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Best Of San Diego: 50 Mini-Reviews, plus DJ Jim McInnes, & ‘70s DJ The OB Ranger
Top Picks of 2008, plus Last DJ, Radio Star Trek & the return of a ‘70s counterculture hero
Top Picks of 2008, plus Last DJ, New Starship in Town, Stalking the Wild DJ & the return of a ‘70s counterculture hero Contents: 1 – Best Of San Diego 2008: 50 Mini-Reviews 2 – Star Trek: The Continuing Mission …
Rock Tales: Stone Temple Pilots, Courtney Love & more, plus Locals in the News
Cartoon mini-bios, plus When Hare Met Ritchie and more Locals in the News
Cartoon mini-bios, plus When Hare Met Ritchie and more Locals in the News Contents: 1 - Rock Tales: STP, Courtney Love, White Zombie, Prong 2 – When Hare Met Ritchie [Valens] 3 - When Kamoo Met Kyle XY 4 - …
50 Local Band-Name Stories, "What's Your Fave Twilight Zone?" & local Zone Spinoff Comic Books
Birth of a Bandname, 25 Locals on the Zone, and Deepest Dimension Comics: The Inside Story
Birth of a Bandname, Tales of t/Zone, and local Zone comic spin-off CONTENTS: 1 – Birth of a Bandname: 50 Local Bands Describe How They Got Their Name 2 – Twenty-Five Local Musicians Answer “What’s Your Favorite Twilight Zone?” 3 …
Concert of the Week: John McEuen May 10th, plus Backstage Contract Guy and Band Buffet Moocher
This Guy Writes the Songs, That Guy Mooches Meals Backstage, The Other Guy Removes the Brown M&Ms
Dirt Band Founder, Backstage Raider, & Diplomat Delivers Contents: 1 - Concert of the Week: John McEuen May 10th, Acoustic Music San Diego, plus Radio Show of the Week: 2 – Backstage Raider: He Mooches Meals From Rock Stars 3 …
Painting Rock Stars, plus Behind the Scenes: Overheard in San Diego & Famous Former Neighbors
Painter Ken Meyer, Jr. figured out a surefire way to get backstage and hang out with his musical heroes…
Cartoonist Confessions, plus [Paint]Brushes With Fame Contents: 1 – Cartoonist Confessions: Overheard In San Diego and Famous Former Neighbors (new art added May 8th) 2 - (Paint)Brushes With Fame: He Paints Rock Stars 3 - Mojo Nixon’s Comix & Stories …
I Fought the Law Pt. 4 – more music related lawsuits, busts & celebs in trouble in San Diego
Lawyers, Songs and Money, Trouble in Paradise, Celeb Busts & Blunders
Lawyers, Songs & Money, Trouble in Paradise Contents: 1 – I Fought the Law: Roundup of local music-related lawsuits & legal actions (NEW!) 2 – Rockin’ the Law: Clubs in Court 3 – Rockin’ the Law: Lawyers, Songs & Money …
Before It Was The Gaslamp: Illustrated Sequel
‘70s/'80s Downtown Theaters; Illustrated Directors Cut with new sequel & a rebuttal: "The Man Who Raped San Diego"
‘70s/'80s Downtown; Directors Cut, sequel, and rebuttal I keep expanding this entry, thanks to terrific material being sent to me from folks who've read it all over the globe. This newest draft includes many new graphics (some courtesy myspace.com.sandiegocinerama), and …
Obama in 30 Seconds, Satan Came, Meeting Grace Final Concert, Celebs Talk About SD, Boy Shakira Is All My Fault, More Craigslist Funnies, Life Between Deadlines, Top 5 Lists, & more
Surviving the Bush Administration, Farewell Meeting Grace, Deep Inside the Devil, Celebs on San Diego, Blame Me For Boy Shakira, Midnight Rambler, etc.
Surviving the Bush Administration, Farewell Meeting Grace, Deep Inside the Devil, Celebs on San Diego, Blame Me For Boy Shakira, Midnight Rambler, etc. Contents: 1 – Obama in 30 Seconds 2 – Satan Came To Us 3 – Meeting Grace’s …
Underage Swing Dancers Battle Local Laws, plus Dark Metal, Racist Rock, Christian Goths, Hip-Hop Quest, Rave Culture, Fashionistas
Essays on local music scenes – Kid Swingers, Hello Satan, Goths for Jesus, Skinheads, Hip-Hop VS Rap, Creepy Old Guy Goes to a Rave, Death Metal, Fashion Freaks
Essays and Interviews RE several local scenes Contents: 1 – Underage Swing Dancers Battle Local Law 2 - Hello Satan: Dark Metal In Dago 3 - History Of Death Metal – comic strip by JAS & Scott Pentzer 4 - …
1 Night @Black’s Beach, Confessions of a Local Pornographer: Battle of the Peeps
Rock/Strip Club Merge, Deadheads: Jerry’s Kaleidoscope Kids, and the inside story of a local porn/peep show empire
Plus Rock/Strip Club Merge, Jerry’s Kaleidoscope Kids, and the inside story of a local porn/peep show empire CONTENTS: 1 – One Night at Black’s Beach with the Tye-Died and Squinty-Eyed (and some Beatles fans with severe OCD) 2 – Naked …
Concert Security Wars: Battle of the Bouncers
INsecurity – local firms fight (and sue) for their right to bounce you!
