Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed
Big Screen — Movie commentary
Blurt — Music's inside track
Booze News — San Diego spirits
Classical Music — Immortal beauty
Classifieds — Free and easy
Close to Home — What it’s like on the street where you live
Cover Stories — Front-page features
Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes
Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts
Feast! — Food & drink reviews
Feature Stories — Local news & stories
Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore
From the Archives — Spotlight on the past
Golden Dreams — Talk of the town
The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it
Letters — Our inbox
Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites
Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans
Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists
Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news
News Ticker — News & politics
Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated
Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna
Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated
Poetry — The old and the new
Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers
Reading — The hunt for intellectuals
Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails
San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds
SD on the QT — Almost factual news
Sheep and Goats — Places of worship
Special Issues — The best of
Street Style — San Diego streets have style
Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves
Theater — On stage in San Diego this week
Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative
Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work
Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego
Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads
Your Week — Daily event picks
Police Officer Shootings
I personally think cops should be allowed to shoot you in the back if you run from them. But guess what? They're not allowed to do that. And I'd also be willing to bet that you think that logic is horrible. But think about someone fleeing from a cop, that runs around a corner and then puts a knife, screw driver..or, shard of glass (weapon? you betcha), to some 5-year-old kids throat as a hostage. It's people like you, Kelly, that make me ashamed that I'm a liberal Democrat. Regarding the call from San Ysidro...domestic calls are the most dangerous police have to deal with (in all your painstaking research, you surely know this). So when they show up and there's an 87-year-old in a diaper, who gives a crap. It's now a dangerous situation. You can't go by what looks like a threat. Because, I'd be willing to bet nobody would think Phil Spector, Baretta, or OJ were threats. They'd say "You showed up at their house, but these guys are famous. Famous people aren't going to murder their wives." How about we start shooting people and asking questions later? I'd love that. Do you realize how much restraint the cops had when OJ was in that white Bronco and wouldn't get out of the car when it finally stopped? He was holding a gun, too. But had the police unloaded into that car, all you liberal idiots (Al Sharpton, CityBeat, etc) would be saying the cops did this because he was black. And if that was a white football player he wouldn't have been shot. And talk like that is the worst thing you can do in society. It sets race relations back years. And it makes people fear the cops. You guys probably hate Rush Limbaugh as much as I. But when you write editorials about the big bad police, to me, that's just as bad as anything that Rush has ever said. Kelly, you mention the cigarette is a "simple request." I think magic answered that well enough. But yeah, I know how those things can escalate. Asking for a cigarette in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest still sticks in my mind.— April 20, 2009 12:20 a.m.
Police Officer Shootings
Surfp: I have all the sympathy in the world for people with mental problems. But when they're out in public and endanger people, the sympathy goes out the window. The cops, from what I've seen, heard, and read, have extensive training. Should they have 8 years of training, so they are taught every possible scenario that may turn up? It's just not possible. Mindy: I'm sorry about your step-son. And sorry if that lead to problems with the relationship with that boys father and/or family. I greatly appreciate you sharing the story with all of us. It's stories like that in which people can learn from. And it proves EXACTLY the point I was trying to make (of course, the CityBeat folk won't even hear what you're saying). Kelly: just mentioning Jims name in your opening paragraph shows how insane you are. He has nothing to do with this topic. Again, you guys at CityBeat have such a hatred for the Reader, Republicans, rich people, and so many others...that logic goes out the window. I mean, you're right. I am the COMMA MANGLER. It's a piece of punctuation I love, yet use poorly. You guys, though, are the COMMon SENSE MANGLERS! For example, your Homeless Person of the Week pieces you did. They were always interesting to read, but full of crap. I won't even go into all the reasons why, as that's not the topic at hand. You say that me writing "deserve to die" is so horrible. Well, I found it equally or more horrible, that you would say cops should be held accountable. Accountable, for what?!?!? They pull people over every second of the day, and aren't shooting them. So when they do, my first instinct is to side with them. Mike brings up a VERY GOOD point that I had thought of before. That when they investigate, often times they are found to be justified. But instead of me being a CityBeat editor, and just ASSuming that that's what cops will do to protect their own, I think of all the cases where they didn't do that (Cara Knott on Mercy Road comes to mind...Craig Peyer was the first officer in the U.S. to ever murder someone while on duty, and they are the ones that fleshed out that case).— April 20, 2009 12:12 a.m.
Four People, No Laughs
Speaking of Freddy Kruger...the actor that played Rosschach in The Watchman, has just been announced as the guy that will take Englunds place as Freddy. Also, if you like magic, you should see The Great Buck Howard, with Colin Hanks and John Malkovich, which is loosely based on The Amazing Kreskin. It won't be in the theatres much longer, and it's a good little film.— April 19, 2009 11:05 p.m.
Last Gasp
Ya know, mateu...that's a great idea for a future column. Duncan could take some movie, say a horrible Adam Sandler film...and he can give it 5 stars, and talk about the performance bringing Sandler a possible Oscar nomination. And this, all as an April Fools prank. Sports Illustrated did that when I was a kid, with a pitcher from Iceland that threw a 115 mile an hour fastball. That inspired me to get involved in a piece for our school newspaper, in which we said a two-way mirror was found in the girls bathroom. Although, not sure how the boss would feel with us using the printed page for jokes.— April 19, 2009 1:52 a.m.
Water-Drinking, Tokyoites, Fart-Eating
Carlin wrote such brilliant material. I just got tired of his mannerisms and expressions when he performed.— April 19, 2009 1:48 a.m.
None
I remember once as a 12-year-old, my friend Mike had a dad that hunted and had guns. He tooks us out to shoot, and gave us a 12 gage. And laughed when it knocked us on our ass! After the first time, we went to the .22. I never cared much for guns, and that was the only time I shot one. But, the other day, I went over to this old ladies house ('cause, that's how I roll). She's in her 70s, and has been a family friend forever. She showed me a gun she bought. She's a hardcore Republican, although she voted for Obama. But now she's really mad at a lot of stuff he's done, and she screamed, "he's going to take away our rights to have guns, so I figured I'd get one before it was too late." I asked her the procedure, and it was fascinating. She saw a shop off of Morena Blvd, and went in. It took 10 days, and she had to take a 27 question test, and couldn't miss more than 7. She missed three, and now has a gun. I guarantee if anyone breaks into her house, they'd be able to take the gun from her and use it on her. But she has a drug dealer (so she claims), that lives next door. So, who knows. I'll keep ya posted if anything happens.— April 19, 2009 1:47 a.m.
Four People, No Laughs
Hey pants...I'm not sure if I remember this correctly, but are you ref. a bit that a comedian did about 25 years ago? Where he was a punker comedian? I remember seeing that guy on HBO and he was hsyterical.— April 19, 2009 1:42 a.m.
Woody Harrelson -- Latest Actor Gone Wild
i just realized, Woody is always at those "legalize marijuana" rallies. and i've heard stories about the amount of pot he smokes. well, now i'm wondering...isn't that stuff suppose to mellow you out?— April 19, 2009 1:35 a.m.
Big Bottoms
That's what she said.— April 19, 2009 1:32 a.m.
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
Tenacious D use the line "high road" nicely in a song. Jack Black sings "You take the high road/I'll take the low/You go for the throat/I'll go for the scrote" ("scrote" being short for "scrotum")— April 19, 2009 12:26 a.m.