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August 14, 2008
Make it Rain
"Making it rain" is the act of wantonly tossing stacks of cash into the air. Normally this practice is performed in a club, and dancers clamor for the bills, pick them up, and then forever worship the rain man for the demigod that he is. The concept is discussed ad nauseam on hip hop ra ... More >>
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January 18, 2001
Dropping Some NYC
"Making it rain" is the act of wantonly tossing stacks of cash into the air. Normally this practice is performed in a club, and dancers clamor for the bills, pick them up, and then forever worship the rain man for the demigod that he is. The concept is discussed ad nauseam on hip hop ra ... More >>
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August 30, 2001
Richer Than Rockefeller
Argyros tells feds hes a billionaire
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March 16, 2009
Incoming: Coldplay at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Photo by Christopher VictorioInternational megastars/activists/relatively faceless British dudes other than their lead singer/producers of pleasingly mellow tunes Coldplay can't seem to stay away from Orange County, getting all up in our area once more on July 19 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in ... More >>
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August 14, 2008
Do You Believe a Passenger Jet Hit the Pentagon on 9/11? These Men Say You've Been 'PentaConned!'
Photo by Christopher VictorioInternational megastars/activists/relatively faceless British dudes other than their lead singer/producers of pleasingly mellow tunes Coldplay can't seem to stay away from Orange County, getting all up in our area once more on July 19 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in ... More >>
Features
August 2, 2007
Ronny
Santa Ana teenager Ronny Rios has fought his way into contention for the U.S. Olympic boxing team. He didnt do it alone
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April 19, 2007
So I Married a Terrorist . . .
Saraah Olsons strange trip through the U.S. war on terror
Film
December 7, 2006
Less is Less
Slight, self-absorbed indie 10 Items of Less has got nothing
Culture
June 9, 2005
Who Wears Short Shorts?
Reno 911!s Tom Lennon wears short shorts. And hates them!
News
June 2, 2005
The Pringle-Spanos Tango
Close ties between Anaheim mayor, Chargers owner might land OC a football team
Columns
February 24, 2005
Diary of a Mad County
Close ties between Anaheim mayor, Chargers owner might land OC a football team
Music
August 26, 2004
Live Previews
Close ties between Anaheim mayor, Chargers owner might land OC a football team
Music
November 27, 2003
Chaos Brings Order
Music saved the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
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January 16, 2003
Theyre Here, Theyre Queer, Theyre Armed
Orange Countys Pink Pistols are all for peace, love and understanding among straights and gays. Meantime, theyre taking target practice.
Culture
December 12, 2002
Boho Reality
Long Beachs Illumination Focus Marker Tinderbox Whimsy
Culture
July 18, 2002
Conceptualists Stories
OCMA shows you how to live in a poisoned world
News
January 31, 2002
Bingo!
Charitable gaming scores big money for Brea businessman
Columns
May 10, 2001
Ball Busting
And does anyone pray to the Lord of the Dance?
Music
January 13, 2000
Blow by Blow
The versatile virtues of Ernie Watts
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June 17, 2009
Thrice's Sixth Studio Album Announced for October, Get Ready for Warped Tour
Dustin RabinThrice prepare for the summer's Warped Tour (poorly).Irvine's favorite sons (other than Will Ferrell, maybe, but post-Land of the Lost that's questionable at best) Thrice have announced that their sixth album, the follow-up to 2007 (and 2008's!) four-disc, dual release The Alchemy Index ... More >>
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July 9, 2009
TK Burgers Refuses to Conform to the Numbing Sameness of a Fast-Food Chain
Dustin RabinThrice prepare for the summer's Warped Tour (poorly).Irvine's favorite sons (other than Will Ferrell, maybe, but post-Land of the Lost that's questionable at best) Thrice have announced that their sixth album, the follow-up to 2007 (and 2008's!) four-disc, dual release The Alchemy Index ... More >>
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August 18, 2009
Crime Time: Nekkid Folks, Robber Baby, Strip-Club Stabbers, Loaded Brownie and a Flaming Bag of Poo
Courtesy of Orange Police Department and Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentWe call this collage "Robberies, Solved and Unsolved." Top left: a man hands a teller a note demanding cash at Chase Bank in Orange. Top right: Booking photo of Adam J. Bennett, 20, of Santa Ana, who is suspected of robbing $ ... More >>
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August 21, 2009
Flier of the Week: Walk the Rio (and Set to Sea!) at Warped Tour
This isn't the prettiest or the most creative flier that we've ever featured on Flier of the Week; it's really just Photoshopped stock crowd photos and a bunch of logos. What makes this flier important is the information it relays: that Walk the Rio, a dancey/rock electronica band from the city o ... More >>
Music
November 5, 2009
The New Release from 60 Watt Kid Is Positively Incandescent
Thanks to a little NorCal love, the new release from 60 Watt Kid is positively incandescent
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December 3, 2009
Five Guys Coming to OC!
