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Music Patrol's host is Eric Crabb, known as the guitar salesman in Wayne’s World who admonishes patrons “No Stairway to Heaven.” Wafford can also be contacted thru
http://www.myspace.com/sandiegoproducer
— October 1, 2008 9:15 p.m.
More Cowbell
After the DemCon performance, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer called Wonder’s set “a personal highlight for me.” The gig can be viewed on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvvTO9tATBk
— October 1, 2008 9:09 p.m.
Multiple Fetuses Okay
Be careful what you wish for, bouncer94........ BTW, shipping is $15, though Rhea says “You can get a $10 refund if you'd like to arrange a local pickup.” Also, Chris Wise from local ska band the Amalgamated designed the X-Ray Babies website and logo.
— September 24, 2008 9:18 p.m.
What advice would you give someone half your age?
Quit hanging around with people twice your age.
— September 11, 2008 11:18 p.m.
Kid Rock Stuff
Let's hope Pala gets it right, or they may be in for a screaming yellow zonker of a surprise. Rock cancelled a recent gig in England over his rider demands He told a UK newspaper: "They treated me like a f***. There was just one trailer for my whole band. We had no water, no bathroom, no rider." "The final straw was when they wouldn’t give my crew any food or drinks vouchers." "I called the promoter and told him he had two hours to get it sorted, or I was out. They did nothing, so I visited the promoter’s office, took a p**s on his couch, and left."
— September 11, 2008 3:21 p.m.
Kid Stuff
Reese - licensed and registered as a Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) - instructs parents that infant massage can help children become more compassionate adults. “It has been scientifically documented that how a child is cared for directly influences their ability to care for themselves and others. Nurturing touch fosters the innate capacity for love and compassion that all children are born to share…I believe that helping to facilitate compassionate touch is one step towards creating a gentler, more loving world in which to live and raise children.” One of Reese’s campaigns for compassion was to gather with friends in Hillcrest to offer passersby “free hugs,” as written on signs they carried. “Most people, I’d say 8 out of 10, hugged,” she says. “People in cars passing by honked, shot photos with their cell phone cameras, gave us thumbs-up and waved. Some people shook their heads and furrowed their brows like ‘no way, this is ridiculous.’ Some people, when offered a hug, just kept moving, no eye contact, stiff body language…A cop car drove by, and I thought ‘Oh geesh, we’re going to get asked to leave,’ but we didn’t. That was a relief. Hey, we should have offered that cop a hug!”
— September 11, 2008 12:22 p.m.
Monkee Business
Above tells only half of this Monkees Tale - click over to the Reader's Rock Around the Blog to read about the very first time the Monkees ever played music together in the same room, a year before the Del Mar promotion ---- at the Hotel Del! We have an exclusive eyewitness account from local guitarist Gary Carter (West Coast Ironworks), courtesy of Monkee expert Duane Dimock --
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/…
— September 10, 2008 12:28 p.m.
In the Woods
Meant to mention that “Terribly Happy” is produced by local knob king Sven-Erik Seaholm. Guest locals include Kelsea Little (The Wrong Trousers), Robin Henkel, and Cathryn Beeks.
— September 4, 2008 1:48 a.m.
Letters
I did indeed see a lot of concerts during my various homeless periods, a few of them notable enough to now be story-worthy -- check out my recent blog "How I Snuck Into Around 100 Local Concerts" for a tutorial ---
— August 21, 2008 9:47 a.m.
Great, Until the Shooting
Additional quotes from Kayo, rcvd too late to include with above: "Let it be known, this was not some Blood vs. Crip feud. Everybody in the event was feelin' it. I have never seen so many different gang signs thrown in one room, so close to each other, with no ill favor. Everyone in the place had love, and was there for the music. All it takes is one bad apple to spoil the bunch; in this case, it was 2 or 3. There were OGs from just about every SouthEast San Diego set. It was some young dude, who felt played, tryna earn some credit. He will be in jail for a long time now. Don't get it wrong, although we didn't want NO DRAMA, a fight was prepared for and would a been resolved effectively due to security, but as prepared as we were, we weren't expecting a shooting." "The man who had fired the gun was kicked out earlier in the night for aggressive behavior, security was called into the club to stop the fight between the brawling females. When the shots were fired outside the club, the man had gone back to his car and retrieved his weapon. He then proceeded outside the club and fired 6 shots, only 1 hitting one of the ODOs [Off Duty Officers] hired by the club promoters just for this night. The club performed pat downs, wanding, and had a no hat, no du-rag, no plain T-shirts, no baggy clothes, and no gang attire policy for the night." Kayo's recently released album One Hundred Percent Hustle includes the song "Mill Sh-t," which is getting local play and can be heard at
www.myspace.com/beatsbykayo
and
cdbaby.com/cd/kayomusik
— August 20, 2008 12:31 p.m.
