[Analog] 35mm, waterproof disposable. Fun day. So here’s skinny young me out at Black’s during the summer of 1997 when I lived in North Park. That was such a great board. I was stoked to be on the graphite glassed J Curran that I had with me, and that’s why I’m leaning on the front of it to show its […]
Black’s Beach, 1997.
2 Christmas Restaurant Reviews
[Restaurant Reviews] Restaurants: Spice Lounge & Ototo Sushi Co. (Sushi Ren) Spice Lounge, 859 Hornblend St, San Diego, CA 92109 [This first review is from last night, 12-23-23. The photo up top is from when my order arrived at Spice Lounge.] I ate at The Spice Lounge tonight, and had great curry chicken with even better garlic […]
Today in History
Judith by Fionnuala Brigman Judith has forever been one of my favorite women in theology and I am prepping for the 6th night of Chanukah on which I will read the story with Millie and that of Simeon, and discuss women’s roles in history and religion. Coincidentally Tuesday is both the 6th night of Chanukah and Rosh Chodesh, the new […]
The personal saga of Cori Cat, sober bartender
[Reviewer TV] “Being a human being is being a herd animal.” Cori Cat is a working bartender in North County San Diego who has been in the business for 22 years, almost half of which as a sober person who manages her trade without the use of any drugs or alcohol. Here’s her Reviewer TV interview. I’ve always been interested […]
Paying the Hair Lady
[Integral] Taking care of the hair care professional Here’s a two-part clip that’s 3 minutes long and posted mainly for its audio. It’s from the other day when I needed a haircut and was under the impression it was still only $12. That’s what the sign on the front of the store displayed boldly. So I gave her the $12 […]
YouTube review: Unraveling The Ukraine Crisis
[Podcast] EverydaySpy Andrew Bustamante @EverydaySpy, 37.7K subscribers, 170 videos Andrew Bustamante is an ex-CIA officer previously in the Air Force as a nuclear code key-holder in an underground missile base. He’s surprisingly open on his channel about spycraft techniques as a recently deactivated spook. One may wonder about the hows and whys of this. Maybe he’s just adept at avoiding […]
movie review: Recordially Yours
[Documentary] San Diego Rare Americana Authority Lou Curtiss Remembered Director: Yale Strom, Run Time: 70 min., Release Year: 2023 Last night, I saw the documentary about Folk Art Rare Records owner Lou Curtiss called Recordially Yours at Digital Gym on Market Street. Good flick, but it could have had more of Curtiss’ origin story. It began his tale when he […]
photo archive: Fleshies at Scolari’s
North Park Dive Bar Pics 20 years ago… Photos from a show with Oakland punk rock band The Fleshies at a packed-out Scolari’s Office on 30th Street in in or around 2003 when that band was touring for their album The Sicilian. The second photo, below, was printed on the cover of Reviewer the next month when Reviewer was all […]