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X-Jam Cancellation Controversy, plus the Day Bob Dylan Called Me (??), Wild Man Fischer Interview, and My Best, Worst, and Fave Celeb Encounters
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 20, 2008, 3:45 a.m.
X-Jammed Up, When Larry Met Zappa, How Not to Interview Celebrities, more Contents: 1 - X-Jam Cancellation Controversy 2 - The Day Bob Dylan Called Me (?!) 3 - My Worst Interviews: How NOT To Interview A Celeb 4 - An Interview With Wild Man Fischer: When Larry Met Zappa ...
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How I Snuck Into 100 Concerts, plus Bands (Barely) Reunited, Local Blues Lovers Battle, more
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 20, 2008, 2:32 a.m.
Concert Crashing, Bands (Barely) Reunited, Blues Battle, Rage Against the Rancho, & more Contents: 1 - How I Snuck Into Around 100 Local Concerts 2 - Ratt & Roll Over: Beyond Behind the Music 3 – Just Sing the Hits - When Bands (Barely) Reunite 4 - Battle Of the ...
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Misheard Lyrics, plus Snotley Crue, eBay Report, Famous Former Neighbors; the Article, My Brunch With Yoko Ono, “When Johnny Met Yoko” Comix
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 18, 2008, 3:03 p.m.
Motley Cartoon Spoof, Brunch With a Beatle Bride, Underground With the Celebrity Dead ******************************************* Contents: 1 – Misheard Lyrics: San Diego Edition 2 – Local Treasures – eBay Report 3 – Snotley Crue: Motley comic spoof 4 – Famous Former Neighbors: San Diego Celebrities RIP 5 – My Brunch With ...
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Tales of the Palms Hotel (12th & Island circa 1979), Plus I Sold My Albums, Rockin’ Tattoos & TJ Bathrooms
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 17, 2008, 7:30 a.m.
More Lost Gaslamp Tales, Locals Rockin' Tats, Everybody’s Gotta Go Sometime, and I Sold My Albums to Off the Record Contents: 1 – Tales of the Palms Hotel, Part 1: Life Downtown Before it Was the Gaslamp 2 – The Day I Sold My Albums to Off the Record 3 ...
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Lindsey Yung’s Hot Turtle Love, Jethro Tull Today, Public Access TV Rock, Local Bands Who Mattered 1960 – 2000
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 14, 2008, 4:06 p.m.
Contents: 1 – Jethro Tull Today: A peek at their backstage rider 2 – Lindsey Yung’s Hot Turtle Love 3 – When Scott Wilson Was Glam 4 - Iggy Pop Bassist Goes 3-D 5 – The Tell-Tale Hearts: Gone For Good, Or ??? 6 – Remember Puddletown Tom? 7 - ...
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Best of San Diego Part 3, Stalking the Wild DJ, the O.B. Ranger Rides Again, Jim McInnes Tribute, and Star Trek: The Continuing Adventures
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 12, 2008, 10:41 p.m.
Top Picks of 2008, plus Last DJ, New Starship in Town, DJ Stalker, & the return of a ‘70s counterculture hero Contents: 1 – Best of San Diego, Part 3 (followed by parts 1 and 2) 2 - Jim McInnes: The Last DJ 3 - The OB Ranger Rides Again: ...
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28 Years Ago This Week, Berryhill Meets Browne, Courtney Love's 12-Step Plan For Stardom, When Clubs YouTube You
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 10, 2008, 3:47 p.m.
28 years ago this week (8-8-80), when Jackson Browne played for around 10,000 people the Sports Arena, he brought his family slideshow with him. Apparently meant to illustrate the meanings behind his songs, Browne gave occasional monologues to accompany the slide images, telling the audience about ...
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Pussycat Theater History: When Cathouses Ruled CA (NEW!), plus Confessions of a Local Pornographer, the Mafia & Deep Throat, and more
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 7, 2008, 10:31 a.m.
When ‘Cathouses Ruled CA, Peepshow Battle, SD Rockers & Porn, and more Contents: 1 – Pussycat Theaters: When Cathouses Ruled California (100 new pages added Aug. 6!) 2 – Vince Miranda, Deep Throat, and the Mafia 3 - Confessions of a Local Pornographer: Battle of the Peeps – the Inside ...
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Drive-In Theaters in San Diego: Complete Illustrated History 1947 thru 2008
By Jay Allen Sanford - August 1, 2008, 5:45 p.m.
Field of Screens Illustrated Expanded Director’s Cut - new material and graphics added 9-1-08 ************************************************************* FIELD OF SCREENS – A COMPLETE HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO DRIVE-IN THEATERS, 1947 Through 2008 This summer marks the 75 anniversary of the opening of the world’s first drive-in theater (see ...
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Eben Brooks Goes Sci-Fi, Good Charlotte Burns Fans, plus What's Your Fave Twilight Zone? Fave Beatle? Birth of a Band Name, More -
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 31, 2008, 3:55 p.m.
No Good Charlotte, Zelazny Rocks, George Clayton Johnson's Deepest Dimension Terror Anthology, more CONTENTS: 1 - No Good Charlotte - Band Burns Their Fans 2 - Eben Brooks Goes Sci-Fi - Zelazny Rocks! 3 – We Asked Twenty-Five Local Musicians “Lennon Or McCartney?” (and why?) 4 – Twenty-Five Local Musicians ...
