Email Author PATRICK CHAVIS

2008 Stories by PATRICK CHAVIS

• Fruit Bats

  published May 22, 2008

  Garden Grove may not be known for much-other than that Sublime song-but its annual Strawberry Festival gives you a reason to exit the 22. The... More >>

• Stupid 
Fresh

  published May 1, 2008

  Every Wednesday at the Ugly Mug coffeehouse for some time now, the self-deprecating Ben Trigg and Steve Ramirez have been bringing a little... More >>

• Fossil Fuel

  published April 17, 2008

  Shove Guinness aside: Dino Rock's A Dinosaur Book of World Records outshines any compilation of mere human competitors. There's no need to... More >>

• The (OC) Metro

  published April 3, 2008

  Sadly, for most of the world, Berlin is remembered only as the band that played the hit song in that movie with Ethan Hunt and that guy from... More >>

• Brubeckenstein

  published March 27, 2008

  Never underestimate the emotional effectiveness of music. Try watching a horror movie with the music turned off and see if it's still scary.... More >>

• Jeepers!

  published March 20, 2008

  Though it was made into a respectable film in 2004, The Phantom of the Opera is best enjoyed onstage. The musical itself is based on the French... More >>

• Blink Clink

  published March 13, 2008

  The story goes like this: One day, former Blink-182 singer Tom Delonge was driving his car, and out of nowhere, like a message from above, he... More >>

• Turtle, Turtle

  published January 10, 2008

  Comedian Dana Carvey is so much more than just Pistachio Disguisey, the character he played in the 2002 comedy Master of Disguise . He is also... More >>

• Jury Fury

  published January 10, 2008

  This is theater for those who can't get enough Law and Order (but maybe wish the whole show took place in one room). The play is a... More >>

• Torahlarious

  published January 10, 2008

  There's no need to fear, the Jews are here. The Hebrew four come out to perform a comedy show with a sprinkling of comedy, a portion of gamma... More >>

• Frozen 
Earplugs

  published January 10, 2008

  As Sundance and Cannes edge closer and closer to the mainstream, independent artists are looking to other festivals at which to screen their... More >>