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Halloween Police
Published Nov. 18, 2009
Halloween was a complete nightmare for me. I had three parties lined up and the easiest costume in Halloween history. My girlfriend had ordered a Kate Gosselin wig and goofy big sunglasses for herself. I was ...
Tipsy and Talkative
Published Nov. 11, 2009
I get invited to a number of pub-crawls. I’m not a beer drinker and usually pass. But a guy named Steve, who logged on to the Reader website once to comment on a party, informed me ...
Gypsies, Snacks, and “Steve”
Published Oct. 28, 2009
I collect vintage radios, phonographs, and jukeboxes, so I go to O.B.’s antique stores a few times a year. A few weeks ago, in the early afternoon, I went down to Newport Avenue for an anniversary ...
San Diego, Las Vegas Published Oct. 21, 2009
Someone on the Reader website clued me in to a Las Vegas–themed party going down in North Park. I’m glad they did. The small backyard ... More Comments (10)
Friends Are Like Jewels Published Oct. 14, 2009
I was walking my dog around University Heights and saw a party setting up at a house near Adams Avenue. I dropped my dog off ... More Comments (161)
No Pictures, Dude Published Oct. 7, 2009
In L.A. at an autograph and collectors’ convention, I smiled at Playboy Playmate Candy Clark as I walked by her table. She was charging $25 ... More Comments (36)
L.A. Stories Published Sept. 30, 2009
When radio station KPRI announced a Van Morrison concert in L.A. that they’d be taking listeners to, I talked my way into joining afternoon DJ ... More Comments (13)
Shotski! Published Sept. 23, 2009
I went to a pool party in San Marcos in August that began with a morning visit to a Stone Brewing Company beerfest. I showed ... More Comments (2)
Mutt Mixer Published Sept. 16, 2009
My girlfriend told a coworker who was going out of town for two weeks that she’d watch her dog for her. As we were walking ... More Comments (13)
Crest Burgers Published Sept. 2, 2009
When I checked my voice mail to see if anyone called in a party, I heard there was a barbecue in Crest, so off I ... More Comments (15)
Dangerous Bird Published Aug. 26, 2009
I ran into Nick Simmons, the son of Kiss bassist Gene, at Comic-Con. I told him I caught the episode of his reality show on ... More Comments (13)
Pile-Drivin' Tacos Published Aug. 19, 2009
A Mexican wrestler was pictured on the invitation to a party I went to a month ago. The card was for John’s 40th birthday “smackdown,” ... More Comments (7)
Golding's Grudge Published Aug. 12, 2009
I was having a rough patch in crashing some events. It started with Comic-Con. Organizers refused to give me a press pass because something I ... More Comments (16)
Salsa Susie, Tango Tony Published Aug. 5, 2009
On the same weekend last month, I went to two dance parties. One was for a salsa dancer who turned 40. The locale, in P.B., ... More Post a comment
Beckett No, Hendrix Yes Published July 29, 2009
A handful of the people who post on the Reader website planned a get-together. I think it stemmed from one of them being in town ... More Comments (8)
GPS Yourself Published July 22, 2009
On days that are known as party days, I try to challenge myself. I’ve had a few New Year’s Eves when I went to over ... More Comment (1)
Something to Smile About Published July 15, 2009
Mahsa graduated from La Costa Canyon this year, and her mom threw a party for her at a pizzeria in Encinitas. I showed up late ... More Comments (2)
Punk Politesse Published July 1, 2009
A woman in the Serra Mesa area was turning 21. I got an invite to her birthday party from her mom. When I arrived, the ... More Comments (2)
The Lakers vs. Luna Llena Published June 24, 2009
I drove up to Oceanside for a surprise party that Wayne was throwing for his wife’s birthday. I squeezed into a spot on the street, ... More Comments (5)
Jack and Duke and Tiffany Published June 17, 2009
About a month ago, I drove to El Cajon for an annual horseshoe tournament in memory of Jack and Duke, two deceased friends of the ... More Comments (2)
A Chihuahua Named Wanda Published June 10, 2009
Nothing better than an afternoon party on a sunny day with barbecue and a live band. At this house in Kensington, they were cooking up ... More Comments (2)
Sorry, Charley Published June 3, 2009
I was given detailed directions on how to get to Charley’s party. He was graduating from Cal State San Marcos. But the beachfront condos in ... More Comment (1)
I Would Drive 100 Miles Published May 20, 2009
I covered a hundred miles driving to three different parties on one recent Saturday. The first party was up in Murrieta. I would’ve blown it ... More Comments (3)
Fowl Play in Fallbrook Published May 13, 2009
There are lots of local film festivals, but Fallbrook’s is my favorite. This year’s second annual started on Thursday, April 23, but it wasn’t until ... More Post a comment
Skullcrusher and Vaporizer Published May 6, 2009
Chad teaches at SDSU and lives in the Clairemont area. He threw a party for his 30th birthday about a month ago. I brought a ... More Comments (3)
Australian Rules Published April 29, 2009
In late March, I went to a park in Hillcrest for a going-away party. People there dubbed the theme “crokaoke” because they were playing croquet ... More Comments (5)
