Kings Tidbits

TZ at Sactown Royalty hopes to show the world that the Lakers are evil.

I haven’t been paying as much attention to this “Team Dime” saga as I should, mostly because when I hear that name it sounds like maybe the name of a middle school club. Before you fear for my safety, dear readers, remember that Team Dime is just a “support group” for #10, and not a gang. Though if they start hanging out in West Sac nightclubs, since they’re banned from Sac, maybe West Sac won’t be so charitable in its labeling.

Quick Hits: Local Mexican

I was walking downtown yesterday, the wind blowing full throttle, sheeting down fall leaves like Technicolor snowflakes, the ipod playing some intellectual Keith Jarrett piano solo and I thought “Christ, I feel like I’m in some independent film.” So, before I went all Zach Braff and convinced myself I could write a screenplay, I went to go get some tacos, because nothing is more down to earth than some good greezy Mexican food. If you need to shake the cotton loose try any of the following, they’re some of my favorites:

Angels Fresh Mex– 16th and U St.

Yes this is that place you see every time you take the 16th St. exit and head for downtown. And on occasion, you’ve said to yourself, “I should check that place out. It looks just run down enough to be good.” Well, it is run down, and you can only get your food at a walk-up window, but the food is fantastic. The meats used in dishes is so laced with flavor and spices that one can only imagine that they actually feed the hogs cumin and cilantro before they’re slaughtered. Prices are criminally low. Stop the car next time you’re heading downtown.
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Church Wars

Check out the third story about the church wars going on in Auburn. As my man RonTopofIt likes to say, this stuff writes itself:

Leaders of New Life Christian Church offered discounts on gas purchases worth about 50 cents per gallon. New Life Pastor Bill Jenkins said the idea was to show that God is interested in issues that affect people’s everyday lives.

…because you know, the way gas prices are, it’s making people question what God is actually interested in. And then we get:

But members of the Church of the Divide in Grass Valley protested on Sunday outside New Life services with signs proclaiming, “Jesus cares more about your sin and burning in hell than gas prices.”

High gas prices and burning in hell? They may not be so unrelated. In any case, the behavior of these churches may just make Jesus have to come back again, just to straighten these yahoos out.

(Oh, and Mike Bibby apparently goes to clubs with a group called Team Dime. What kind of stupid name is that for a posse? No wonder you got dumped on, Mike.)

Arrr, Matey, News10 Strikes Again

Ok, News10, you are making this WAY too easy for us here at the Sac Rag. Today’s headline “Schwarzenegger Begins Trade Trip in China” (eBish, btw) lets us know that the Governor is in China “pumping” up trade while trying to “buff” up his political image. Ok, ok, I’ll let the bodybuilding puns slide, although I do commend the effort, but the last sentence is just too good to be true.

Schwarzenegger is in China to promote California piracy and encourage Chinese officials to crack down on piracy.

That’s right California, your Governor wants you to get out those blank CDs and DVDs and get to work helping your financially strapped buddies out and reject those cheap Asian knock-offs! Now that’s an initiative I’d back any day of the week!

UPDATE (from CoolDMZ): Well, it’s 12:15 and that link still says “promote California piracy”…

UPDATE 2 (from CoolDMZ): At 12:19 the story was updated but there was no correction, which means it must not be a typo…

UPDATE 3 I know, I know, you all have moved on, but it is a day later and the story has been updated several times and piracy still reigns supreme…nice work, ebish.

2nd Saturday Cry For Help

To me, the 2nd Saturday “Art Walk” or “Art Meander” or “Gallery Gallop” never quite feels right. I’m continuously wandering from gallery to gallery, not sure if I should leave 50 cents for the bad dixie cup of chardonnay I just swigged down, or cavalierly wolf down any food left on any table with free abandon. Also, I never quite know where to go. The sheer volume of galleries throughout the area that host 2nd Saturday events is a bit daunting. I feel as if I’m simultaneously overwhelmed and yet missing a whole lot.

As a trained Art Historian (Art History minor, ’98), I don’t feel uncomfortable with modern art, but invariably find myself instead drawn to the latest fashions in piercings and tattoos that fellow patrons are sporting. Call it sensory overload, or call it “not in the club.” Whatever it is, I’m definitely given the feeling that I’m on the outside looking in. This Saturday alone I almost stepped on a display of ceramics cleverly hidden in a sidewalk patch of grass. Then I managed to stumble into an “off the beaten path” gallery on 21st and N to find some interesting pieces, most of which depicted lounging females in a tropical setting and were probably destined for the walls of some suburban day-spa.

I really need some help here people. So if you could possibly throw me a bone and tell me what I’m supposed to get out of these monthly events, I’d truly appreciate it.

Weekend Update: Missing Persons

I wanted to follow up on a few posts we’ve made here regarding the missing person cases of Christie Wilson & Geneva Brewer.

This morning’s homepage on News10.net (while second to Christie, again, and probably not even up for long) updates us on the Geneva Brewer case. Turns out that just being missing isn’t enough anymore to warrant a search party or even a search, like, at all.

Sacramento County Sheriff’s investigators said their initial investigation turned up no evidence of foul play and they do not consider Brewer an at-risk missing person. However, her family believes that her disapperance (sic – which should just be changed to “news10”) is enough evidence to show that something is very wrong.

So let me get this straight. The only difference between the disappearance of these two women is that one liked to gamble (security footage showing her leaving with the now murder suspect)? Because both families consider their loved one missing and are asking for help.
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Sacramento Loves a Line

As we’ve noted here in the past, Sacramento loves anything new. People find no trouble freeing up some time, grabbing a lawn chair, and hopping in line to check out something fresh. Well I caught a story recently on KCRA that I really need your help with. Apparently over in Orangevale there was something to get in line for.

As part of Thursday’s grand opening for the 99 Cents Only store, the first nine customers got an iPod Nano for just 99 cents.

Now stay with me here as this is where your help comes in. The first nine customers, right? Meaning that, say, 10 to 15 people might show up and hope some of the lucky first niners will pull a hammy or something and have to remove themselves from contention, right? Or did I miss something in the fine print? Because if you watch Suzanne Phan‘s video report you’ll find that folks came to play…the day before! With camping gear in tow. Now if only the Kings showed this much heart.

Just Say No

CBS13 tells us that the California Correctional Peace Officers Association is suing the state of CA on behalf of Donald Cathey, who was ordered to remove his “Just say no to Arnold” shirt while on the job at a prison (doesn’t say which). I won’t get into the messy argument of free speech for public employees, I just want to point out that demanding that your employee not wear a shirt advocating disobedience of authorities kind of makes sense when you work at a prison.