Earlier chapters of the Skeleton Club saga can be found at:
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/nov/05/bl…
and www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2007/feb/01/flour-pow…
Mark DeCerbo of Four Eyes emailed this: "Ah, The Skeleton Club. Kinda dark and seedy, but not in a bad way mind you, it had a cool rock vibe to it. It was like San Diego's version of Liverpool's Cavern Club, I imagine, though I've never been to England. I remember it was started by a nurse, Laura Fraser, who was really into original music. Four Eyes only played there two or three times, because it was mostly a punk scene and we were more of a power pop band...I don't remember if we got paid but, if we did, it wasn't much." — December 3, 2008 5:04 p.m.
Know Your Enemy
Howard is a member of the Gothic Volunteer Alliance, which provides community services such as fundraisers for the SPCA, the Humane Society, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, as well as mounting local beach cleanups, graffiti removal, and voter registration drives. “Goths in San Diego tend to have a little more of a sun tan than our northern brothers and sisters,” says Howard, “but that’s just a matter of adaptation to the environment. Seriously, though, goths are just people. So long as people can learn to celebrate their differences, and rejoice in their similarities, we’re all headed down a better road.”— December 23, 2008 7:52 p.m.
30 Years Ago Today - Kiss Met the Phantom, plus Naked Elvis, Local Beatle, Angry Judge Judy
As far as I know, comments aren't deleted - however, only the current 20 entries are listed, and the Elvis story dates all the way back to a Blurt interview in 2000 or 2001. Your comments are probably still on the original pages where the Elvis story has appeared. I keep recycling it because it's entertaining, but the comments stay at the original urls. Thanks for the update on E.E. - I'll incorporate it next time I recycle the link or drop the story into a another blog entry.— December 20, 2008 2:23 p.m.
Heartfelt and Saucy
Outtakes: BIGGEST POLITICAL CONCERN? “That people don't educate themselves about real world situations. Instead, they tend to base their support and decisions on guilt and popularity, ignoring any ensuing problems that inevitably arise.” MAC OR PC? “Mac, because it helps me get my work done, musically and when I’m working with photographs.” Melissa's photography website: http://www.melissaVportraits.com Music Website: http://www.melissavaughan.com— December 11, 2008 5:32 a.m.
My Happy Ass
As you'll see following the above link Neil provided, the MacPherson collaborations have grown into a full-scale project. "We are doing an album called The Journeymen," says Bill. "It's an internet collaboration! There's gonna be so much of this stuff, because I'm constantly going down to Spotless (Ocean Beach) and laying tracks. That's a great room for what I do - close to my house, great vibe, and really reasonable [prices]." As to the motivation and inspiration behind giving away the tracks, Bill says "I'm an artist, and these are my paintings. Use them as you see fit. I draw lines around musical shapes, and expect others to color in the parts. Ultimately, they are there for collaborating, songwriting tools, looping, remixing, etc. Overall, the main goal is to get people hooked on my feel during songwriting sessions. Then, they may be compelled to call me for their studiowork." Anyone can also download Bill's drum tracks from http://ccmixter.org/people/BillRayDrums, as part of the Creative Commons "ccMixter" project.— December 11, 2008 5:25 a.m.
Rock to Riches
More on Mr. Silber and Rock to Riches on the Reader's music blog today: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/…— December 11, 2008 5:11 a.m.
A Skeleton in San Diego’s Closet
Earlier chapters of the Skeleton Club saga can be found at: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/nov/05/bl… and www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2007/feb/01/flour-pow… Mark DeCerbo of Four Eyes emailed this: "Ah, The Skeleton Club. Kinda dark and seedy, but not in a bad way mind you, it had a cool rock vibe to it. It was like San Diego's version of Liverpool's Cavern Club, I imagine, though I've never been to England. I remember it was started by a nurse, Laura Fraser, who was really into original music. Four Eyes only played there two or three times, because it was mostly a punk scene and we were more of a power pop band...I don't remember if we got paid but, if we did, it wasn't much."— December 3, 2008 5:04 p.m.
That’s the Spirit
Jameson posted this on the band blog: "I stayed one night in the Hudspeth County Jail thanks to our GPS, some alertness pills, bored Texas Troopers and a Barack Obama sticker...Morals of the story; don't take pills from my mom, stay on the I-10 when driving through Texas, not everyone with an 'assualt with a deadly weapon' charge is a bad guy, never enter Hudspeth County if possible, if you do have prescription pills keep the prescription with them, former Marine Texas State Troopers love Rage, [and] cover all Obama propaganda when entering Texas..."— December 3, 2008 4:44 p.m.
Drive-In Theaters in San Diego: Complete Illustrated History 1947 thru 2008 (45 new pics added 7-4-09!)
Reply to post 1: Thanks for the Midway photo correction, I deleted - I also added a link to your excellent blog on the Valley DI in the section on that ozone. Terrific stuff, especially your video footage!— November 27, 2008 5:43 a.m.
Bradley Spirit
Outtake: Sublime singer Bradley Nowell was 28 when he died in May 1996, from a reported accidental heroin overdose. If given the chance to contact Nowell’s spirit, what would 40 Ouncer Dane Scott want to tell him? “I guess I would say thanks for the tunes, and I'm sorry you left the world so young age. You definitely had a lot of great music to write, but you never had the chance to finish what you started.”— November 26, 2008 12:27 p.m.
Rap-Rock, So ’90s
Sonny posted this on the band blog today (to be taken with the proverbial grain - or pillar? - of salt): "There are a lot of rumors flying around right now but please pay no attention to all of that. Just know that the P.O.D. boys are ALL GOOD and are looking forward to doing what we do best in South America and wherever opportunities may present itself [sic] in the future. Thank you for all your love and encouragement as we head out for the next couple weeks. Please keep us, our travels and our families back home in your prayers as we'll be gone through the holiday. With Thanksgiving around the corner, remember to be thankful for your many blessings and know that we are thankful for you."— November 20, 2008 4:34 a.m.