Roger “The Lounge Guy” Martin Croons the Rat Pack Hits
Roger Martin did the music thing growing up, playing in bands as a drummer. Life happens – the house, the busted toilet, the kids and dentist appointments, the work-a-day jobs – and music looses to different responsibilities. Kids grown, house in the ‘burbs,...
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Absinthe: Chasing the Mystery of the Green Fairy
The mystique of absinthe’s green fairy has always tempted me. I have romantic visions of French intellectuals sitting in darkened pubs sipping the emerald crystalline liquid, discussing art, philosophy and politics, while women lounge nearby dripping from their gossamer clothes....
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Vietnam War Memorial Wall Visits Bako
A mobile Veterans Memorial wall rolls into Bakersfield and will be in town til Sunday February 19th 2012. It is located at the Beale Memorial Library parking lot. Helpful staff will aid visitors in locating the names of loved ones...
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Jastro House 1877-2010
In 2006 I interviewed Glenn Burroughs, who then owned the house. He told me he had placed the two-story house on the market for $240,000. Burroughs pointed out that it was on the cultural register, and he had started remodeling...
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Chairman Fred gets everyone in the mood…
As we have come closer to understanding the real history of the world through what we now call independent media, we approach a level of understanding that is literally throwing into question the teachings we have received in our education...
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February 2012 Blackboard
Here’s February’s Blackboard, hot off the virtual presses. Click on the cover photo to load the PDF for your enjoyment. Also, you can save the file to copy to your device of choice. Have fun!...
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Vintage Limo Provides the Ride, the Drink, and We Provide the Fun!
We all understand the urge to get out of town for a change in scenery. There’s only so many times one can hit the downtown bars, or wait for something cool to happen, like Brews in the Village. May I...
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Edwardian Ball returns to Los Angeles
Edwardian Ball returns to L.A. at the Belasco Theater, February 19 If you’re a Goth, who spends most of the evening making sure you look especially awful; if you’re into Steampunk, and want to show the world what exciting new...
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Police Nab 92 Cocks in Victorville
During a cockfighting raid, police stormed a Southern California desert cockfighting operation, made 47 arrests, confiscated $21,000 and 92 live roosters. Days before the raid, San Bernardino County officals announced they were cracking down on the illegal blood sport. Fernando Hernandez, the...
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Ron Paul makes the right and left uncomfortable. Isn’t that a good thing?
From what I’ve been reading lately, there seems to be a strange buzz around Mr. Paul all around the political spectrum. Maybe we wouldn’t vote for him, but there is something truly cathartic about a man breaking the unwritten rules...
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