Archive for August, 2011
“When Hollywood Comes to San Diego…Wait I’m already here.”
A geek moment with Mark Christopher Lawrence Actor and comic Mark Christopher Lawrence is best known for his role as Big Mike on NBC’s “Chuck,” but anyone who has followed his career knows it is only the latest in a string of successes. As “Chuck” enters its 5th and final season, Mark Christopher Lawrence’s name […]
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s New Live EP
The legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with numerous multi-platinum and gold records, a string of top ten hits, Grammy’s and CMA Awards has released a new live EP that’s going to resonate will the band’s legions of fans. Titled “Under the Big Top Vol. 1” the EP features six fan and band favorites, including “Mr. […]
New Expressions Music Presents Fiddle, Guitar workshops, Concerts
New Expressions Music at 4434 30th Street in San Diego presents a series of fiddle and guitar workshops on August 6th and August 27th for beginners and intermediate players, and at a reasonable cost of $30. Anyone who has ever considered learning the fiddle, or fiddlers who want to improve their tone and technique should […]
Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone at Sycuan’s Live & Up Close
At the tender age of 15, when most young English lads were in school, Peter Noone achieved international fame as the lead singer and front man of the legendary 1960’s pop band “Herman’s Hermits.” In what proved to be an enjoyable exchange with the iconic singer, Noone echoed Frank Sinatra, who once said to his son, […]
August Senior Ramblings
Entertainment Chat The Cygnet Theatre Company, one of San Diego’s impressive theatre organizations, presented an excellent version of the old Thornton Wilder classic, “Our Town,” first introduced in 1937 about small town American life. The Cygnet, located in Old Town, San Diego, never disappoints. Restaurant Chat Some restaurants that I’ve tried recently have been quite […]
Investing in a “New Normal”
For those who missed my last column (available at presidiosentinel.com), I wrote that I expect government spending to be cut while taxes increase over the coming years. I also mentioned that my personal outlook is for slower economic growth as the both the government and consumers “de-lever” (that is, reduce debt). Finally, with economic growth […]
August – the “Reset Button” of the Year
When I was a child my visual image of the year was a circle where New Year was on the bottom and opposite on the top was August. It seemed to me that the middle of my endless seeming summers was the climax of the year which divided it into two halves. Whereas the mathematical […]
Are you Eating Enough to Lose Weight?
This seems like a ridiculous question to be asking, but in reality it is an important fact of healthy weight loss. For most of us, getting our heads around the notion of eating more to lose weight is a difficult concept to grasp. Eating healthy, eating light and eating often with a plan built around […]
A Joyful Noise
Living in an urban area I have gotten used to the sounds of the city. Late night sirens and passing traffic are all part of my daily noise. When my friend Pat invited me to spend a weekend with her and another friend at her mountain retreat I was delighted, a sojourn into the world […]
Finding the Muse
We arrive at 10:00 a.m., glance around before opening the gate at the side of the house, follow a path around to the garden hideaway. We’re safe, no one saw us. Confidentiality is essential. We take out our notebooks, pens and pencils and begin. What is this clandestine gathering that takes place on a quiet […]
