Dock Totals 6/12 – 6/18: 4680 anglers aboard 193 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 283 barracuda, 1,311 bluefin tuna (to 220 pounds), 37 bonito, 1 cabezon, 4443 …
June 19, 2022
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Calico bass jump to over 4000 caught
Bitten by rattler deep in Baja mountains
Snakebite Bob recalls, “I was getting pretty good mouthfuls of blood for a while, then everything seemed to coagulate.” Less than three minutes had elapsed since the time of the bite. He substituted the waist …
June 19, 2022
Christ's crucifixtion and other Easter stories
Blood of the Lamb "After they crucified Jesus, on the third day, he rose to Heaven. That's the Resurrection. We all go up to Heaven after the third day." Floyd visualizes Heaven as a beautiful …
June 18, 2022
Dog Society, a place to sit and stay
Usually, I’m in it for the food. When the food’s not good, I’m happy to keep my mouth shut, pretend I never heard of the place. Worst burger spot in San Diego? You didn’t hear …
June 17, 2022
Two sonnets by David DeCleene
Cardinal in a Cage No London Tower racks my wretched frame, No dynast’s wrath bears down upon my neck. Brave words unvoiced by Thomas gilt his name. Alas, my feeble words bring mine to wreck. …
June 17, 2022
“That was the best Beethoven Four I’ve heard since well—yeah.”
Now we come to the easiest and most difficult articles I write each year, the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra articles. These are easy because the orchestra is nigh unto flawless. These are difficult because I …
June 17, 2022
Bahá’ís of San Diego: an independent search for truth
Bahá’ís of San Diego Contact: 6545 Alcala Knolls Dr., San Diego 858-268-3999 www.sandiegobahai.org Membership: 800+ Community Member: Michelle Goering Age: 57 Born: In the Mennonite community of Goessel, KS. Formation: Bethel College, North Newton, KS; …
June 17, 2022
Blue Fire: coming in hot
Tommy Gordon and his brother Charlie didn’t exactly pick the easiest time to open a brewery when they opened Blue Fire Brewing last September. “There were numerous challenges that we came across in building our …
June 16, 2022
Louis Valenzuela turns Fakebook into Realbook
When Howard Mandel, President of the Jazz Journalists Association, emailed Louis Valenzuela to congratulate him on being selected a Jazz Hero by the organization, the guitarist almost missed it. “I didn’t recognize the name,” says …
June 16, 2022
Fed Up Restaurant & Takeaway: more paua to you
“New Season First Grade Bluff Oysters! Here we go, mate,” says Russell. “This is the one. This place is da bomb.” We’re sitting beside a small sign: “Fed Up Restaurant & Takeaway,” here in Paraparaumu, …
June 16, 2022
“All that was left was a destroyed guitar”
Dream Tonic is a classically trained pianist whose new EDM EP is called Essence. “Although this entire EP has songs of darkness intermingled with hope,” she says, “there is one particular song, ‘Spark,’ that stands …
June 16, 2022
Gonzo Report: Steely Dan still going strong — but no dancing!
Steely Dan came to town on May 28, 2022, to play the North Island Credit Union Amphitheater. The cloudy weather did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the many upwardly mobile individuals attending the concert. …
June 16, 2022
Color is The Havnauts’ fifth band member
Singer Shelbi Bennett of Midnight Pine — an act she describes as “very serious and veiled in metaphor” — and Shady Francos drummer Jenny Merullo share a love of the pop-punk that shaped their respective …
June 16, 2022
Acey Deucey’s ace
Anderson Lawfer, Artistic Director at Fever Originals USA — a clearly enthusiastic and warm character, and the man who oversaw the implementation of creator Cinereal's vision for the Acey Deucey Club — says that he …
June 15, 2022
Sarah Jacobs and her friend Ammar Campa-Najjar get Jacobs money
Billionaires served One of San Diego’s most politically influential couples has had a notable run of late, thanks to a campaign contribution of nearly $100,000 from billionaire Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs and his wife Joan, …
June 15, 2022