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JOHN MAYER

May 6, 2018

Bridges Auditorium CLAREMONT, CA April 6, 2002 A clean-cut crowd sold out Bridges Auditorium on Saturday to see John Mayer, the 24-year-old singer/songwriter whose boy-next-door charm and catchy, upbeat melodies have fueled the ascent of his debut CD, Room For Squares. Opening with "3 x 5" (his favorite tune), Mayer played nearly every track from the CD, with the kind of crossover appeal that is likely to earn him a high position on the Billboard charts. Squares, a disc…

POETS ON THE HALF SHELL

April 16, 2018

Poets

Poets on the Half Shell celebrates poetry as necessary part of life, like death, taxes and laughter. You can have poetry on the half shell at a dive bar, a fancy bar, your backyard, at the beach, in the mountains...basically anywhere you go. Readings are hosted by Carlye Archibeque and Richard Modiano and take place roughly the third Sunday of every month. Location, Location, Location: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90292 SCHEDULE of UPCOMING…

DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRD

April 6, 2018

Books

Barbara Karmazin Atlantic Bridge Publishing Sci Fi When Cait O’Keefe arrives at Sanctuary Station, a space base circling Earth, she stirs up a lot of interest. First, she is a lovely sight to behold, with her naturally multicolored hair and her graceful, sinuous dancing. Second, her birth certificate says she has two fathers. Her human mother was married to two Sidhe men, such marriages being a tradition of Sidhe culture. The Sidhe are the fairy people of legend, but…

BRINGING OUT THE DEAD & RETRO HELL REVIEWS

April 3, 2018

CD

BACK STABBERS The O'Jays Sony/Columbia It was one of the cruelest September days I will ever remember. I woke up to the news that was on both the television and the radio. Middle Eastern terrorists, their grievances centered on the never-ending conflict between Israel and Palestine. Single-minded assassins laying siege to an icon of international prosperity and success. There was poor security. A stealthy approach. A swift assault. Chaos. Innocents slaughtered. The year was 1972. The place was Munich…

Concert Reviews

July 25, 2005

Reviews

PUNKORAMA The Palace Hollywood, CA March 17, 2000 I really intended to go to this show, to make it there on time and do a review of all the bands giving their music, lyrics and stage presence its due. But I had a tattoo appointment with Roni Zulu. My friend Raoul had set the whole thing up and for the price of an add on my web site I was going to get a cat kanji with the face…