Email Author MATT COKER

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 4, 2010

  "Douchebag Does Sundance"

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2000 Stories by MATT COKER

• Teppan-Out

  published September 28, 2000

  No-frills thrills at Osaka More >>

• Burning Sensation

  published September 28, 2000

  Illustration by Bob Aul Fire season is officially here-and Clockwork without a thing to wear! Perhaps you heard the news-oh boy-about a... More >>

• Ketchup Time

  published September 21, 2000

  Illustration by Bob AulWell, hepcats and kittens, so much has happened since we were last together that we scarcely know where to begin. When... More >>

• Out of Nothing, This

  published September 14, 2000

  An OC Weekly Time Line More >>

• Happy Anniversary!

  published September 14, 2000

  Five years of Wedded Dis More >>

• Exclusive Interview!

  published September 14, 2000

  We found someone as old as the Weekly More >>

• Oceans Away

  published August 24, 2000

  Illustration by Bob AulAdmit it: for a moment there, you were panicked when it appeared that a patch of undeveloped land might stand in the way... More >>

• Daily Affirmation

  published August 17, 2000

  Photo by Johan VogelWe couldn't stomach watching C-SPAN's gavel-to-grovel coverage of the Republican National Convention July 31 through Aug.... More >>

• Generation Next

  published August 10, 2000

  Unless you work at the Irvine Co.'s Irvine Apartment Communities (IAC), skip this item and check out the 1-800-WASH-NED ad in the back. Hey,... More >>

• Pacific Rim Job

  published August 3, 2000

  Dukes goes back to the islands More >>

• Party Pooper

  published August 3, 2000

  Photo by Keith MayVice president Al Gore emphatically made it known that he will not swing by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez's party at the... More >>

• And the Davey Goes To...

  published July 27, 2000

  Photo by Jack GouldThe Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce bestows its inaugural Business Excellence Awards at a Waterfront Hilton luncheon on... More >>

• Weenie Roast

  published July 20, 2000

  The National Hot Dog & Sausage Council reported that Americans consumed a record 155 million weenies on the Fourth of July. That beat the... More >>

• Bush 2000 Shocker!

  published July 13, 2000

  Candidate mum as his old mans foundation hassles OC patron saint More >>

• Surf and Turd

  published July 13, 2000

  Is it just us, or does it seem weird that an advertisement for the release of Jaws and Jaws II on DVD is all over trash cans... More >>

• The Knitters, Saturday at Hootenanny 2000

  published July 6, 2000

  Big-Ass Music Weekend! More >>

• Blow Hard

  published July 6, 2000

  Big scare in the state Capitol last week. Before the state budget was sent to the governor on June 21, negotiations between Assembly Democrats... More >>

• Mothers of Prevention

  published June 29, 2000

  Illustration by Bob AulThings may not be going great for Al Gore. He's getting a Texas whuppin' from George Dubya Bush in the polls.... More >>

• Yahoo for Wahoos

  published June 22, 2000

  Theres no better fish taco. Period. More >>

• Joey vs. the Man

  published June 22, 2000

  Wetlands activist says hes target of harassment More >>

• Fish Outta Water

  published June 22, 2000

  We came across a cable-television commercial on June 9 for the product of the new millennium: Bobby Big Mouth. Bobby looks like a real bass... More >>

• Heal the SUV

  published June 8, 2000

  Ford's partnership with Heal the Bay not as weird as it sounds More >>

• Scrubbing Bubbles

  published June 8, 2000

  Illustration by Bob AulLike Mexico City bellhops, Southern California Water Co. officials on May 22 warned residents of at least 700 homes in... More >>

• Endless Bummer

  published June 1, 2000

  Photo by Myles RobinsonScott Morlan has no problem getting students to enroll in his class. He teaches Surfing 101 at Newport Harbor High... More >>

• If You Believe They Put Mine on the Moon

  published June 1, 2000

  Illustration by Bob AulThe U.S. in the late 1950s considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the moon to prove our military and technological... More >>