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When Kids Go To Prison, plus 100 Rockin' Lawsuits
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 30, 2008, 2:14 a.m.
When Kids Do Life, plus Lawsuits Rock and Backstage Busts 1 – 15 Years Old & 25 To Life: When akids Do Life 2 – Danielle Barcheers “How I Ended Up Where I Am Today” (courtesy www.myspace.com/juvielaw) 3 – Rockin’ the Law: Clubs in Court 4 – Rockin’ the Law: ...
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Comic-Con 2008 Wrapup, plus Celebs on San Diego, Cartoonist Confessions, Zappa Comix, Mojo Nixon Comix
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 28, 2008, 6:51 p.m.
Comics Go Hollywood, Zappa & Mojo Tales, more Contents: 1 – Comic-Con 2008 Wrap-Up 2 – Cartoonist Confessions: Overheard In San Diego and Famous Former Neighbors 3 - Famous Cartoon Neighbors 4 - Drawing David Bowie: Time Lapse Video 5 - Drawing Marilyn Monroe: Time Lapse Video 6 - Mojo ...
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Before It Was the Gaslamp: Now With 50% More Content!
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 23, 2008, 7:01 a.m.
Book length history of downtown's grindhouse theater row in the '60s thru '80s BEFORE IT WAS THE GASLAMP - Balboa's Last Stand The Reader's June 21, 2007, cover feature "Before It Was The Gaslamp" detailed the local life and turbulent times of Vince Miranda. In the '70s, Miranda ran a ...
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The Who VH1 Rock Honors, plus Backstage Contract Collection, Rock Star Diplomacy, Mooching Off Bands, Judas Priest Then & Now
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 22, 2008, 4:23 a.m.
Eddie Who? Removing Brown M&Ms, Backstage Rider on the Storm & more Contents ---------------- 1 – The Who VH1 Rock Honors today – Eddie Who?? 2 – Backstage Rider Collection: Peeking Into 50 Rock Star Dressing Rooms 3 – He Removes the Brown M&Ms – Interview With a Backstage Diplomat ...
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Who Says Local Chicks Don't Rock? plus Dark Metal, Racist Rock, Christian Goths, Hip-Hop Quest, Rave Culture, Fashionistas, Swing Kids, & more
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 16, 2008, 5:05 a.m.
Essays on 9 local music scenes – Chick Rockers, Kid Swingers, Hello Satan, Goths for Jesus, Skinheads, Hip-Hop VS Rap, Creepy Old Guy Goes to a Rave, Death Metal, Fashion Freaks, & more Contents: Nine San Diego Scenes 1 – Rocker Chicks Do San Diego 2 – Underage Swing Dancers ...
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Janis Joplin's Final San Diego Show 7-11-70, plus 50 More Historic Local Concerts: 1917 - 2005
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 11, 2008, 8:03 p.m.
Plus BeachBoy Bust in SD, Hating Elvis, The Day Nirvana Played OTR (10-24-91), The Day Hendrix Played the Arena (5-24-69) & 50 More Historic Local Concerts 1917-2005 Contents: 1 - 38 Years Ago Today: Janis Joplin's Final San Diego gig (ALL NEW - her only local date I never wrote ...
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Whales Changing Their Tune, Backstage with Toby Keith & Journey & Heart, plus Rockin’ Painters, Alton Kelly Tribute, "Where Have All the Deadheads Gone?"
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 10, 2008, 9:19 p.m.
Whalesongs, Deadheads Today, Album Artists, and Unpublished 1999 interview with Alton Kelley: King of Collage, the Prince of Prints ******************************************** Contents: 1 – Whales Are Changing Their Tune 2 – Backstage Riders This Week: Toby Keith, Journey, and Heart 3 - Alton Kelley: Unpublished June 1999 interview with one of ...
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The Birth of Image Comics, plus Pacific Comics: The Inside Story, Comics & Censorship, New Kids On the Block VS Revolutionary Comics
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 8, 2008, 7:06 p.m.
Local Comic Publishers History part 6, plus Fear of Funnies, RIP Dave Stevens: Rocketeer Creator, Pacific Comics & the Creator’s Rights Revolution Draft Contents: 1 – The Birth of Image Comics 2 – Pacific Comics: The inside story of a legendary local comic book company (including a history of indie ...
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The Casbah’s Atari Lounge, plus a History of Personal Music Players, Soundmen Sound Off, Concerts Make You Deaf, & Musical Car Horns
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 5, 2008, 3:12 a.m.
Life’s A Game, Turn On/Tunes In/Drop Out, Soundboard Blues, Deafening Music, and Honkies Who Love Car Horns Contents: 1 – The Casbah’s Atari Lounge – '80s Time Warp: Life’s A Game 2 - Turn On, Tunes In, Drop Out: A History of Personal Music Players 3 - Sound Guys Sound ...
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Why I No Longer Date Porn Stars, plus Rock & Roll Comics: The Inside Story, Working For Kiss, RIP Dave Stevens
By Jay Allen Sanford - June 30, 2008, 1:59 p.m.
Learning to Hate Porn, Rock Comics: The Inside Story, Making Kiss Comics, Dave Stevens tribute Contents: 1 – Carnal Comics: The Inside Story, or "Why I No Longer Date Porn Stars," by JAS 2 – Rock and Roll Comics: The Inside Story, by JAS 3 - KiSStory: On Working For ...