Five GuysThat's right, the East Coast burger chain is expanding beyond its only LA-area locations in south LA County. According to the Fast Food Maven, Five Guys' first OC store is slated for Tustin Street and Katella Avenue in the city of Orange, with an anticipated opening date of April 1.Five ... More >>
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January 11, 2010
My Five Favorite Burgers in O.C.
The CounterBurgers abound in our fair county, and not just at the obvious favorites of In-N-Out and Fatburger. Those are a given. If you didn't know about them, I would have to assume that you are vegan or just arrived from space. For this reason, I didn't include them in my list of five fa ... More >>
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January 13, 2010
2/1 Odds Set Conan Splits "Tonight Show" by June
An Irish bookmaker is offering short odds of 2/1 that Conan O'Brien quits as The Tonight Show host before June 2010.
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January 19, 2010
Comic: Leno's "Tonight Show" Rise Mirrors Nixon's Political Rise
By the time you read this, the ink may already be dry on a $30 million to $40 million settlement that would allow Conan O'Brien to leave NBC so Jay Leno can reclaim The Tonight Show.Meanwhile, one of the many comedians backing CoCo has compared Leno's late-night TV ascension to the political maki ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Work For Five Guys Burgers and Fries!
Flickr user Big C HarveyBack in December we reported that the famed East Coast burger chain Five Guys is coming to Orange County perhaps around April 1. Okay, so that didn't end up happening after all, but with this new Craigslist ad searching for North Orange County managers promising a 30 store ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
Andrew McMahon's Foundation Teams Up With Warped Tour
www.myspace.com/jacksmannequinJack's Mannequin/Something Corporate singer/songwriter Andrew McMahon is pretty busy this summer, what with finishing a new Jack's Mannequin album and going on a reunion tour with Something Corporate. But he's not too busy to devote time to his foundation, Dear Jack ... More >>
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June 22, 2010
Chivas USA Takes on OC Blue Star in a Friendly Match Tomorrow
The Chivas Girls will be there, and so should you.If you're a soccer junkie and the World Cup just isn't enough for you (the awful number of draws probably isn't helping), then wake up early tomorrow and get your ass over to the Home Depot Center in Carson for the 11 a.m. kickoff of the friend ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
What You Missed: Warped Tour, The Slam Skate Competition, Psychedelic Furs
Doug NeillSo the weekend's over, the US is out of the World Cup, and yeah, you're back in the office. Already. But let's relive the weekend. Just for a bit. What'd you miss? We were all over the place again, dropping in on the Warped Tour in Carson, the Slam OC Skate Competition in Costa Mesa and ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Pop and Lock Bandits Frontin' It OC-Style
The FBI and the Orange County Sheriff's Department have issued a special bulletin and $10,000 reward for information leading to a live look at that breakin' and frontin' act taking center stage at local banks, the Pop and Lock Crew.B-boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyz!Check that: being sought for capture ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Dead Woman Wins State Senate Seat, Dead Man Loses City Council Bid
Jenny OropezaBill Barker did not win one of three open Mission Viejo City Council seats Tuesday, although the fact he received the seventh-most votes out of 12 candidates--and that he died hours before the polls opened--is impressive.But not nearly as impressive as the feat achieved by state Sen. ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
20 Best Concert Photos of 2010
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyAerosmithIt's terribly difficult to condense a whole year of spectacular concerts into 25 photos, but here we are: OC Weekly's best concert photos of the year. If you missed these shows, relive the moment through our slideshows.1. Aerosmith Aerosmith was a spectacle ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Boeing Cuts 900 Jobs in Long Beach, But OC Workers Also Get Bad News
Boeing's announcement that it is eliminating 900 jobs in Long Beach is getting the big headlines today, but the once-mighty aerospace company also dropped some bad employment news for Orange County.
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January 25, 2011
The Big Four 4--Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax--Coming to Indio
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyMetallica at the Honda Center, Dec. 10, 2009There have been whispers all week about the Big Four Festival--that's Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax at one festival--and details were announced just this morning.
