Of Note
“What do they call the people who follow a band from show to show across the country?” asked my friend as we stood outside Soma in Point Loma. “Lot lizards?” “No,” I replied, “lot lizards are …
“Occasionally, we need to chase the younger ones out, they have no fear of people,” Katie tells me when asked the oddest thing she’s seen as a server at Duke’s La Jolla. She’s referring to …
2800 BC: First recorded use of marijuana by Emperor Shen Nung, regarded as the father of Chinese medicine.1937: The Marihuana Tax Act made possession or transfer of cannabis illegal throughout the United States under federal law, …
“Prince was just okay,” says a man I’ll call Troutface. We’re sitting at The Cordova Bar on the edge of Linda Vista and Bay Park, waiting for the house band to start the monthly jam …
After Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, he launched one of the most successful solo careers in music history. The stories of his rock-star antics — snorting ants, licking up his own …
The Tribute to the Reggae Legends/Bob Day took place on February 21 and 22 at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park. It was formerly known as the Bob Marley Day Festival. The concerts …
Valentine’s Day came and went. The origins of this chocolatey, flowery holiday remain unclear to your humble correspondent. But one old tale about the Hallmark holiday claims that drunk and naked male Romans used to …
One night a few years ago, while under the influence of well tequila at Til-Two, I had a moment with a friendly security guard. We were cool with each other right up to the point …
“Gerbil porn will be the instrument of my demise,” I mutter in the parking lot of Dizzy’s on Morena Boulevard, where Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi are performing this evening. Getting to the club, which …
Video:GONZO REPORT: Frank Black goes solo again at The MagnoliaOn a chilly Sunday night in January, I took my maiden voyage to The Magnolia to catch Frank Black play a solo gig with a full …
“We have an EMT on-site if you want a Band-Aid for that,” says Observatory North Park staffer Anna when she sees my bleeding left knee. She monitors people leaving the bar area to make sure …
Recently, my main squeeze Jamie Estrada joined me for an evening among the fairies and pixies in the Voodoo Room at the House of Blues. For a while, I thought I might need a little …
“We love this place. So, even if something bad happens, we’ll still love these.” Newlywed Summer is referring to the matching tattoos she and her husband Dimitry got of The Tower Bar to commemorate their …
On November 10, I went with my older sister to see Sabrina Carpenter’s Short ‘n Sweet tour when it stopped at Pechanga Arena. I was very excited. I was also kind of fascinated, because the …
It was a cold and soggy Saturday night. Heavy mist descended upon the UCSD campus. It was as if the sky were spitting on all of us congregating at the Che Café. My intentions were …
“Are you more concerned about your drinks being stolen or someone putting something in them?” I ask a gaggle of patrons at The Quartyard in East Village where Hockey Dad, Remo Drive, and Tatiana Hazel …