Tag Archives: California

Vampires, Beware!

Gilroy, California Gilroy Garlic Festival There are several urban legends about Gilroy, California: that you can smell the town before you get to it, and that you can marinate a steak simply by hanging it from a clothesline. Although neither … Continue reading

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Pie Are Round, Not Square

Canoga Park, California KCRW’s 1st Annual Good Food Pie Contest (Westfield Topanga Mall) Friend and fellow food blogger Eddie Lin posted on his blog (Deep End Dining) that he was going to be one of the judges of the 1st … Continue reading

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Watts Up, Doc

Livermore, California Longest Burning Lightbulb (The Centennial Bulb) In 1901, U.S. President William McKinley was assassinated, succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt; Guglielmo Marconi made the first transatlantic radio broadcast; the first Nobel Prize was awarded; and, oil was discovered at Spindletop … Continue reading

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To Hell With The Devil, Let’s Rock

Anaheim, California Stryper’s 25th Anniversary Tour (House of Blues) When you’re planning a trip, how often can you make the destination the 1980s? Stryper’s 25th Anniversary Tour afforded just such an opportunity. Stryper entered a genre (glam metal) better defined by … Continue reading

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It’s Not Easy Eating Green

Chinatown, San Francisco, California Frog with Tender Greens (Uncle’s Cafe) I have long been fascinated with Asian cuisine, a wonderland for the senses – the aromas, the explosion of tastes, the colorful and unusual presentations. San Francisco’s Chinatown is said … Continue reading

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