Local Firms Fight for Rights to Bounce You Your average concertgoer rarely pays much attention to event security. Most of what they do goes on out of our view, at least if they’re doing their job right. Sure, it’s nice …
Pacific Comics: The Inside Story, plus RIP Rocketeer Creator, Comics & Censorship
Local Publisher Made History, plus RIP Dave Stevens & Don't Fear the Funnies
Local Indie Comic Company Made History Contents: 1 – Pacific Comics: The inside story of a legendary local comic book company (with a history of indie comics and the creator-rights revolution) 2 - RIP Dave Stevens, famous former neighbor who …
History of Personal Music Players, Soundmen Sound Off, Concerts Make You Deaf, & Musical Car Horns
Turn On/Tunes In/Drop Out, Soundboard Blues, Deafening Music, and Honkies Who Love Car Horns
Turn On, Tunes In, and Drop Out Contents: 1 - Turn On, Tunes In, Drop Out: A History of Personal Music Players 2 - Sound Guys Sound Off: Local Soundboard Operators 3 - Concerts Are Making You Deaf: An Audiological …
Eddie Vedder Owns the Casbah? Plus, My Worst Celeb Encounters and interviews with Wild Man Fischer, Edgar Winter, and more
Vedder Rumor, How Not To Intvw a Celeb, Corky Laing, Badfinger, Wild Man Fischer, & the Day Bob Dylan Called My Phone
Vedder Rumor, How Not To Intvw a Celeb, Life Goes On For Corky, Badfinger, Zappa Discovery, & more Contents: 1 - Eddie Vedder Secretly Owns the Casbah?? 2 - Judas Priest: We Once Stormed the Gates at SDSU For 'Em! …
Ratt Doesn't Want You to Read This Blog, Blues Battle, Buffy Does Ken, & more
Ratt Tales, plus Battle of the local Blues Lovers, Rage Against the Rancho, & more
Ratt Tales, Battle of the local Blues Lovers, & more Contents: 1 – Ratt Doesn’t Want You To Read This Blog: Deep Inside Ratt - Dueling For Dollars 2 - Battle Of the Local Blues Lovers 3 - Buffy Staked …
Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics: The Inside Story, and the Komplete KISStory Kronicles
Essays on working for Kiss, and the Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics Inside Story, with rare unpublished art
Working for Kiss, local RnR Comics with lost/unpublished art, Dave Stevens tribute, & more Contents: 1 – Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics: The Inside Story, by JAS 2 - KiSStory, Side A – The Biz, by JAS 3 - KISStory, Side …
Yoko Comix, My Brunch with Yoko, Beatles in San Diego, Maharishi Comix, & Local Beatle Fans
When Johnny Met Yoko, Brunch with a Beatle Bride, the Beatles in San Diego, & local Beatleholics
When Johnny Met Yoko, Brunch w/a Beatle Bride, Beatle Comix, & more Contents: 1 – Yoko Comix: When Johnny Met Yoko 2 - My Brunch With Yoko: Meeting A Beatle Bride 3 - Local Lennon Documentary 4 - Rookie Card …
I Sold My Albums to Off The Record: Plus, Rockin’ Tattoos & TJ Bathrooms
Adventures in Vinyl, Locals Rock Their Tats, Everybody’s Gotta Go Sometime
Vinyl Adventure, Tattoo Rock, Everybody’s Gotta Go Sometime Contents: 1 – The Day I Sold My Albums to Off the Record 2 - Rockin’ Tattoos; Locals Talking Tats 3 - Tijuana Bathrooms: Everybody’s Gotta Go Sometime 4 - An Excrement …
More Local Music History 1960 – 1995: Plus, a History of Local Public Access Music TV
Tell-Tale Hearts, Puddletown Tom, Rosie & t/Originals, the Monroes, Brain Police, That ‘80s Club, & DIY TV
Tell-Tale Hearts, Puddletown Tom, Rosie & more Contents: 1 – The Tell-Tale Hearts: Gone For Good, Or ??? 2 – Remember Puddletown Tom? 3 - The Monroes: Inside Story Of A Local 1-Hit Wonder 4 - The Brain Police: San …
50 Historic San Diego Concerts 1917 - 2005
The Day Nirvana played OTR (10-24-91), The Day Hendrix Played the Arena (5-24-69) & 50 More Historic Local Concerts 1917-2005
Contents: 1 - The Day Nirvana Played Off The Record (10-24-91): The Inside Story 2 - The Day Jimi Hendrix Came To Town (5-24-69): The Inside Story 3 - Fifty Historic Local Concerts: 1917 thru 2005 1 - THE DAY …