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The metal monster tour of Slayer, Megadeth and Testament, which made my Top 10 Orange County Concerts of 2010 list and scheduled to stop at the Long BeachConvention and Entertainment Center on Jan. 22, has been canceled. Blame it on back surgery for Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya (pictured). “Tom gave various medical treatments more …
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The Alice Walker school of California cooking–the immaculate, jewel-like vegetables, the artisan oils and vinegars, the painstakingly sourced meats–has at times been leveled with the criticism that it is not, in fact, cooking, but assembling. How much talent or skill does it take to make the best ingredients taste good? Should the compliments go to …
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As we previously reported, the metalcore drummer best known as The Rev died Dec. 28 and the autopsy has only produced more questions. On Monday, Sullivan's family issued this message: MESSAGE FROM THE SULLIVAN FAMILY Mon, 01/04/2010 – 16:01 General news We would like to thank all of Jimmy's fans for the heartfelt comments that have …
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Typically, people consider the day after New Year's Day as a time to start fresh, or at least clean up the mess they left from the night–or the year–before. But for those interested in stretching out the chaotic festivities through the weekend, we suggest ducking into Que Sera in Long Beach for a dose of frantic punk …
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I understand it doesn't rain much in Southern California. That's a good thing. These gloomy skies make me want to curl up on the sofa with strong drink and do nothing but listen to sad, sad songs–timeless ones that equate rain with sorrow. Here are my faves. Enjoy. With cocktails…
UPDATED with the official status of the restaurant.”Didn't you say Chimayo closed?” asked my wife.”Yeah, Edwin blogged about it. They closed right before Christmas.””So why would they buy a print ad for New Year's Eve?”Sure enough, on page 19 of the New Year's Eve guide in this week's print edition…
Turn on the weepy, string ensemble music: It's time for us to look back on the year that (almost) was and remember some of the figures from Orange County who have left us. There was unexpected tragedy, there were some suspicious circumstances, there were rich legacies… there's even the possibility…
This mentioned the Thanksgiving weekend burglary at the United Labor Agency of Orange County in Garden Grove, where 20,000 pounds of food, more than $25,000 worth of donated toys and other items for the benefit of underprivileged families were taken. Fortunately, local do-gooders helped save the day, providing so many…
2009 has come and gone, and with it we are left with the memories of all of the wonderful video games we have played throughout the year. Which game deserves Game of the Year? What games don't?Here we take a look at what went right in 2009, and what went…
Remember those UC Irvine students who visited the Newport Center office of Rep. John Campbell (R-Newport Beach) on Tuesday afternoon? As the video above shows, the future doctors, lawyers and researchers from UCI's law and medical schools are singing traditional Christmas carols with new lyrics pertinent to the current healthcare…
An Aliso Viejo mom claims law enforcement officers threatened to sic social services on her for endangering her children. Her crime? Allowing her oldest kids–ages 6, 7 and 9–to play just outside her town home, which is in a gated complex…
The first time I heard tell of a group of people who eschewed not only meat but all animal products, I was stunned. I put down the fork and steak knife and said, “Exactly what do these people eat anyway?”As I started dating a woman whose father and sister are…