Pacific San Diego Nov 2009

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Meet NBC anchormom
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Vol.3
issue 11
noVeMBer 2009
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{Features}
26 friends & family
Connections, reflections, introspections
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WHAT’S S.U.P.?
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{Departments}
C u r r e n t s
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{Voice}
GRATITUDE ADJUSTMENT
PacificSD hits the streets to find out who’s thankful for what
18 {Anchors Away}
ANCHORMOM
NBC’s Susan Taylor juggles news broadcasts and motherhood
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PARENT TRAP
Never forget the inflatable bed
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PUTTING THE YOU IN RESCUE
Four fun ways to lend a hand
ON THE COVER:
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{What’s Cooking}
FOR THE BIRDS
San Diego chefs offer cooking tips and turkey-day tidbits
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{Dining Out}
CIAO DOWN
There’s nothing little about the Taste of Little Italy
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{Cocktail}
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G R O O V E
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Meet a bartender who serves up anything but euphemism
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A San Diego musician derives inspiration from the memory
of his brother
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{Blind Date}
FOUR PLAY
Two brothers plus two best friends equals one four-way blind date
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Gratitude Adjustment
PacificSD hits the streets to find out who’s
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here’s plenty to be
thankful for here
in paradise, like the
perfect weather, the
beautiful people and
all the plastic surgeons that create
all the beautiful people, just to
name a few. What are you most
thankful for? Here’s what your
neighbors are saying.
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“I am thankful to be a lifelong recipient of God’s awesomeness. I’m
also thankful for my family, friends, Diva (my ‘05 Corolla), Global
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USA 2010 on November 22, 2009.” –Irisini Davis, 25, account executive and Miss Pacific Beach USA 2010
NOVEMBER 2009 | pacificsandiego.com
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Lauren S., 24, personal trainer,
Bodyfit San Diego, Downtown
“I am thankful for my
vitality—the ability to laugh,
move, grow, create. Life is
full of experiences; don’t let
them pass you by.”
Tiffany C., 25, waitress at World
Famous, works in Pacific Beach
“I’m thankful for my
Blackberry and all my
friends in it.”
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Eric S., 30, account manager, lives
in Clairemont, plays with cougars
in Del Mar
“I’m thankful that I got
to see my little sister get
married this year and that
I got to say, ‘I love you’ to
my grandma one last time
before she passed away.”
Ryan S., 31, owner of Epic Limo
Bus (epiclimobus.com), works
Downtown
“Thank you to my friends,
family and paying
customers (not necessarily
in that order).
Kate O., 30, lives in Hillcrest
“I’m most thankful for
having grown up in San
Diego… because I almost
grew up in Milwaukee.”
Slow Mo, 66, man of leisure, rolls
along the boardwalk
“I’m most thankful for
good health and being in
the best place in the world.
It’s like we got ushered into
the smorgasbord and went
straight for the dessert.”
Karma F., 4, sheds and poops near
Little Italy
Roscoe M., 28, industrial engineer,
lives in La Jolla
“I’m thankful that other
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poop. And for squeaky toys.”
“I’m thankful for my
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working on it for years.”
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Baby
On Board
More than a
decade ago, with
marriage on the
horizon, Susan
Taylor started
thinking about
having kids.
She took a test
that suggested
her chances of
completing a
pregnancy were
next to nil.
“I felt betrayed
by my body,” says
Taylor, who reports
her age as “over35.” She felt like a
failure, and even
asked her beau, Ed,
if he still wanted
to marry her (of
course, he did).
But, as her doctor
described, Taylor
found the needle
in the haystack.
The very day she
was preparing
to begin a notso-fun hormone
injection therapy,
she found out she
was pregnant. And
the stork arrived on
time.
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Anchormom
NBC News Anchor Susan Taylor
takes a break with Chewbacca
NBC’S SUSAN TAYLOR JUGGLES NEWS BROADCASTS
AND MOTHERHOOD
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By RON DONOHO / Photo by JANELLE MAAS
aving your mother anchor the
news on TV is
something to brag
about, right?
Not necessarily.
“My son is 10 years old and he
couldn’t care less about the fact
that I’m on television,” says Susan
Taylor, whose face has been a
mainstay on NBC San Diego’s
afternoon and evening newscasts
for more than 14 years.
Taylor prefers not to use her
son’s name in public forums,
but she’s a proud mom who
likes to tell stories about her
boy, who was conceived not
long after a doctor told her she
couldn’t have children.
“When he was about two
years old, he would hear the
music on the TV that played
before the show came on,”
says Taylor. “And according
to my husband, he’d go up to
the television and hit it with
his hands, because he knew
Mommy was coming on.”
Maybe a 10-year-old cares
that his mother is a TV newsie,
and maybe he doesn’t. But
Taylor definitely scored Cool
Mom points with her job this
past summer. For a couple live
newscasts, she let her son hang
out on the set.
“He knew if he said one
word, it was over,” remembers
Taylor. “He was great.”
Taylor is constantly juggling
motherhood and career. Her
husband Ed is a stay-at-home
dad. When the guys are leaving
for school in the morning,
Taylor is usually still in bed.
She gets to NBC’s downtown
studio in the afternoon, stays
in work mode until the 6
p.m. newscast is done, drives
home to North County for
dinner with the family, and
then heads back downtown
for the 11 p.m. show. “It’s a
complicated and challenging
dance,” she says.
Weekends are spent taking
the family dog, Chewbacca,
to the beach, or just hanging
around the house. “My son’s
friends tend to spend a lot
of their time at our house.
They have Nerf gun battles
and they went through a Star
Wars phase. They’ve also been
making movies, of late.”
What about newscasts?
“Nope,” says Taylor. Her
son isn’t even allowed to watch
the news.
Speaking of the industry,
Taylor says the news business is
finally seeing an uptick from the
depths of budgets being cut due
to lack of advertising revenue.
“Right now we have fewer
people and smaller budgets, and
it’s harder to do your job up to
the standards you’re used to.”
Taylor enjoys working
with her longtime KNSD
(NBC 7/39) co-anchor Marty
Levin. She, Levin and sports
anchor Jim Laslavic have all
worked together over a span
of two decades, beginning
when all three were at KFMB
(Channel 8).
“Over the years, and even
as technology and the Web
have come into our lives,
my job hasn’t changed,” says
Taylor. “I’m still paid to know
what’s going on, and to tell
stories. The delivery system is
changing, sure, but the art of
telling stories isn’t.”
And that, presumably,
includes the art of telling
stories about your kids. n
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position
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BY Cookie “Chainsaw” randolPh
L
ast year was the first Thanksgiving since my dad had died,
so I was curious to see how
my mom was coping. It was
worth the drive up to NorCal
to find out.
Mom had been promising a turducken,
the perverted animal three-way that
features a hen stuffed inside a duck stuffed
inside a turkey—think San Diego Chicken
inside Daffy Duck inside Al Sharpton.
This was a special day for Mom, because
Dad never embraced holidays. His favorite
saying on Christmas had been “Bah,
humbug!” and every Thanksgiving he
wheeled the TV into the dining room so we
could eat while watching the Detroit Lions
receive their traditional ass-whoopin’.
Left to her own devices for the first time
since the Truman administration, Mom
invited three elderly friends to dinner: a
gay couple and a one-time Hollywood
actress. They were all volunteers at the local
historical museum, where, surprisingly,
some of the artifacts were actually older
than they were.
Longtime companions Philip and
Corwin had seized on the 2008 window
of opportunity that allowed gays to legally
marry in California. Husband Philip is a
former mechanical engineer who made a
fortune manufacturing post-WWII aircraft,
while husband Corwin is a highly decorated
veteran of the local dinner theater. Their
magnificent garden wedding at the
historical mansion set the state record for
most Birkenstocks, Democrats and oxygen
tanks all in one place at one time (Carol
Channing at Lilith Fair set the world mark).
The former actress, Pauline, had one
screen role to her credit: in 1933 she was
the lady on the 78th floor who shrieked
during King Kong’s free fall. She just
about stole the movie in that split-second
performance. “Clark Gable had his agent
call my agent to arrange a rendezvous, but
I was predisposed with Errol Flynn in San
Simeon at the time,” she warbled.
Mom
timed
everything
perfectly. The turducken was
delicious. The conversation was lively.
The gays regaled us with tales of their recent
tour of Napa Valley colonic parlors, and
after three glasses of pinot grigio, Pauline
nodded off into the cranberry sauce...just
like the Norman Rockwell painting.
After the guests left, Mom and I cleaned
up, and it was time for me to inflate the
Aerobed mattress on the living room floor,
since my childhood bedroom had been
converted to a combination office/toxic
waste dump decades earlier.
Uh-oh, where is it? Check the car. Not
there. Oh, well, I’ll sleep on the couch.