Cold Clues, Hot Shaves Published April 22, 2009
About a month ago, I went to the opening of a music store in El Cajon called Guitar and Bass Land. A guy was talking ... More Comments (6)
Four People, No Laughs Published April 15, 2009
I fit a couple of parties into one night. Both were at bars. Well, the first wasn’t really at a bar, per se. It was ... More Comments (4)
Shamrocks and Cotton Patches Published April 8, 2009
They say your home is your castle. So it is with Jim’s place, which is shaped like a castle. He’s known as the P.B. Millionaire. ... More Comments (21)
Eddie + Alcohol = Air guitar Published March 25, 2009
I got a call about crashing a wedding in Spring Valley a few weeks ago. I had a lot going on that day, but when ... More Comments (6)
Neither Had a Monkey Published March 18, 2009
On a Saturday night a few weeks ago, I went to a Saturday Night Live theme party at the Tivoli Bar in the East Village. ... More Comments (6)
Space Chimps Travesty Published March 11, 2009
I love movies — watching them and discussing them. I’ve gone to the Sundance Film Festival a few times and recently started going to some ... More Post a comment
Escorts & Engagements Published March 4, 2009
I remember getting a call years ago from a girl named Caryn. She was having a birthday party, and I hadn’t been doing this column ... More Comments (204)
Hat Trick Published Feb. 25, 2009
My girlfriend spent $20 on a pirate hat for me to wear to a party. I gave her crap because I didn’t think I’d ever ... More Comments (9)
Cardinals, Steelers, Dangerous Dolphins Published Feb. 18, 2009
Each year I go to two Super Bowl parties. I leave the first party at halftime, which I don’t mind doing if the TV halftime ... More Post a comment
Party Like a Barack Star Published Feb. 11, 2009
Barack Obama was predicted to win the presidency. Nobody was surprised when he did. I was surprised at how many inauguration parties there were. I ... More Comments (3)
Celebration of the Lizard Published Feb. 4, 2009
Last December 8 would’ve been Jim Morrison’s 60th birthday. Two of the surviving Doors threw a party in Hollywood at Barney’s Beanery, famous in the ... More Comments (8)
Deion Disses L.T. Published Jan. 28, 2009
When I learned Harrah’s Rincon was opening up a sports bar called the Sports Pit in late September, I decided to hit it. They offered ... More Comments (21)
Pigs at the Post Published Jan. 21, 2009
I get invited to a lot of art openings and recently had to tell some friends that I was burned out on them, recalling a ... More Comments (4)
Rockin' Around the Block Published Jan. 14, 2009
When I was four, I formed two distinct memories of events that happened at Christmastime. The first was when my mom, newly single, took my ... More Comment (1)
Nightcaps Published Jan. 7, 2009
I had three parties to hit one December night. Maybe the stores were taking a hit from the bad economy, but it wasn’t cutting down ... More Comment (1)
College Area Kookout Published Dec. 30, 2008
There was a story on CNN about the controversy surrounding a public Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. In the interest of fairness, apparently, an atheist ... More Post a comment
Tiny Bubbles Published Dec. 23, 2008
There was an October wedding in Coronado with a reception on Soledad Mountain. A guy named Jeff called to suggest I crash the Hawaiian-themed affair. ... More Comment (1)
Hurricane P Published Dec. 17, 2008
About four months ago I was having Mexican food at a vegan place at Sunset Cliffs — I have friends who are vegetarians, and this ... More Comments (2)
Fabulous Femurs, Aluminum Boots Published Dec. 10, 2008
I remember the first time I came in to a little money as a teenager and went to buy Christmas gifts for friends and family. ... More Comments (4)
Drunken Limbo Published Dec. 3, 2008
A few times a year, local party legend Bear Paw gives me the heads up on a party. His directions on my voice mail are ... More Comments (7)
Dog Is My Copilot Published Nov. 25, 2008
The last weekend in August, I was invited to a party in an airplane hangar, which is funny because the word one associates with parties ... More Comments (2)
Red, White, and Green Day Published Nov. 19, 2008
As a kid, music influenced how I thought about politics — songs such as Alice Cooper’s “Elected” or Cream’s “Politician,” wherein the politico talks a ... More Comments (7)
Make-A-Wish, Make-A-Cookie Published Nov. 12, 2008
The weekend before Halloween I hit a few parties related to my volunteer work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I usually do office work or airport ... More Comment (1)
Strangers Have the Best Candy Published Nov. 5, 2008
When KGB had its Sky Show at Qualcomm a few weeks ago, I heard about a party at a house nearby that had a perfect ... More Comments (4)
Pastor Dave and Los Peligrosos Published Oct. 29, 2008
A few months back, I went to an event in Oceanside that I was told was a divorce party for a guy, but it ended ... More Comments (3)
Intensity in Banker's Hill? Published Oct. 22, 2008
There were two parties I missed that I was bummed about. These guys that throw an annual jet-ski party called me afterward and said that ... More Post a comment
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