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February 4, 2011
[UPDATED/CLARIFIED] OCTA's Will Kempton and Irvine Ranch Water's Paul D. Jones II (and Santa Margarita Water's John J. Schatz) Top Special-District Executive Salaries List
OCTAKemptonUPDATE/CLARIFICATION, FEB. 4, 9:23 A.M.: The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) clarified for the Weekly why its CEO Will Kempton lands at the No. 2 spot on a state-compiled list of top executive salaries from California special districts.It's not Kempton's salary, the OCTA ... More >>
Food
February 17, 2011
Da Luau Is Da Kine
[Hole In the Wall] The Irvine eatery excels at Hawaiian island rarities
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April 11, 2011
4th Annual OC Punk Rock Picnic at Hidden Valley Park Saturday Night
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyTSOLClick here to see the slideshow!4th Annual OC Punk Rock PicnicApril 9, 2011Hidden Valley ParkFor the modern day punk-rock enthusiast, there is something quite affirming about attending an all-day punk rock festival. Perhaps its that sense of acceptance finally, t ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
North Carolina Sheriffs Mistake Tortilla Dough (aka Masa) for Cocaine, Arrest Mexican by Accident
Flickr user jlastrasDoes this ball of masa look like an eight-ball to you?Over the past decade, the Carolinas have seen the largest increase in its Latino population of any states in the country, meaning South and North went from states where the only Latinos were in their universities to healthy ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Hybrid Cars Lose Special Carpool Lane Privileges
dmv.ca.govCalifornians who drive hybrid cars will face a rude awakening tomorrow when they lose their special carpool lane privileges.Since 2005, thousands of hybrid vehicles have been granted access to the carpool lane, even if there was only one person inside. Lawmakers OK'd the move as an ince ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
Deverick Deshawn "Dog" Mathis of La Habra Accused of Heading Notorious Crips Pot Ring in Compton
A La Habra man headed a notorious Crips street gang drug ring that sold marijuana across the country and held meetings on the same Compton block where a second Crips operation sold pot and moved prescription drugs to Louisiana, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles.Deverick Desha ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Drink Of The Week: Viet-jito From AnQi Gourmet Bistro
Since House of An opened AnQi adjacent to Charlie Palmer, Bay Area transplants (like myself) have wondered if it's on par with the rest of the family. The collaboration of traditional Asian dishes alongside Chef Ryan Carson's inventive point-of-view has succeeded in doing the almost impossible: M ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
[UPDATED: New Unofficial Statement From Go Ventures] Where the Hell Is Monster Massive Going to Be Held?
Flikr user Ceasar Sebastian.Monster Massive 2008UPDATE: Go Ventures posted an update on Monster Massive's Facebook page around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. This is not the official statement Gerami promised would be released Tuesday on the rave's official website. They repeat their assurance that Monster ... More >>
Music
October 20, 2011
Monster Massive Cancels Two Weeks Before Event
[Mental Notes] Annual Halloween mega-rave had no venue, even as it was briskly selling tickets and advertising the event
Blogs
October 28, 2011
[UPDATED with Long Beach Journo's Take:] ACLU Sues Sheriff's Deputies for Hassling LA and Long Beach Photographers Under Anti-Terror Policy
ACLU/SCGreggory Moore shares with the media his brushes with sheriff's deputies.UPDATE, OCT. 28, 9:54 P.M.: The Long Beach Post's Greggory Moore has graciously agreed to share with Weekly readers his real-time coverage of moves officers from two separate police agencies made against him and colle ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
LA Galaxy to Host MLS Cup Viewing Party at Olde Ship in Santa Ana THIS Sunday
SO...my chica had one of her Patchwork festivals this past weekend in Culver City, and I saw someone I never imagined was into crafty stuff: Jaime Cárdenas, the PR guy for the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer squad. He's a pal, and a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. I congratulated Jaime on his team's ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
More Filipino Eateries Join Jollibee in Anaheim: Valerio's Bakery and Manila Sunrise
Edwin GoeiWhen we start calling Anaheim home to OC's own Little Manila, the epicenter of it all will be the plaza at the corner of Euclid and Crescent. When Jollibee and its sister Red Ribbon joined Kapit Bahay and LBC (the balikbayan box courier used by Filipino expats to send care packages to t ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
[UPDATED with More Killings Alleged:] David Cruz Ponce and Max Eliseo Rafael, Convicted Felons, Busted for Homeless-Camp Massacre
Photos courtesy of Long Beach Police DepartmentPonceUPDATE, JAN. 19, 1:30 P.M.: From the Los Angeles Times: "Long Beach police said they believe that Ponce is responsible for other killings, including two in the Long Beach area. Authorities did not release details on those two cases but said th ... More >>
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