John Wayne and the Grey, er, Wild Goose: Greg Aragon reports that John Wayne's 1942 yacht, Wild Goose, remains a work horse tour boat for Hornblower Cruises & Events in the area and that the long dead actor's spiritual presence is aboard. (If dying doesn't change bad habits, I presume he's still inhaling cigarettes and liquor while coughing up pro-Nixon platitudes.) Aragon writes that “soon after [Wayne] died [in 1979], his ghostly image was reportedly seen numerous times aboard the vessel.â€
BlizzCon 2008, October 10, 10:00 a.m.
Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment has enjoyed great success with its World of Warcraft series, dominating the online, multiplayer, role-playing game industry and thoroughly permeating pop culture. This weekend, Blizzard is hosting its annual BlizzCon at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Anaheim Convention Center
800 W. Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA
(714) 765-8950
Bat Boy: The Musical, 8 p.m. nightly unitl November 2
Bat Boy: The Musical is an adult-themed tale of
