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Sunday at Plush Cafe in Fullerton, I had the unexpected pleasure of witnessing the breakdancing skills of Riverside's Do-Knock. I'd come to this intimate spot to check Chris “Urthworm” Alfaro's DJ set, and he duly impressed with his excellent, unobvious selections (Shocking Blue's “Love Buzz” the Doors' “Peace Frog,” couple of Jungle Brothers' and Specials' …
Dana Adopts ACLUish Torture Position! At an Oct. 12 rally, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Skipped Vietnam Combat Duty) repeatedly blasted solitary prison confinement. “Long periods of solitary confinement are considered torture,” Rohrabacher said to a tiny Huntington Beach crowd that looked staffed by, well, his congressional staff and their flag-waving relatives. He made the unexpected announcement …
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DJ Chaz moved the crowd and worked a mean air horn. Friday Oct. 12 at Santa Ana’s Proof Bar, the monthly Get Yer Hands Dirty night went off with several bangs. But the indoor/outdoor party suffered a setback when police pulled the plug on the back patio outdoor stage due to a neighbor’s noise complaint. …
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More ex-gay Irvine action: Over the weekend, the devil snuck into Irvine and the mainstream media said nary a word. On Saturday, Focus on the Family's homosexuality-quashing Love Won Out conference came to Mariners Church (the event was interestingly categorized under “MarinerScare” on the church website). Soulforce, the group that came forward to counter ex-gay …
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WINE N CHEESE TASTING, 4pm Every night from 4pm-7pm, Old Vine Café offers a sampling of wines and cheeses. Reservations are recommended. The Camp, 2937 Bristol St., Suite A-102, Costa Mesa, (714) 545-1411. www.oldvinecafe.com BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY, 7pm Anywhere from 20 to 40 men gather every Monday night to learn how to 'ring chords' and …
Update: Click the image for photos from the Rilo Kiley show. It was a wonderful evening at The Grove of Anaheim: lady lead singers with incredible voices and endless musical talents – backed by the boys who love them. Grand Ole Party jolted the evening forward with cutie pie, Kristen Gundred owning the shit out …
On Oct. 9, Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown issued a letter to the county's Catholics explaining his recent $6.685 million settlement with four sex-abuse victims of diocesan lay employees. He talked about apologizing to two of the victims (read a different account here), about how sex abuse is wrong, and all that jazz. …
The “Friends of Monsignor John,” a support group for embattled Diocese of Orange Monsignor John Urell that counts as members OC Blog founder Matt “Jubal” Cunningham and Rancho Santiago Community College District board president John Hanna, claim they care about sex-abuse victims. Indeed, a page on their website asks readers to “Please pray for these …
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23RD ANNUAL FOOD, WINE N MICRO BREW FESTIVAL, 5:30pm Enjoy a sampling of some of the finest cuisine from Orange County’s restaurants. There will also be live music and dancing. Contributions benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, Crate N Barrel/Macy's Home Store wing www.feedoc.org/FoodWineEvent/festindex.html VIBE DINNER GALA, …
“You don't think about the repercussions,” says Thrice guitarist Teppei Teranishi, referring to a post his band made on their website a few years ago after performing at a large radio festival in Texas. “We were just saying about how bad all the music was: It was horrible,” adds vocalist/guitarist Dustin Kensrue, who's seated directly …
Ray Donley clearly fancies himself as a man born a few hundred years too late. Seriously, in 2007, who the heck paints lush, moody oils of aristocratic types in funny hats? Well, Ray Donley does, that's who. Modern art—with its heavy concepts and its blobs and squares—that stuff just ain't for Donley. Donley is so …
The first thing you notice is Badrock. It would be difficult, after all, to ignore a 7-foot statue of any kind, but a muscular stone warrior with green eyes, wearing nothing but a red bow around its waist, is as close to an actual elephant in the room as you'd want to get. Badrock would …