Okay, I’ve had it with this wind. Is there someone I can talk to about this — like God?
Or Dave Hovde?
Yeah, yeah — I know. It’s spring. And it’s always windy here in the spring. But, come on. This is the Central Coast, people. What about all that ideal weather the Chamber of Commerce is […]
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Pat
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I always think it’s important to make a good first impression. So when I misspelled “Dalai Lama” on the debut of Sidetracked, well – voila!
Apparently, I had surrealist painter Salvador Dali on my mind. Or I’m just dumb.
Fortunately, a co-worker was nice enough to note the mistake – in a needling comment posted on the […]
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Pat
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It seems like it was just a short while ago that I heard the word “blog” for the first time.
I think I even said something like, “Are you saying blogs?”
“Yeah – as in Web logs.”
“Web???”
But now it seems blogs are everywhere. And everyone has one – kids, entertainers, Tibetan monks, you name it.
OK, […]
Posted on April 28th, 2008 by Pat
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By now you’ve heard that famous Mark Twain quote: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
One could argue, of course, that reports of his death have not been exaggerated since 1910. But you get the idea – his demise was falsely reported while he was still kicking.
Likewise, record store owners think reports that their […]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by Pat
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Did anyone happen to see John Fogerty around town last week?
I’m not exactly sure what he was doing in San Luis Obispo, but he did stop in at Ernie Ball’s Music Man to get a couple of guitars fixed.
Fogerty, of course, is the swamp rocker who headed Creedence Clearwater Revival in the 60s and early […]
Posted on April 16th, 2008 by Pat
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Local blues fans might remember Candye Kane, the former adult film star-turned blues maven, who performed for the San Luis Obispo Blues Society (and was featured in Ticket) last March.
Just a year after her performance at the SLO Vet’s Hall, the bodacious blues singer is fighting for her life as she prepares for cancer surgery […]
Posted on April 14th, 2008 by Pat
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Arroyo Grande’s Jon Anderson is hitting the road with his old band again — but don’t expect them to do another gig at the Fremont.
In a testament to the band’s continued popularity, prog rockers Yes will be performing in amphitheaters and arenas this summer. The 26-date tour, titled the “Close to the Edge and Back […]
Posted on April 1st, 2008 by Pat
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