Kings head coach Eric Musselman was picked up by CHP at 2:15 a.m. Saturday and blew a 0.11 bac. He spent a few hours in county jail and was released early this morning, and will have to make a court date in November. He was picked up on K St., so I like to think of him driving like a maniac down the mall, but I suppose a DUI would be the least of your worries then…
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Barnesyard spamjacked, on hiatus
If you’re like me you’ve been hurting for new content on The Barnesyard. Well, turns out his old Blogspot blog was hijacked by spammers, so his archived content is available on a new URL. DB tells me he is putting the site on permanent hiatus, but says he might give it another go in the next year or so. I think The Barnesyard was one of the most enjoyable blogs in town so I can’t wait. With no new posts this month on “Film For Tourists” as well, that makes two smart, well-written local film blogs off the radar for the time being.
In the meantime though you can catch DB’s reviews (attributed to his much longer and harder to remember full name, Daniel Barnes) in the News & Review.
What’s to become of Capitol Boxing Gym?
Updated at 10:35 on 10/19…
If you’ve ever driven on Stockton Blvd around Tahoe Park, you’ve probably seen Capitol Boxing Gym. It was remarkable for its colorful cartoon murals and the fact that it said BOXING in big letters. It was sold in 2004 by the Guevara family that ran it for 35 years (link to a nice News & Review article from 2004), and just this week it has started undergoing some sort of a facelift. Continue reading “What’s to become of Capitol Boxing Gym?”
Sacramento gets eliminated
Well, the ride to fashion stardom is over for A.J., the America’s Next Top Model finalist from right here in Sactown, sent home last night by the judges. On these talent type shows, it’s always sort of questionable for me who goes in what order–for example, you know that almost all of the remaining girls have no shot: Anchal, Jaeda, the twins. So why A.J., and why now? Who knows.
I loved when she was opening up to Tyra about how it was going so far on the show and she said she was having trouble relating to the other girls. Somehow, I thought, that’s Sacramento for you. You can take the girl out of the town, but you can’t take the town out of the girl. Know your roots, girl! (And seriously, ditch that hat thing.)
NOTE: Seriously, my wife did not write this. You know how I know I’m snarky?….
Courting the creep crowd
Lots of print advertising these goes for the stripped-down, don’t give too much away approach that focuses on snappy catchphrases and color recognition. Mikescars.com (no, it’s not a service where Mike comes to your house to give you a rad scar) is getting in on the action too with its local billboards. Like the one near my bus stop this morning, hanging over Maria’s/Pancho’s taqueria–“INTERNET PICTURES YOU DON’T HAVE TO HIDE FROM YOUR WIFE.” Eww! Stay classy, Sacramento.
“Sacramento,” the soap opera
Anyone out there keeping up with “Sacramento,” The Internet Soap Opera (warning: video will start playing)? From the very helpful synopsis, it looks like your average homegrown soap opera about political and sexual intrigue. But it takes place in Sacramento! And one thing I love about it is that they nabbed Jay Alan to play the main character. What’s not to love about terrible acting and bad writing with familiar scenery?
MySpace Bush-basher now world famous
In case you missed it, the McClatchy high freshman who made local headlines last week for being questioned by the secret service for her anti-Bush MySpace group is now making headlines all over the world. I’d like to admit ashamedly that my post on The Sac Rag received slightly less than the 120,000 hits the Bee’s original article received.
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Roundup of local film connections
Via the Causeway Film & Television Forum, I’m sure many of you will enjoy this list of local films and film people. Who knew Carlos Alazraqui, Garcia on TV’s “Reno 911!” was a Sacramentan? I do, now. And I can’t believe I forgot that LeVar Burton, my daughter’s favorite person right now, is one too.
(At this time I would like to grant full leeway for thread creep about “Reading Rainbow” nostalgia.)
“Sacramento: The Good Old Days Remembered”
Mrs. Cool and I caught a bit of a KVIE program called “Sacramento: The Good Old Days Remembered” last night. If you’re a huge fan of local nostalgia this is a definite must see. The basic setup is nothing new–a bunch of old timers reminiscing about the old days in Sactown, with segments on the Solons, Alhambra Theater, Land Park, and “Joyland,” a turn-of-the-century amusement park in Oak Park, it will provide countless trivia tidbits that will make you the talk of every gathering. One timely segment we saw was on the beginnings of the Tower chain.
“Sacramento: The Good Old Days Remembered”
Sunday, October 22 at 12:30 pm (set your DVR accordingly)
MySpace and the Secret Service
Did you all read the front page Bee story today on the McClatchy High freshman, Julia Wilson, who was questioned by the secret service without her parents present because she wrote “Kill Bush” on her MySpace page?
Sure, that sounds outrageous, but apparently state law does not require parental notification when law enforcement officials want to question a student during school hours. And actually, the mother was notified when the agents knocked on her door, but she “asked the agents to come back in an hour,” apparently mistaking Federal agents with the Fuller Brush Man.
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