Like so many of her so-called Greatest
Generation, my mom is very practical.
Too practical.
“Oh, honey, you’re not going to sleep on
the couch—I insist you sleep in the master
bedroom. You see, when your father got
sick I moved into your sister’s room and
I’ve just gone ahead and stayed there, so
take the master bed.”
Seriously, Mom, the couch is good.
“I cleaned the sheets and everything.
Gosh he must have been 280 to 285 at the
end, and those paramedics had a heckuva
time lifting him out of there.”
Ah, there it was, the same old 1973
Craft-O-Matic with the four position
settings: flat, sit-up, missionary, canine.
Hey, Mom, is this a new quilt or did
hospice leave it by accident?
Couldn’t wait to dive right in.
“I also cleared out the dresser so you
won’t have your clothes strewn all over the
floor like last time. Go ahead and unpack,
I’ll let you be.”
Not good.
I open one of the drawers and sure
enough, it’s empty… except for this plastic
sandbag over to the right. Hey, Mom, you
expecting a flood? Upon closer inspection I
noticed a stamp with my dad’s name on it
next to the logo of the cremation facility.
Some people find Babe Ruth autographed
baseballs in their dad’s sock drawer. I
found my dad. I went ahead and smacked
myself in
the back of
my head with it just for old time sake.
Dad would have wanted it that way, me
thinking these smartass thoughts and all.
I’ve slept in a variety of places in my
time: cars, bars and under the stars,
but never in a dead bed that I knew of
(although a couple of roadside motels had
that crime-scene feel).
Obedient son that I am, I slept in the
bed after all, staring up at that popcorn
ceiling Mom must have memorized spore
by spore back in the 60s, just waiting for
my father to finish. That’s right. The worst
possible word-picture a child could ever
imagine about his or her parents, and there
I was, wallowing in it.
Hey, Mom, did you wash these sheets in
EXTRA hot water?
The important thing was that Mom is
doing great. She’s revitalized, has nice
friends and still roots for her Sacramento
Kings. But, lest we forget
the moral of this story...
Let the word go forth,
for this and every
future holiday visit
to your child-hood
home—don’t
ever
forget your inflatable
mattress. Ever. n
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Step Outside
Yourself
The You in
Rescue
FOUR FUN WAYS TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO
By SHELBY STANGER
W
hether you are an animal lover, environmentalist or adrenaline junkie
(or you think you can grow the best moustache), ‘tis the season to
jump in and help out, right here at home.
To Beach His Own
Twice each month, San Diego Coastkeeper
Foundation partners with the Surfrider Foundation to
coordinate two-hour beach cleanups with volunteers at
designated sites from Imperial Beach to the Oceanside
Pier. Participating in the cleanups is a great way to meet
other beach, bay and ocean enthusiasts. Volunteers
are also needed to test water pollution levels, raise awareness about clean-water
advocacy initiatives and even scuba dive to help maintain research sites and
collect data. Scuba diving for a cause—now that’s deep involvement.
619.758.7743, sdcoastkeeper.org
Mo Money
If you can grow a Fu Manchu or a Tom Selleck moustache,
put your razor down in support of Movember, a global,
Australian-born organization that encourages men to
grow “Mos” (moustaches) during the month of November
to raise funds for, and awareness of, prostate cancer,
testicular cancer and other men’s health issues.
Even if your mo is barely thicker than Aunt Edna’s, you can still participate in the
movement throughout the month, then attend San Diego’s Gala Parté (similar events
are held in major cities worldwide) at downtown’s Bondi on December 3. Awards
will be given for best mos and best mo/costume combos. Women (Mo Sistas), are
invited to support the Mo Bros and compete for the coveted Miss Movember title; all
involved are encouraged to get their friends to help raise Mo money. movember.com
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Re-leash
Yourself
Animals are people, too. Well,
maybe not, but some of them do
need help; seeing that they get it is
the work of the Helen Woodward
Animal Center, a one-stop shop
for people seeking to volunteer by
helping animals.
The Center was the founding
partner of the Iams Home for the
Holidays program (now in its 11th
year), which helped to rescue more
than 1.2 million pets last holiday
season through the combined
efforts of more than 3,200 rescue
centers worldwide. This year’s
program began October 1 and
runs through January 5.
Whether it’s spending time
with adoptable pets, delivering
pet food to ill or elderly animal
owners, walking dogs, riding
horses or training your own
pooch to compete in the annual
Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon (which
raises about $50,000 for the
Center each year), there are
dozens of ways to get involved.
Helen Woodward Animal
Center, 858.756.4117 x305,
animalcenter.org
If you’re the outdoor type,
check into Outdoor Outreach,
an organization that empowers
underprivileged and at-risk
youth by engaging them in
outdoor sports like surfing,
snowboarding, rock climbing
and mountain biking, almost
every weekend throughout the
year. Founder Chris Rutgers, a
former pro skier who conquered
his own issues through
participation
in
outdoor
activities, started the program
in 1999. Since then, Outdoor
Outreach has taken more than
4,500 San Diego youth on more
than 1,300 outings.
A previously homeless teen
who entered the program went
on to win a Gates Scholarship
(all college paid for). At Hoover
High School near Talmadge,
where only 35 percent of seniors
typically graduate, 100 percent
of the youth participating in the
Outdoor Outreach Adventure
Club graduated, and all went on
to college.
Outdoor Outreach has
proven that climbing a cliff,
surfing a wave or snowboarding
down a mountain can help
instill confidence and give
kids a strong desire to succeed.
Volunteers are needed to help
instruct, lead after school
“adventure clubs,” fundraise,
assist with trips and more.
Outdoor Outreach,
619.238.5790,
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What’s S.U.P.?
JUMP INTO A STAND-UP WORKOUT
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By SHELBY STANGER
Photo by
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et that messianic feeling of walking
on water without even getting your
feet wet. Surfers and non-surfers
countywide are diving into Stand-Up
Paddle Boarding (aka SUP, or Stand-Up PaddleSurfing), the nation’s fastest growing water-sport.
Making a splash from the beaches of Coronado
to the Carlsbad Lagoon, SUP is a fun way to
improve balance, coordination, strength and
endurance, while getting a great workout for your
arms, back, core, glutes and legs.
“I feel like I lost my muffin-top after just one fourmile SUP race,” says Izzy Tihanyi, who co-owns the
famed Surf Diva Surfing School in La Jolla with her
twin sister, Coco. “Who needs lipo when you can
just go out and SUP?”
SUP boards are longer and
wider than regular surfboards;
the increased stability enables
riders to catch waves, paddle
through still waters and even
take a pooch or a child along
for the ride. n
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Calvin Tom of Cardiff created the Board Fisher system
for folks who want to catch fish while boarding.
“Fishing on a SUP is one of the greenest ways to fish,”
says avid Board Fisher user Michelle Woo Bowman
(pictured). “It’s just you, your board and your rod. It’s
also nice because you burn off any beers and fish you
eat afterwards.” Find out more at boardfisher.com.
Get on Board
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at a friend’s house in North County
RIGHT: Murphy celebrates dance with
students from Gompers Preparatory
Academy near Emerald Hills
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Dancing Queen
So You Think You Can Dance’s Mary Murphy befriends San Diego kids
By Ron Donoho / PHOTOS BY SERGIO FERNANDEZ
he door of the Champion Ballroom
Academy in Hillcrest swings open, and
you’re greeted by a loud, Latin-styled
musical arrangement. The drum beat is heavy,
but the pace is quick. The music is helping lead
a group of women and men through a dance
exercise class. In the back row you easily pick
out Mary Murphy, a judge on Fox TV’s So
You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) and owner of the
ballroom. Murphy is wearing a perky blue dress with three
horizontal ruffles that bounce as she steps and spins.
Wait, what’s that red thing in her hands? A cell phone?
The judge, choreographer, former international competitor
and all-around ballroom aficionado is dancing…while
texting? Oh, the humanity.
“I’m that busy, yes,” Murphy says after the class ends.
And then she laughs. You’ve likely heard it on her television
show. It’s a long, loud series of “Ha-Ha-Ha” that seems like
it’s never going to end. It’s part of the reason she’s called
“The Queen of Scream.”
Turns out Murphy left her phone downtown last night,
after dropping in on the San Diego Film Festival. So she
has to play catch-up with texts and emails. “Us Weekly is
doing something on me, and I had to get back to them,”
she explains.
(In an Us Weekly story published shortly after this
interview was conducted, Murphy alleges abuse at the
hands of her ex-husband; he denies the claims.)
Even though she’s busy filming two concurrent seasons
of SYTYCD, helping manage the ballroom, doing movie
cameos, a Coke commercial and lots of commuting to Los
Angeles, the Scripps Ranch-based dance diva is eager to sit
down and talk about her San Diego-based charity work.
