 24th, 2007 by Pat
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Central Coast favorites Dominic Castillo and the Rock Savants seized first place Saturday at the Winery Music Awards.
The San Luis Obispo rock band edged out Arizona singer-songwriter Amber Norgaard as the top-place winner. The quartet advances to the final competition on Oct. 7, where they’ll compete for cash, studio time and other prizes.
Tom Cartwright, president […]
Posted on July 16th, 2007 by Pat
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By far, Friday evenings are the best.
Because there’s no other moment when you have so much free time ahead of you. In fact, if you could pinpoint the greatest moment of any week, I’d say it absolutely has to be the very moment you step out of your workplace on Friday evening.
Saturday is, of course, […]
Posted on July 13th, 2007 by Pat
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Just days before the 4th of July, business owners are worried that shark sightings will hurt sales on their busiest week of the summer.
Sound like recent news from Avila Beach and Pismo? Well, yeah. But it was also an integral part of the plot for “Jaws,” Steven Spielberg’s first really big movie, which ironically will […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by Pat
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