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No 16-Year-Old Girls
Music Patrol's host is Eric Crabb, known as the guitar salesman in Wayne’s World who admonishes patrons “No Stairway to Heaven.” Wafford can also be contacted thru http://www.myspace.com/sandiegoproducer— October 1, 2008 9:15 p.m.
More Cowbell
After the DemCon performance, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer called Wonder’s set “a personal highlight for me.” The gig can be viewed on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvvTO9tATBk— October 1, 2008 9:09 p.m.
Multiple Fetuses Okay
Be careful what you wish for, bouncer94........ BTW, shipping is $15, though Rhea says “You can get a $10 refund if you'd like to arrange a local pickup.” Also, Chris Wise from local ska band the Amalgamated designed the X-Ray Babies website and logo.— September 24, 2008 9:18 p.m.
What advice would you give someone half your age?
Quit hanging around with people twice your age.— September 11, 2008 11:18 p.m.
Kid Rock Stuff
Let's hope Pala gets it right, or they may be in for a screaming yellow zonker of a surprise. Rock cancelled a recent gig in England over his rider demands He told a UK newspaper: "They treated me like a f***. There was just one trailer for my whole band. We had no water, no bathroom, no rider." "The final straw was when they wouldn’t give my crew any food or drinks vouchers." "I called the promoter and told him he had two hours to get it sorted, or I was out. They did nothing, so I visited the promoter’s office, took a p**s on his couch, and left."— September 11, 2008 3:21 p.m.
Kid Stuff
Reese - licensed and registered as a Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) - instructs parents that infant massage can help children become more compassionate adults. “It has been scientifically documented that how a child is cared for directly influences their ability to care for themselves and others. Nurturing touch fosters the innate capacity for love and compassion that all children are born to share…I believe that helping to facilitate compassionate touch is one step towards creating a gentler, more loving world in which to live and raise children.” One of Reese’s campaigns for compassion was to gather with friends in Hillcrest to offer passersby “free hugs,” as written on signs they carried. “Most people, I’d say 8 out of 10, hugged,” she says. “People in cars passing by honked, shot photos with their cell phone cameras, gave us thumbs-up and waved. Some people shook their heads and furrowed their brows like ‘no way, this is ridiculous.’ Some people, when offered a hug, just kept moving, no eye contact, stiff body language…A cop car drove by, and I thought ‘Oh geesh, we’re going to get asked to leave,’ but we didn’t. That was a relief. Hey, we should have offered that cop a hug!”— September 11, 2008 12:22 p.m.
Monkee Business
Above tells only half of this Monkees Tale - click over to the Reader's Rock Around the Blog to read about the very first time the Monkees ever played music together in the same room, a year before the Del Mar promotion ---- at the Hotel Del! We have an exclusive eyewitness account from local guitarist Gary Carter (West Coast Ironworks), courtesy of Monkee expert Duane Dimock -- http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/…— September 10, 2008 12:28 p.m.
In the Woods
Meant to mention that “Terribly Happy” is produced by local knob king Sven-Erik Seaholm. Guest locals include Kelsea Little (The Wrong Trousers), Robin Henkel, and Cathryn Beeks.— September 4, 2008 1:48 a.m.
Letters
I did indeed see a lot of concerts during my various homeless periods, a few of them notable enough to now be story-worthy -- check out my recent blog "How I Snuck Into Around 100 Local Concerts" for a tutorial ---— August 21, 2008 9:47 a.m.
Great, Until the Shooting
Additional quotes from Kayo, rcvd too late to include with above: "Let it be known, this was not some Blood vs. Crip feud. Everybody in the event was feelin' it. I have never seen so many different gang signs thrown in one room, so close to each other, with no ill favor. Everyone in the place had love, and was there for the music. All it takes is one bad apple to spoil the bunch; in this case, it was 2 or 3. There were OGs from just about every SouthEast San Diego set. It was some young dude, who felt played, tryna earn some credit. He will be in jail for a long time now. Don't get it wrong, although we didn't want NO DRAMA, a fight was prepared for and would a been resolved effectively due to security, but as prepared as we were, we weren't expecting a shooting." "The man who had fired the gun was kicked out earlier in the night for aggressive behavior, security was called into the club to stop the fight between the brawling females. When the shots were fired outside the club, the man had gone back to his car and retrieved his weapon. He then proceeded outside the club and fired 6 shots, only 1 hitting one of the ODOs [Off Duty Officers] hired by the club promoters just for this night. The club performed pat downs, wanding, and had a no hat, no du-rag, no plain T-shirts, no baggy clothes, and no gang attire policy for the night." Kayo's recently released album One Hundred Percent Hustle includes the song "Mill Sh-t," which is getting local play and can be heard at www.myspace.com/beatsbykayo and cdbaby.com/cd/kayomusik— August 20, 2008 12:31 p.m.