In an effort to expose South Bay students to dance,
Murphy teamed with retired schoolteacher Katy Roberson
to create “Chance to Dance.” Now in its third year, the
program uses Murphy’s Championship Ballroom instructors
to give free lessons to teachers and administrators, so that
they can go back to their schools to teach students.
“Kids like to be in the dance program, so they are told
if they don’t behave, they won’t be able to be in it,” says
Murphy. “And teachers say they see boys and girls treating
each other with more respect after they get used to dancing
with each other. I even had a note from one little boy that
said, ‘Thanks for teaching me that girls don’t give me
cooties,’ Ha-Ha-Ha…”
It would be more convenient for the Ohio-born media
personality to live in L.A., but Murphy won’t leave her
adopted hometown. When she was a competitive ballroom
dancer, she lost a good partner because she wouldn’t leave
San Diego and move to Austria.
“I’ve lived in Pacific Beach and Tierrasanta and Mission
Valley, and now Scripps Ranch,” says Murphy, who has run
the ballroom since 1990, and was able to buy the building
last year. “Too often, though, I’m living in a one-bedroom
apartment in L.A., and finding myself just coming to San
Diego to visit my home and my dance studio.”
Dance competitions took Murphy all over the world, but
her friends all know San Diego is her preferred location.
“I’ve seen some interesting things in other countries, but
I’m always ready to come back here after awhile,” she says.
“You get out of a plane at Lindbergh Field, and you take a
breath of fresh air, and you know you’re home, y’know?”
And then she laughs. And now it’s infectious, so you join
in, too.
Football
Fever
Mary Murphy is a
football fan. She grew
up on the Cleveland
Browns, but now roots
for the Chargers. She
mentions the team
from time to time while
she’s talking from the
judge’s table on So You
Think You Can Dance.
She’s even worn a pair
of Bolts earrings on
the show and she lists
LaDainian Tomlinson
and his wife LaTorsha
as friends. “I’ll have
LaTorsha up to see
the show—she and LT
watch it,” says Murphy.
“The day he came up
and introduced himself
to me in a gym, I was
star-struck.”
What does Murphy
think of the various
victory dances—
particularly linebacker
Shawne Merriman’s
“Lights Out” move—
that Chargers perform
on the field?
“Hey, they all need a
little work,” she says.
“They should come on
over to my studio.”
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Family Bonds
Though his throne remains vacant, King Stahlman’s legacy lives on.
By Enrique Limón / PHOTO BY BREVIN BLACH
s far as iconic San Diegans go, it doesn’t get any better
than George “King” Stahlman, the legendary bail
bondsman who was as notorious for his uncanny
self-promotion ability, which included campy
television ads and a jingle known by all, as he
was for running a tight ship.
“Above all, he was a tough old German guy;
and he didn’t suffer fools gladly,” recalls 43
year-old son George Jr., who rose to president of the company
after his father’s death last February. “Part of it was his military
background, and another part was that he started out in the bail
bond business up in LA, back in the “Bugsy” Siegel days, and those
were the people he hung around with. He was an old gangster
himself, you know what I mean?” he grins.
However, “Junior,” as he likes to be called, is also quick to
point out his father’s sterling side, which led the King to rise
from a gopher to a bona fide conglomerate. “He had a lot of
personality and charisma along with a great sense of humor.
He was very gregarious, and everyone that met him loved the
guy,” Junior muses.
Traces of his old man can be found everywhere, from his
framed Purple Heart and “King” Stahlman Day proclamation
hanging alongside autographed pictures of Muhammad Ali
and George W. Bush, to labeled office supplies like “The King’s
Tape” and, of course, the crown-adorned hunter green carpet.
“It’s a little too Vegas for me, but that’s the way he liked it,” the
scion says in good humor.
While most would have jumped on the instant platform that
being heir to the King’s throne would have allotted, Junior
decided to take a backseat to the fame game and let his father’s
image live on in every single advertisement and promotional
item, like the more than 150,000 free matchbooks they
distribute monthly to local bars and other establishments.
“There’s a huge price tag that comes along with celebrity,
which is one of the reasons you won’t see me in the ads,”
Junior says. “It’s something that I just don’t want. It was great
for him. He loved it, but I just couldn’t see putting my life on
Front Street. I’m not trying to be a celebrity; I just want to
be a family man and a good church member.” Having already
turned down unscripted show offers from HBO and A&E, he’s
not just paying lip-service either.
So, Dad’s image will always live on à la Colonel Sanders or
Orville Redenbacher. “There’s so much you can do, creatively,
to continue the tradition that Mr. Stahlman laid down,” says
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Mike Hardwick, the King’s son in-law, and the company’s VP.
“We’ve been changing the commercials a little bit, and
thanks to one that we’re running in the theatres, we have
people out there thinking that we’re producing a movie, which
is kind of funny,” he adds.
What you won’t see is Junior donning a crown and scepter
anytime soon. “I had people come up to me after he’d passed
and say, ‘Oh, you’re going to be in the ads now,’ and I would
instantly answer, ‘No. Why would I?’ I didn’t put the work into it
that he did. Granted, I’ve been here for 25 years and I’ve paid my
dues, but this is all because of him,” he explains. “There’s only
one King. Even though he gave himself the nickname, he grew
into it, and he’ll forever be the King of bail bonds.”
Title aside, one thing Junior definitely did inherit from his
progenitor was his mantra: “Early to bed, early to rise, work like
hell, and advertise,” which he recites in a raspy tone, imitating his
dad’s trademark voice. Moreover, he was also bequeathed what
he refers to as a global work ethic, which includes empathizing
with clients in their moment of need.
“Obviously you have to have a heart. I mean, if you want a job
where you’re going to hear some hard-luck stories, you either go
to a cancer clinic or a bail bond office,” he says. “You meet a lot
of people who obviously aren’t going through the best of times,
so you really need to understand them. I probably learned that
from him more than anything.”
Hardwick chimes in, “We’re a family business, so when we
get a phone call, we do our best to serve that person the way
we would want to be served, which is like family.”
Still, Junior has seen firsthand the toll that running five
branches, which are open around-the-clock, can take.
“My father literally ate, slept, and drank the bail bond
business up until the end. There’s always something going on
in one of our offices, so it can’t help but become a part of who
you are,” he says. “I’ve seen what happens when it becomes the
biggest part, and it’s a little scary.”
As far as continuing the family tradition and grooming his
seven month-old daughter to become the Queen of bail bonds,
the answer is short and to the point: “Nope. It’s not gonna
happen. She will always be my princess, though.”
“By the way,” Junior tells me as this interview concludes,
“you’re not getting out of here without a t-shirt and a bobblehead King doll,” proving true the old adage that when all is
said and done, the apple—or, in this case, the crown—doesn’t
fall far from the tree.
Seated at the throne of his father, the King of Bailbonds,
George “Junior” Stahlman is joined by Mike Hardwick, the
King’s son-in-law (Crown provided by gypsytreasure.com)
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Chris (left) and Pat English
discuss family values at Vin de Syrah
In Two, The Night
Twin brothers continue to thrive on San Diego nightlife
f the names Chris and Pat English don’t ring a bell, you
haven’t been out in while.
Together with partners Matthew Spencer and Tyler
Charman, the 27-year-old real estate finance grads are the
brains behind event powerhouse DJhere Productions, where
they are reinventing the role of the nightlife promoter and
infusing a shot of sexiness into the local club scene with
an array of weekly nights and large-scale special events in
the city’s hottest venues.
“We started off as two young promoters handing out flyers,”
Chris reminisces. “We were having fun, just trying to make a name
for ourselves. We never thought it would lead to something bigger.”
With their weekly e-newsletter surpassing the 35,000 subscriber
mark, it’s clear that it has.
From their Fridays Are Fun Again at Hard Rock and Smoove
Wednesdays at Syrah, to their annual Halloween Ball at The Prado
and New Year’s Eve bash at the Marriott Hotel & Marina (two events
co-presented by PacificSD), the world is their oyster thanks to their
winning formula, which includes sweating the small stuff.
“It really comes down to great customer service, but ultimately
every detail counts,” Pat says. “From the door to the DJ booth, to
the bottle service, we strive for the ultimate nightlife experience. If
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something slips through the cracks, it will obviously reflect on our
company and what we do.”
One could think that bypassing every single velvet rope in town is
the biggest job perk, but Chris is quick to point out that, along with
the camera flashes and the bubbly, being your own boss doing what
you love to do is the ultimate payoff.
“Not to mention that I don’t have to go and sit in an office from
nine to five. Oh, wait… actually, I do,” he smiles, adding that it’s the
less-than-glamorous desk-job side of the biz that fuels the nights.
Though insight and savvy are the secrets to their success, it’s
their symbiotic relationship that has taken the San Luis Obispoborn brothers to greater heights.
