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BLACKOUT: : The Best Thing That Ever Happened to PB?

BLACKOUT The noise was not coming from blaring speakers overhead, but from the voices of groups of friends and acquaintances engaged in lively conversation. Candles lit most high tables, and patrons shared the chips and ...

Burger Nazi or Breath of Fresh Air?

Fact: I once witnessed a brown bag full of burgers and fries flying from behind a bar before it nailed a blonde lady in the side of her head. Seconds earlier, this rookie to San ...

Alien Lands in PB Revisited

It was seven minutes past eleven when I felt like a stranger in my own Pacific Beach neighborhood. I was alone. I was sober. I think I experienced what some refer to as a moment ...

ALIEN LANDS IN PB

It was seven minutes past eleven when I found myself walking through my Pacific Beach neighborhood. I was alone. I was sober. I think I experienced what some refer to as a moment of clarity-- ...

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