San Diegans at the Renegade explain country music The Renegade does not hide behind that generic tyranny of the latest urban middle-class version of good taste. The tavern is in-your-face like Willie Nelson with his …
September 5, 2021
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What to do with a fat child, Jews and pork
The fat boy and his tortilla As a proactive measure she enrolled me in a diet program called TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Members who either gained or failed to lose weight were obliged to …
September 4, 2021
How Harris got here
My 50th birthday is approaching all too quickly, With that in mind, I feel as though I should take an inventory of how I got here. Recently, I met with a good friend and we …
September 3, 2021
The better Casino Royale
No, not that Casino Royale. The other, better one! Casino Royale (1967) We open with a postscript that can be found in the supplementary section of the DVD: it was Peter Sellers who suggested Orson …
September 3, 2021
Laura Riding: anticipating the emerging New Criticism school
The Poet’s Corner Here where the end of bone is no end of song And the earth is bedecked with immortality In what was poetry And now is pride beside And nationality, Here is a …
September 3, 2021
Is your God framed by Fyodor Dostoevsky or C.S. Lewis?
Faith Presbyterian Church Contact: 5075 Campanile Drive, San Diego; 619-582-8480 www.faithchurchsandiego.org Membership: 175 Neighborhood: College Area Pastor: Sam Codington Age: 34 Born: Clinton, SC Formation: University of South Carolina; Columbia International University, Columbia, SC; Fuller …
September 3, 2021
Tamarind Martini: a Mexiterranean candy cuisine cocktail
YVette Lara Romesco Mexiterranean Bistro 4346 Bonita Road Bonita “The Tamarind Martini is our top selling drink,” says Yvette Lara about Romesco’s signature fusion-inspired cocktail. “It’s very tasty, because it has that spice — we …
September 2, 2021
Mike Keneally: when Zappa did Zeppelin
Not even Frank Zappa realized that his March 25, 1988 concert in Uniondale, New York would be the final time he’d ever perform in the United States. “As a Long Island native, I was very …
September 2, 2021
Coconut Girl Kitchen: Malaysian surf food
“Malaysian?” asks Kevin. We’re standing outside this little storefront place. It’s like so many others here on Mission Boulevard: small, quirky businesses, many from the ’50s, most of them appealing to the surf culture. Except …
September 2, 2021
“I don’t want to play ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ for the millionth time”
“The Covid lockdown was a mixed blessing for me,” says former Steve Miller Band guitarist and songwriter Greg Douglass. “After two weeks of staring at Netflix, my eyeballs began to melt, so I went down …
September 2, 2021
Respect: Aretha Franklin’s remarkable vocal reach
C.L. Franklin (Forest Whitaker) regularly awakened his daughter Aretha (Skye Dakota Turner) to wow the partygoers gathered in the spacious living room below with the young girl’s remarkable vocal reach. These so-called “church parties” were …
September 2, 2021
Matt Hoyt hallowed
Multiple creative scenes in San Diego reeled from the news of Matt Hoyt’s death on August 14. According to KPBS, he had been diagnosed just a week earlier with the rare and aggressive illness that …
September 2, 2021
Irish Eddie Murphy’s laws
“My mama’s a witch and daddy’s a sorcerer,” says Irish Eddie Murphy. He sits down outside the liquor store, stroking his beard. I offer coffee or Coke, but nope. “I’m going to get myself a …
September 1, 2021
Gloria barely escapes fine for donation reporting
Gloria’s Colma casino cash When he was mayor of San Diego, Republican Kevin Faulconer was slapped with a $4000 fine by the city’s ethics commission (ultimately paid by his campaign committee) for failing to disclose …
September 1, 2021
Where do San Diego’s ex-Christians go?
Sojourn Grace Collective’s Pastor Colby Martin has “a love/hate relationship with the Bible.”Photograph by Matthew SuárezChristianity in America is waning. In 2016, only 26 percent of weddings took place in a church, which seems to …
September 1, 2021