“Sure, we look alike, but we’re not identical thinkers,” says Chris.
“It’s not always easy for business and family to mix, but I’m lucky
to have a twin brother who’s been with me through everything,
and we balance each other out.”
And though they’re carbon copies as far as looks go, repetition is a
strict no-no when it comes to staging their mega-soirées.
“Even when we’re repeating events or venues, the golden rule is to
bring a certain freshness to it. Creativity and innovation are always
key,” Chris says, confident that even though the real estate market
has been in a slump, the nightlife business will always be booming.
He Says, He Says
The brothers on each other
Luis on Jorge:
Technically, I was supposed to
be born first, but he pushed
me back in. He knows how to
instantly get in party mode
and he has a moustache that
drives the ladies wild.
Jorge on Luis:
He’s a sick-ass bassist and
very left-brained when it
comes to setting up our
equipment, though he
doesn’t know how to clean
his room.
Stereo Types
Get in the mix with these
twin-brother DJs
By Enrique Limón
PHOTO BY BREVIN BLACH
“The Office
Twins,”
Luis (left)
and Jorge
Medina, at
The Office in
North Park
veritable force is taking over hipster
hotspots across town with the energy
level of the Tasmanian Devil on Pixie
Stix–times two. It is that of DJ dyad
Jorge and Luis Medina, better known
as The Office Twins, who, contrary
to popular belief didn’t get their
name by hanging out in the
happening North Park bar, but rather by
meddling around in a friend’s Mac-powered
computer room which they eventually dubbed
“the office.”
“Spinning for us is an adrenaline rush, so
we’re all over the place, dancing along and
having a good time,” says Jorge, who is proud
to be the older of the two by 10 minutes. “It’s
not really us, but rather the music that we play
that’s taking over our bodies.”
Whether it’s laying down electro beats at
The Flame’s Oh! Faux! Shaux! Thursdays, their
monthly Lookout Weekend gig at Beauty Bar or
staging impromptu ‘80s vs. ‘90s nights at Chula
Vista dive bars, these 21 year-old brothers have
the skills to bring out partygoers in droves–and
to think it all started by accident.
“Our first gig was three years ago at a house
party in Riverside,” Luis recalls. “Five minutes
into it, the legs on the table that we had our
equipment on broke, so we started spinning on
the floor, and the crowd just lost it. That’s when
we knew it was something worth pursuing.”
The rest is scenester history.
Besides working together, the Medina twins
are also roommates, and both agree that it’s their
family bond that keeps them strong. “We push
each other to keep on going,” says Luis. “At one
point someone will give up, and the other one
will act as the motivator. Jorge will be like, ‘I’m
over this DJ thing,’ and I’ll hit him back with,
‘Really? ‘Cause I just booked us a gig.”
The brothers’ library ranges from the
dancehall-infused Major Lazer and the house
stylings of Dutch super-DJ Laidback Luke, to
a pool of traditional Mexican norteño music,
from which they typically choose a song to
cap off performances and bring the party to
a close. “It’s a way of saying, ‘Hey, this is our
heritage, it’s where we came from,’” says Jorge.
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Skin Deep
Isabela O’Meara
(right) with her sister
Manuella Kelbaugh,
isabelaskincare.com
Sisters in Beauty
By ISABELA O’MEARA / PHOTO BY BREVIN BLACH
anuella and I grew up in Northern Brazil.
She’s my baby sister, or at least she was—
now she’s taller than me.
When I was 16, I started having really bad
break outs. My grandmother formulated these
natural, home-made skincare remedies for me,
like honey and oat masks, sugar scrubs and
papaya-extract peels. Manuella was only 10
and she wanted to be involved in the family experiments, so we’d give
each other facials. We weren’t that close in age, but we’ve always been
really close to each other.
Over the next few years, my acne got a lot worse. When I moved to
California 10 years ago, dermatologists prescribed topical and oral
medications. I was really embarrassed about my appearance, so I would
have tried anything, but some of these medications caused other health
problems and in some cases even made my skin more irritated.
Eventually, my skin did clear up. And after all, something good did come
from the whole unpleasant experience, which is that it motivated me to go
to school in 2005 to become a medical esthetician to learn to help others
with their skin problems. After I finished school, I studied under a cosmetic
chemist and worked in the industry for a few years, learning about various
skin conditions and the formulations experts use to treat them.
Ever since I was a kid playing with my grandmother’s ingredients, I had
wanted to start my own line of skin care products. And who better to partner
with than the first person I ever gave a facial to, my sister. She moved here a
few years ago, and now we work together not just to formulate acne remedies
for our own company—but actually to formulate a bigger family.
Manuella and I both have children now, and I guess it won’t be all that long
before we’re the grandmothers with all the answers.
Oh, Brothers
My brother and I have been twins as long as I can remember By DAVID MOYE
David (left) and
Stephen Moye
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y brother Steve and I are
fifth-generation San Diegans.
Our ancestors discovered Julian
and all the gold there, and the
only people who’ve been here
longer than us own casinos.
Steve and I look alike, but
apparently we are one chromosome apart—I can curl my tongue and he can’t.
However, we have sort of a twin bond, to an extent. Sometimes, out of nowhere, we will start singing the same song at the same time—except it’s different verses.
I know the threesome question is always on nontwins minds, but, to be honest, most twins don’t like to
share. A birthday is bad enough, much less a babe.
It’s funny. Almost every serious girlfriend we’ve had
has made a point to say, “I want you to know that I don’t
find your brother attractive.” Of course, we also have
people who think it’s funny to say, “Your brother’s ugly.”
Being twins has given us some great opportunities.
For instance, we were once on an episode of Full House
that took place at a twin convention. I mention this to
younger co-workers and it immediately improves my
stature. I go from being “the weird old guy who mutters
to himself” to being “the weird old guy who mutters to
himself who was once on Full House.” Big difference.
Everyone wants to know if twins date twins.
We did a few times, but it didn’t work out well.
Based on my experience, twin women do like the idea
of going out with twin guys, but not at the expense
of breaking up with their non-twin boyfriends with
violent tendencies.
But that’s another story.
Pretty in PR
Friends in business are out to prove they can play with the big boys–and win
oing up the stairs leading to J Public Relation’s new 2500square-foot digs, a common theme starts to emerge. The
walls are painted a bright fuchsia hue, there are vases
filled with lush cherry blossom branches, and atop their
welcome desk rests a tall glass container filled with
what appears to be an endless supply of pink gumballs.
But don’t expect the all-female team to partake in
any mani/pedi brainstorming sessions or board-meeting
pillow fights any time soon—founding partners Jamie Lynn Sigler and Kim
Julin Guyader will be the firsts to warn: don’t let the pink fool you. “I remember showing my husband our hot-pink business cards and him
telling me that I was frickin’ crazy,” recalls Sigler. “He questioned me on
whether any man would take us seriously, and I responded, ‘Hey, if they
don’t like it, then they’re not the right client for us.’”
Six years ago, Sigler was working for another local PR firm when she had
the chance to collaborate with Guyader, a fellow employee, on the grand
opening of the W Hotel downtown. Realizing that they made a good team,
the two became friends and founded JPR.
“When we started, San Diego businesses would bring in LA or New
York agencies to handle their PR, because there wasn’t any boutique agency
specializing in the travel, nightlife and hospitality niches,” Sigler says. “That
quickly changed when we arrived on the map.” Today, JPR’s roster of clients includes the likes of the US Grant and Hard
Rock hotels, Voyeur, Stingaree and Cowboy Star; and their gamble seems to
have paid off. Not bad for a venture that, as Sigler put it, “started off operating
out of about every Starbucks, Chili’s and everything in between.”
Both ladies agree that a huge part of their success, which also includes the
opening of an office in New York earlier this year, comes from their mixing
friendship with business to assemble their dream team—though they’re
quick to warn that it’s not a formula for everyone.
“Jamie and I have certainly had moments where, because we’re so close as
friends, it’s been hard to keep it strictly business,” says Guyader. “But in other
ways, that’s the beauty of it as well—because we also know that no matter
what goes down in the office, our number one priority is our friendship.”
“It’s kind of like a marriage, where Kim is my other husband,” jokes Sigler.
A marriage that has so far produced 10 children, their full-time agents—take
that, Jon Gosselin!
“We are very lucky to not only be able to do what we love, but also to
be surrounded by a great team that is able to see the big picture and make
clients’ cash registers ring,” Sigler adds. “Sure it’s fun, but it’s also about the
bottom line. And to say that this year hasn’t been a challenge would be a lie.
It’s been a challenge for everybody; everybody has to work a lot harder for
less money, but it’s a lot easier when what you do is your passion.”
Up next for the ladies is designing a campaign for the new club that will
inhabit Aubergine’s old space, a downtown gastropub backed by EnDev CEO
James Brennan and Brian Malarkey of Top Chef fame; some very exciting Las
Vegas projects which are in a need to know basis; and, perhaps, the adding
of a male agent to “The Pink Palace.”
“We need a man slave,” Sigler laughs. “So if anyone out there reading this
wants to apply, just let us know.” n
What’s in
a name?
Jamie Lynn Sigler dishes
on having the same name
as the actress who starred
as Tony’s daughter on The
Sopranos
“I actually did an event
with her ex-husband A.J.
DiScala and Nick Lachey at
Side Bar. After I introduced
myself, they literally looked
at me like I was the biggest
psycho stalker ever. The
good part is that I always
manage to get Playboy
and Maxim to call me back.
Usually their first question is:
Are you the real Jamie Lynn
Sigler? I’m slightly older
than her too, so technically
I’m the original.”
Left to right: Jennifer
Roche, Lauren Clifford, Jessica
Smith, Katherine Randall, Jamie
Lynn Sigler, Kim Julin Guyader
Stylist: Grace Winn, gracestyling.com
Makeup by Anthony Manibusan from
Saks Fifth Avenue Armani Counter
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For the
Birds
san diego chefs offer cooking tips
and turkey-day tidbits
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BY Brandon Hernández
acificSD would like to prepare an exquisite
Thanksgiving meal for you and all 3.7 million of
our readers. Problem is, we just have this one little
microwave here at the office.
Because we can’t provide you with a dream
dinner in person (which you clearly deserve), we instead
contacted eight great San Diego chefs to see what’s cooking,
and to get their get their recipes for the perfect holiday feast.
With their modern takes on convention, these tastemakers
dreamt up a winning Thanksgiving dinner, cutting-edge
traditional style. Find out what they’re thankful for and how they
spice things up at home. And if you want to make a day (or two)
of it, check out their secret recipes at facebook.com/pacificsd.
Photo courtesy Stone Brewing Co.
Alex Carballo, executive chef
Stone World Bistro & Gardens, Escondido
Carmine Lopez, executive chef
The Steak House at Azul La Jolla
What are you bringing to the
PacificSD dinner?
Butternut squash risotto.
What food are you most thankful
for?
I am most thankful for the
abundance of local produce we
have in this area. While the rest of
the country is really limited during
Thanksgiving, our climate still
produces some really wonderful
fresh produce.
What’s your favorite thing to eat
at Thanksgiving?
My absolute favorite Thanksgiving
treat is crisp turkey skin and
wonderful pan gravy. I love having
the time to slow-cook a turkey
properly to have a moist bird and
really fragrant crisp skin.
What’s a good tip for spicing up a
Thanksgiving meal?
One of my favorite ways to spice
up our Thanksgiving meal is to
add homemade pickled jalapeños
to my mom’s cranberry dressing
recipe. The salt and spiciness of
the jalapeño adds a real lift to
cranberry dressing.
PacificSD dinner?
Dried cranberry-Stone Smoked
Porter relish.
for?
I’m thankful for seafood. I’m glad I
have and have had the opportunity
to prepare and eat some great
seafood.
at Thanksgiving?
GET STUFFED
My aunt always makes these raisin
pecan pies that I just love, but she
only bakes them for Thanksgiving
and only makes one per family.
Thanksgiving meal?
Peppers! You know, jalapeños,
anchos and other peppers really
make a difference if used in the
right amount. I like making roasted
jalapeño turkey gravy and jalapeño
cheese corn bread.
(DOWNLOAD THESE RECIPES AT FACEBOOK.COM/PACIFICSD)
Roast sage turkey and gravy, recipe by Andrew Spurgin
Mashed potatoes, recipe by Pete Balistreri
Sweet corn spoon bread muffins, recipe by Matt Gordon
Pumpkin dumplings, recipe by Jeff Rossman
Butternut squash risotto, recipe by Carmine Lopez
Crème fraîche creamed Brussels sprouts, recipe by Amy DiBiase
Dried cranberry-Stone Smoked Porter relish, recipe by Alex Carballo
Traditional pumpkin pie, recipe by Mark Leisman
(Also online, beer-pairings from Karl Strauss head brewer Paul Segura,
and wine-pairings from The Shores Restaurant sommelier Lisa Redwine)
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PETER BALISTRERI, executive chef
Tender Greens, Liberty Station
PacificSD dinner?
Mashed potatoes.
for?
Pork.
at Thanksgiving?
My grandpa Richard Rose’s gravy.
Thanksgiving meal?
Always put your turkey in a brine
before roasting.
dining out
ANDREW SPURGIN, executive director/chef
Waters Fine Catering, Waters Fine Food To Go
PacificSD dinner?
Roast sage turkey and gravy.
for?
All of it. We forget how lucky
many of us are here in The States,
the sheer quantity and selection we
so often just take for granted when
there are so many who have so
little or nothing at all. What’s your favorite thing to eat
at Thanksgiving? Left over stuffing sandwich with
dark meat, cranberry and mayo on
WHITE bread.
Thanksgiving meal?
Plenty of wine and the right guests.
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MATT GORDON, executive chef
Urban Solace, North Park
PacificSD dinner?
Sweet corn spoon bread muffins.
for?
What can I say—food is my life. I
get hooked on certain ingredients
and like to explore what I can do
with them. But I guess, like most
chefs, I would probably say bacon.
at Thanksgiving? My mom’s stuffing recipe takes me
back to a good place in time, but I
love to make celery root mashed
potatoes for Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving meal?
Try something
new but keep
your traditions alive. We have
skipped turkey in the past and
cooked a duck or a roast, but there
is something to be said for having
those traditional items in front of
you. So, perfect those recipes (brine
the turkey, make a great stuffing
or two), but try out some new side
dishes. My wife likes to do all the
side dish cooking for Thanksgiving
and she does new stuff every year,
like braised cippolini onions or
a new green bean dish, candied
turnips, different sauces. That’s
where you can play with new items
without messing with tradition.
JEFF ROSSMAN, chef/owner
Terra Hillcrest
PacificSD dinner?
Pumpkin dumplings.
for? I think, like many chefs, duck has
to be at the top of my list, but a
close second is pizza.
at Thanksgiving?
I love a great stuffing and gravy. I
never make or eat turkey throughout
the year; Thanksgiving is a sacred
time for turkey, and I take great steps
in making sure we serve the best,
juiciest morsels to our guests.
Thanksgiving meal?
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Brining the turkey with some
nutmeg, sage, cinnamon and star
anise, and using some of those
accents in your gravy.
cocktail
AMY DIBIASE, executive chef
Roseville, Point Loma
PacificSD dinner?
Crème fraîche creamed Brussels
sprouts.
for?
I am most thankful for potatoes—
they’re so versatile and they were
a staple growing up, from gratin
to mashed to my grandmother’s
gnocchi.
at Thanksgiving? The crispy skin off the turkey when
it first comes out of the oven.
Thanksgiving meal?
My family spices things up at
Thanksgiving by not always
sticking to the traditional ways
of serving the staple items. For
example, we use a spiced rub for
the turkey, or some smoked chili
powder in the glaze for the yams,
or even a fruit salsa option for the
turkey if you don’t like gravy.
MARK LEISMAN, head chef
San Diego Desserts, College Area
Photo by
Paul Body
What are you bringing to
the PacificSD dinner?
Traditional pumpkin pie What food are you most
thankful for?
Fresh baked bread. It just
sets the mood of something
good is coming.
What’s your favorite thing
to eat at Thanksgiving? Biscuit, mashed potato and
turkey sandwiches.
What’s a good tip for spicing
up a Thanksgiving meal?
Make a Brussels sprout
hash—you’ll have no idea
you’re eating Brussels
sprouts.
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o, what’s the best thing about Italy? Well, after the historic buildings,
rich culture and passion for life. Oh, and after all those sexy people.
Wait, let me start over. One of the best things about Italy is the food.
There’s a reason nearly every city in the world has an Italian
restaurant, but San Diego has gone a step further, dedicating an
entire neighborhood to that wonderful country. Little Italy—it’s almost like the
real thing, minus the leaning tower and the pick-pocketing little kids.
Little Italy’s diverse collection of American classics and authentic Italian
restaurants makes it tough to decide where to eat, but during the November 4
Taste of Little Italy, the decision is easy—simply stroll along the district’s treelined streets to sample a variety of appetizers, entrées, desserts and specialty
beverages from more than 25 of the neighborhood’s top eateries.
With paid admission to the Little Italy Association’s semi-annual event (held
in Fall and Spring) comes a culinary passport, which gets stamped at each restaurant in exchange for a taste of their featured menu item. So pack your bags for
a night of delish and get ready to eat your heart out, Italian-style, without ever
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Caffe Italia
Enoteca Style
Fabrison’s
Filippi’s Pizza Grotto
The Glass Door
Indigo Grill
Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
Little Italy Spaghetteria
Mimmo’s Italian Village
Mona Lisa
Numero Water
Pappalecco
Pizzeria Luigi
Po Pazzo
Puerto La Boca
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Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 day of
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Bonus: Proceeds benefit the Little Italy Association,
dedicated to the ongoing improvement and
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el dorado cocktail lounge
STOPPED BEING CRAFTY AND
FINALLY WENT CLASSIC
BY RON DONOHO
photo by dave good
M
arshall Stanton admits mistakes
were made when El Dorado
Cocktail Lounge first opened its
doors last November. “We tried
to do too much,” says Stanton,
who owns the family-run bar/lounge with his twin
brother Matt, older brother Nate, and Ryan Koontz,
lead singer of local band Dirty Sweet.
El Dorado is in a fairly undeveloped part of
downtown, on Broadway between Tenth and
Eleventh Streets. For decades, the bar was, as
Stanton describes it, a “nasty dive” called Hong
Kong. The new management group cleaned it up.
The exterior façade is still a little foreboding, but
inside the vibe is dive-lounge meets gold rush—
Western cowboy and Indian prints on the wall,
mirrors behind the bar and a huge, white buffalo
head (affectionately named Otis) mounted above
the juke box.
When El Dorado first opened, the bartenders
were mixing “craft” cocktails. There were 16 on a
specialty menu, and all the muddling and mixing
and extra production was taking too long. The
menu now holds five special drinks that are less
craft and more “classic,” says Stanton.
They’re classic, but with updated twists. Consider
the El Dorado Old Fashioned. The traditional
liquor in an old fashioned is bourbon whiskey;
but while surfing the Web one day, Stanton found
NOW SERVING
a brand of 12-year-old rum called El Dorado, and
that became the base for the cocktail.
The drink is constructed in a big, round, beefy
type of glass. “The glass should look powerful;
it can’t be small,” says Stanton. Into this hefty
tumbler first goes a spoonful of house-made simple
syrup and two dashes of Angostura bitters.
Next comes three big, specially made ice cubes.
“These ice cubes are more dense,” says Stanton.
“Because of that, they don’t melt as fast and dilute
the drink as much.”
After adding two ounces of El Dorado rum,
Stanton insists the drink be stirred for 30 seconds.
Then it’s sprinkled with orange zest, and the
orange rind is dropped in as a garnish.
“We don’t muddle this drink,” says Stanton. “With
the classic cocktails, there are very few ingredients,
so they’re quick to make. And they’re called ‘classics’
because they’ve withstood the test of time.”
We can all drink to that—and a hope that the
newly classic El Dorado Cocktail Lounge can do
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El Dorado
1030 Broadway, Downtown
619.237.0550
eldoradobar.com
El Dorado’s specialty drink list was pared from 16 to five (but there’s also a “bartender’s choice”
listed, so they will go off the menu for special requests). The classic cocktails are $9 at night and $5
during Happy Hour, which runs until 9 p.m. every night. Along with the El Dorado Old Fashioned,
here’s what they’re serving up:
Moscow Mule: Rain Organic Vodka, fresh lime juice, ginger beer and bitters; served in a Mason jar.
Olde Sugarwoods: Sazerac Straignt Rye Whiskey, fresh lemon juice and Vermont maple syrup.
Jalisco Daisy: Fortaleza Blanco Tequila, agave nectar, fresh lime juice and Grand Marnier.
The Bee’s Knees: Plymouth Gin, honey syrup and fresh lemon juice.
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MEET A BARTENDER WHO SERVES
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By ron donoho / photo by JANELLE MAAS
iffany Tapella is a nice, Midwesternbred girl who is talking about
working as a bar manager at The
Shout House…and the popularity of
blow jobs. Shots, that is.
“Blow jobs are the most popular shot we sell,” says
the outgoing Chicago native, who has a captivating
streak of pink-colored hair on the right side of her
head. “We get a lot of bachelorette parties, and it’s
just a given that you get the bachelorette, or the
whole group, that shot.”
A blow job shot, for the uninitiated wallflower, is
a layered drink of Kahlua and Bailey’s Irish Cream.
It’s served in a round shot glass, and topped with
whipped cream. Tapella says the male bartenders
often offer to sit on the bar and serve the shot off
their laps to female patrons.
Or, since The Shout House is all about live,
interactive show business, revelers are often asked
to come up on stage and down their shot astride
one of the bar’s dueling pianos.
If you’re not already blushing, here’s Tapella
describing the male version of the racy shot:
“It’s called a muff diver. It’s basically the same
ingredients, but we put the shot glass in a martini
glass. And picture the martini glass filled with
whipped cream. You have to stick your face into it
to get to the shot. You can’t help but get whipped
cream all over you. It’s a lot of fun.”
Tapella says you have to have a good sense of
humor to work at—let alone be a patron in—The
Shout House. “Everybody’s a comedian here,”
she says. “You have to be light-hearted and you
have to appreciate humor, even tasteless humor.
And there’s a lot of sarcasm here. We don’t mind
picking on customers to have some fun.”
The piano bar attracts a wide age range, from
20-somethings to octogenarians. The music kicks
off at 7 p.m. and runs continuously until closing
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time. But after five years of slinging drinks, Tapella
says that when the bar gets busy, she really doesn’t
hear the music.
“You know that every night somebody is going
to request Billy Joel’s Piano Man,” she says. “And
there are always a lot of Elton John songs. I guess
I notice when they play some dumb 1980s music;
you know, some Eddie Money or Oingo Boingo.
But the funniest is when they play current hiphop stuff, like Black Eyed Peas. In a weird way, it’s
really good. It’s crazy.”
Tapella helped open The Shout House in
downtown San Diego, and has worked at the
company’s two other locations in Chicago and
Glendale, Arizona. She’s lived in San Diego for
six years, and her first job here was as a cocktail
waitress at The Onyx Room.
She manages the bar a couple nights a week, and
bartends other nights. A Scripps Ranch resident,
she plans to move to Pacific Beach early next year.
“Every Midwesterner wants to live at the beach,
right?” she says.
Tapella likes the nightlife, but is just as content
to stay home and watch movies, particularly stupid
comedies and anything with Ryan Reynolds. “I
loved Van Wilder,” she says. “And I love movies
like The Hangover.”
At work or at play, this hot shot never seems to
be far from a good laugh. n
“You have to be lighthearted and you have
to appreciate humor,
even tasteless humor.”
The Shout House
655 4th Ave., Gaslamp
619.231.6700
theshouthouse.com
C’MON AND SHOUT
The show at The Shout House
begins at 7 p.m. with dueling piano
players banging out nonstop tunes.
Each night, two pairs of musicians
perform, playing alternating sets
that last about an hour.
“They’re really talented—they
literally know thousands of songs,”
says bar manager Tiffany Tapella.
“If they’ve heard a song and never
played it before, they can usually
figure it out. And if they definitely
don’t know something, the next time
you come back I guarantee they will
have learned it.”
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A SAN DIEGO MUSICIAN
DERIVES INSPIRATION
FROM THE MEMORY OF
HIS BROTHER
by lenny j. ploffer
photos By Nino “NEENS” Camilo
N
ow working on his third solo
album, Rem-Emery, Nigel
Kauanui was changed forever
by an internationally-televised
tragedy that rocked the
otherwise peaceful community of La Jolla.
In May 2007, Nigel’s brother, Emery, a
professional surfer, was beaten by four La
Jolla High School graduates. The altercation,
which reportedly began over a spilled beer
at a neighborhood bar, ended outside the La
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Jolla home of the brothers’ mother, Cindy.
Brutalized by the four men who came to
be known as the “Bird Rock Bandits,” Emery
was punched and kicked even after he was
down, leaving him with serious injuries
including a fractured skull. Four days later, he
was pronounced dead.
“God is the reason why I’m alive. All my
inspiration for music comes from the death of
my brother,” says Nigel. “Emery is the reason
why I’m pushing hard and believing in myself.
If I’m alive, I’m gonna do it well… for him.”
Shortly after Emery’s passing, Cindy, who
had moved her family to San Diego from
Kauai to launch Jet Set Management Group,
which provides models for commercial gigs
including fashion shoots in this magazine,
took Nigel back to Hawaii.
“We couldn’t be here,” Nigel explains. “The
guys were on bail a week after it happened,
and I would see them around town.”
Relocated to a small home in Waikiki,
Nigel, who had already launched a career
in music, found himself without recording
facilities. Feeling an intense need to express
himself through melody, the mourning
brother improvised.
“We decided to turn a concrete closet, filled
with clothes and everything, into a studio,”
he says. “The clothes are what really made it
soundproof. I never thought it was going to
sound as good out of a closet like that.”
The music Nigel created did a lot more than
just sound good. Inspired by her son’s creation,
Cindy submitted his album, More Than Just a
Song, to the 2008 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards
(Hawaii’s answer to the Grammys).
The album won R&B/Hip-Hop Album
of the year.
Today, Nigel and Cindy have
returned to San Diego. While the
maturing musician continues to
make his own music, he is now
also producing other young
artists. His hope is to inspire
others to persevere, regardless
of the obstacles they may
face, even if they have to find
harmony in a closet.
Emery is gone, but his spirit lives
on in the waves off La Jolla, and in
the passionate voice of his loving
brother. For the Kauanui family, the
rhythms of music and life have become one.
Tune-in to Nigel’s music at myspace.com/
nigelnk. n
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TOP: Kauanui with friend, Alana Barber, who
starred in his first video
MIDDLE: Kauanui’s tattoo of his mother and brothers
BOTTOM: Kauanui cherishes this surfboard, signed
by friends and family after his brother’s death
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By Brandon Hernández
awaii’s got great coffee, Wisconsin
cheddar is top-notch and Georgia
is famous for peaches. Here in San
Diego, the Napa Valley of beer, we
have plenty to boast about, too, like
our awesome craft brews.
From November 6–15, cups shall runneth over with
one of our county’s most coveted exports during the
inaugural San Diego Beer Week (SDBW), when the
city’s bars, restaurants and hotels team up with local and
regional craft breweries to host a wide variety of events,
including brewmaster dinners, beer and cheese tastings,
home-brewing classes, brewery tours and more.
“The cool thing about SDBW is that it’s not just for beercentric people,” says Melody Daversa, marketing manager
for Karl Strauss Brewing Company. “There are lots of events
designed to show people what local craft beer is all about, and
to bring new faces and new blood into the fold.”
SDBW is sponsored by the San Diego Brewers Guild, a nonprofit, volunteer group of professional brewers and brewery
owners from San Diego County.
“One of the best things for a San Diego brewer who
produces craft beer made locally is to get people to taste their
fresh product,” says Colby Chandler, president of the San
Diego Brewers Guild and founding member of SDBW. “We
know that the focus created by SDBW will be a good tool
for educating everyone’s palates on the quality of San Diego’s
world-renowned beer community.”
The celebration’s diversity of events is magnified by the array of
participating venues, which range from pubs to upscale restaurants to luxury
hotels countywide. For a complete list of events, visit sdbw.org.
“Every level of beer drinker can find something to be stoked about,” says
Daversa.
Making San Diego’s first ever beer week a 10-day celebration—what beerlover wouldn’t be stoked about that? n
Toast (celebrations)
6th Annual San Diego Brewers Guild
Festival
November 6: 7-11 p.m.
November 7: 1-4 p.m. (first session), 5-9 p.m.
(second session)
World Beat Center, Balboa Park
Green Flash 7th Anniversary Festival
Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista
Taste (beer-and-food events)
San Diego Brewers Guild and Slow Food
San Diego Artisan’s Table
November 12: 6 p.m.
A.R. Valentien, Lodge at Torrey Pines
Chef’s Celebration of San Diego Beers
Irwin Jacobs Hall, Sorrento Mesa
Teach (classes and seminars)
Beginner Brewing Class
November 10 and 12: 6-8 p.m.
Home Brew Mart, Linda Vista
Beer U: Intro to Craft Beer
Stone World Bistro & Gardens, Escondido
“One of the best things
for a San Diego brewer who
produces craft beer made
locally is to get people to
taste their fresh product”
MEET YOUR MAKERS
The low-down on some of the more colorful and creative brewers making their rounds during SDBW
Tomme Arthur
The Lost Abbey/Port Brewing
A bona fide rock star of the American
craft brew industry, this Belgo-file
crafts some of the most exceptional
SoCal-inspired takes on timehonored Belgian brews.
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Jeff Bagby
Port Brewing
Coming off a six-medal showing
(including three golds) at the Great
American Beer Festival, this rising star
is at the helm at Pizza Port, Carlsbad’s
safe haven for suds and slices.
Paul Segura
Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
With six brewery restaurants to
supply with well over a dozen styles
of ales and lagers, this guy’s not
just a brewer, he’s a high-powered
production engine.
Peter Zien
AleSmith
Like many local brewers, Zien and
his brew crew started as avid home
brewers. Today, his brewery is
regarded as one of the finest in the
nation.
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Clockwise from top left:
Zoltan, Peter, Heather
and Bonnie at Hard
Rock Hotel’s 207
Four Play
TWO BROTHERS PLUS TWO BEST
FRIENDS EQUALS one FOUR-WAY BLIND DATE
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Photos by HOLLY HARRIS
oltan (his real name) teaches high school in South Bay. A
longtime fan of PacificSD’s blind date adventures, he recently
submitted a photo of himself and samples of his writing to
[email protected]. Turns out the one-time
magazine writer was looking not only for a date, but also for
a job. Score two for the Z-man: we agreed to let the guy write for us as long
as he could get his brother to participate in the blind date. One phone call
later, Zoltan’s brother Peter, manager of a commercial painting company,
was booked for a flight from San Francisco.
The next day, we posted a message on the magazine’s Facebook page,
announcing that we were looking for a pair of sisters or best girlfriends for
an upcoming blind date. Bonnie, a book editor by day and an occasional
freelance writer for PacificSD, said she’d give it a shot; and it seemed like a
fun experiment to set her up with another writer to see if their heads would
explode. Bonnie got her bestie, Heather, a wedding photographer to be the
fourth wheel.
Zoltan, Peter, Bonnie and Heather are about to meet at the Hard Rock
Hotel. Before they do, let’s review the pre-date interviews.
Why are you going on a blind date
in a magazine?
ZOLTAN: It’s part of my courtordered community service.
PETER: Why not? Fun, adventure,
potential romance, free dinner.
BONNIE: I think it’s good to go
outside of your comfort zone from
time to time.
HEATHER: Because my friend
Bonnie is the bomb and she asked
me to do this with her.
millions of people will read about.
PETER: Paint, do improv, go to
movies and out to eat with friends.
BONNIE: I go to a lot of live music
events, arts and culture events, spend
time with friends, make up fantastical
stories about my roomie’s dogs.
HEATHER: Up for it all. Anything
that has to do with water, especially
surf, snorkel and swim; and hiking,
mountain biking and skiing.
Describe your personality in seven
words.
ZOLTAN: Read the last page of this
magazine.
PETER: Goofy, playful, energetic,
cheeky, no-holds-barred.
BONNIE: Spontaneous, fun-loving,
diplomatic, childlike, feisty, cranky,
honest.
HEATHER: Easy-going, caring, fun,
witty, stubborn, loving.
What happens if your brother/
friend gets the woman/man you
want?
ZOLTAN: Two words: dance off.
PETER: He gets his ass beat down
by big brother in front of the ladies.
BONNIE: We’ll end up with
whomever we’re meant to end up
with, regardless of whom we’re
paired with tonight.
HEATHER: Go, Bonnie! Whoop
whoop!
What do you do for fun?
ZOLTAN: I like to go on double
blind dates with my brother that
What’s your favorite thing about
yourself?
ZOLTAN: My ass. It’s so tight you
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can bounce nickels off of it.
PETER: I don’t take life too seriously.
BONNIE: I still have my sense of
wonder.
HEATHER: Good heart.
What do you like least about
yourself?
ZOLTAN: My ass. People keep
bouncing nickels off of it.
PETER: Sometimes I’m insecure.
BONNIE: I’m a terrible
procrastinator.
HEATHER: Procrastinator.
What do you hope will happen
tonight?
ZOLTAN: That I don’t end up going
home with my brother.
PETER: Sex. Just kidding… kind of.
Love. Even that’s a lot to hope for.
How about fun?
BONNIE: I hope we’ll at least make
new friends, have a good time and
have an interesting story to share.
HEATHER: Make some new friends
at least. Meet, marry and have
10,000 of his babies right away.
What was the last text message you
sent and to whom?
ZOLTAN: It was to my brother,
telling him to dress nice tonight and
not wear his usual wife-beater/bikershort combo.
PETER: To a co-worker about a project.
BONNIE: My last text message was,
“Tu eres cabeza de piña.” Translation:
“You are a pineapple head.” I sent it
to my friend Joseph.
HEATHER: “Thanks guys!” To some
friends who invited me to be in a
dodge ball tournament.
What do you hope your date will
look like?
ZOLTAN: Who was in those
Transformer movies? Oh, yeah—
Shia LaBeouf.
PETER: Attractive, feminine, nice
smile.
BONNIE: A lumberjack carrying a
Steinbeck novel and with drumsticks
sticking out of his back pocket.
HEATHER: Good. To me, anyway.
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THE BLIND DATERS MEET
T
he foursome meets at Hard Rock Hotel’s 207,
where they talk over drinks for about an hour. At
first, at least from the magazine crew’s vantage
point across the room, there appeared to be
some awkwardness.
Now, all four are laughing, seemingly without a break.
We split the group for mid-date debriefings–and to find
out what’s so funny.
How’s it going so far?
Zoltan: Good. It’s like we’re all
old friends bullsh!tt!ng around.
Peter: Lots of fun. Good, playful
energy.
Bonnie: I’m having lots of fun.
There seems to be a good vibe with
good chemistry among the four of us.
Heather: I couldn’t dream this
stuff up. Having a blast.
Describe Heather’s behavior and
appearance
ZOLTAN: Tall and blonde. Very San
Diego. Very nice.
PETER: Attractive and fun.
Describe Bonnie’s behavior and
appearance
ZOLTAN: Cute. She looks like that
chick from 500 Days of Summer
(actress Zooey Deschanel).
PETER: Attractive and fun.
Describe Zoltan’s behavior and
appearance
BONNIE: Very cute. Nice eyes
and lips. I like the sweater look.
Charming, a little quiet with dry
humor and wit.
HEATHER: Calm, friendly and
dressed nicely–and witty.
Describe Peter’s behavior and
appearance
BONNIE: Also very cute.
HEATHER: Friendly, captivating
and fun. He dresses hip.
The foursome gets as cold as the rockies at
Hard Rock’s 207, a fab place for drinks and
snacks. 207sd.com, hardrockhotelsd.com
Which of the two guys/girls do you
find more attractive physically?
ZOLTAN: This is such a copout but
they are equally cute.
PETER: Heather, she’s more my
type.
BONNIE: Zoltan. I’m always drawn
to darker features. And he has an
academic look about him.
HEATHER: Peter, a little more of a
rugged look.
Which of the two do you find more
attractive in terms of personality?
ZOLTAN: Both are fun, sarcastic
and cool. It’s like they’re sisters.
Another copout, but they are equally
awesome.
PETER: Both are great, fun and
goofy.
BONNIE: Maybe Peter. He
has a lot of energy and is
very funny.
HEATHER: Peter. He seems
to be up for anything and I
find him curious.
Rate Bonnie physically on
a scale from 1 to 10.
ZOLTAN: 7.5
PETER: 7.5
Rate Heather physically on
a scale from 1 to 10.
ZOLTAN: 7.5
PETER: 8.5
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Rate Zoltan physically on a scale
from 1 to 10.
BONNIE: 9
HEATHER: 7.5
Rate Peter physically on a scale
from 1 to 10.
BONNIE: 8.5
HEATHER: 8.5
Describe your brother’s/friend’s
behavior and appearance.
ZOLTAN: He looks fine, I guess.
For behavior—you know when you
let your dog off the leash because
you think he will be good, and
right when you let him go he starts
humping someone’s leg? Like that.
PETER: Fun behavior, but a little too
conservative. Ivy League/prep-school
boy appearance.
BONNIE: Heather looks great. She’s
very friendly and lots of fun.
HEATHER: Hot! Totally Bonnie—
excited!
Of the two women/men, whom
would you like to kiss right now?
ZOLTAN: I’m not that easy, but talk
to me after dinner and drinks.
PETER: Not quite there yet.
BONNIE: Zoltan, aka “Zoli,” as his
brother calls him.
HEATHER: Peter.
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THE BLIND DATErs
walk up the strip
T
he streets are hoppin’ when the group steps out
of the bar and into a warm autumn night in the
Gaslamp. As they stroll up Fifth Avenue toward
Market Street, the flashing camera catches the
attention of scores of passing nightlifers.
The stars of tonight’s show will be treated to an opulent
dinner of international cuisine—$1.50 tacos and other
Mexican delights at Funky Garcia’s, located right by the
Haunted Hotel. (Hey, it’s expensive to feed a family of four
these days.) The evening’s entertainment is being provided
by Beyonce, Lady GaGa and their colleagues, whose music
videos are booming through Funky’s sound system.
As their food arrives, the daters are finally left alone for
the rest of the evening. We call a couple days later to see
what we missed.
Overall, how was the date? ZOLTAN: It was a lot fun. We all
have the same sense of humor, so we
all got along extremely well.
PETER: Awesome, those were two
really great chicks, and I don’t hang
out with my brother enough, either.
BONNIE: We all seemed to have
a good time, with everyone up for
whatever adventures came our way.
HEATHER: Super awkward at first,
but overall it was really great. I had
a blast.
What happened after the magazine
crew left?
ZOLTAN: We went to the Haunted
Hotel, where three out of the
four of us messed ourselves.
Then we wandered into a
bar where almost everyone
was deaf. Then we ended the night
at the Shout House.
PETER: We went to an awesome
haunted house. Then we went to a
couple bars, capped off by some group
sing-alongs at the Shout House. I’ve
never been to such a place. Good
times and a community feel.
BONNIE: We were chased by a crazy
man with a chainsaw. I’m still having
nightmares. After that, we went into
a place where we realized 80 percent
of the people there were hearing
impaired. Everyone was
signing. After about 15
minutes, we left and went
to Shout House down the
street.
HEATHER: We all went
to a haunted house,
another bar and then the
Shout House. That was
pretty fun.
Which of the guys/girls
were you more attracted
to physically?
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The daters walk up Fifth Avenue from
Hard Rock to Funky Garcia’s on Market
Street. (Big thanks to Moe and the
gang at Funky’s for treating our daters
to a fun night out. funkygarcias.com)
ZOLTAN: I wasn’t really attracted
to either girl. They were both nice
looking, but just neither was my
type.
PETER: Heather.
BONNIE: Both were attractive, but I
was a little more physically attracted
to Zoltan. Probably because he has
darker features and is slightly taller.
He was more striking, with nice eyes
and lips.
HEATHER: Peter fo’ sho’!
Which of the guys/girls were you
more attracted to in terms of
personality?
ZOLTAN: Both girls had very
similar, fun personalities. They were
really easy to hang out with and just
bullsh!t around. I wasn’t necessarily
attracted to either one, but I would
totally hang with them again.
PETER: They were both to die for.
But actually, Bonnie busted out with
some pretty funny, random stuff.
Gotta give her props for that.
BONNIE: Both guys were cool, each
in his own way. But as the night
went on, Peter’s personality stood
out more and he was just more open
and playful the whole time.
HEATHER: Mr. Peter.
Describe any romantic connection
between yourself and either of the
guys/girls.
ZOLTAN: Well, Chuck Woolery, I
didn’t feel any romantic connections
with either girl. They’re both very
sweet, but I just wasn’t feeling it.
PETER: Heather and I felt an
immediate connection, but it’s
probably difficult to call it a
“romantic connection” so soon. But
during the rest of the date we got to
know each other more, enough to
make plans to go out again.
BONNIE: Honestly, there wasn’t
one for me that night. I thought
both guys were attractive, fun, and
I would definitely go out again as
friends. But, I didn’t feel that “thing”
about either of them. HEATHER: Peter definitely had a
smirk with his eyes that drew me
in; maybe even a little sparkle or
twinkle.
(The date continues on Page 54.)
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Four
Ever
After
the post-date
wrap up
How was Funky Garcia’s?
ZOLTAN: It was a cool little
Mexican spot. Sort of a TJ vibe, but
clean… and not terrifying.
PETER: It was a fun little Mexican
joint with good margaritas.
BONNIE: Good food and drinks,
relaxed and casual atmosphere. I
like their cow couch.
HEATHER: Funky helped us get our
funk on with some good eats and
music videos and fun house mirrors.
Did your brother/friend do or say
anything especially charming?
ZOLTAN: Since we’ve been adults, I
really haven’t spent a huge amount
of time with my brother, let alone
ever go on a date with him, but
watching him do his thing was
kinda funny and eye-opening. He’s
got game, in his own little way. I
can’t really explain it, but I was
pleasantly surprised.
PETER: Probably not. That’s my
department.
BONNIE: Heather’s personality is
generally sweet and charming, but
nothing in particular stood out.
HEATHER: She’s Bonnie, ‘nuff said.
Did your brother/friend do or say
anything embarrassing?
ZOLTAN: He’s very animated and
sometimes over the top with his
humor, but it seemed like the girls
were digging it, so it must work for
him.
PETER: Most likely, but I don’t
remember specifics.
BONNIE: Heather didn’t do
anything embarrassing, but when
someone suggested later that we all
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Margaritas, tacos and
laughs at Funky Garcia’s
go do karaoke, I found out she gets
very freaked out by that idea. She’s
an anti-karaokeite. How did I not
know that before?
HEATHER: Her top kept busting
open, which was funny and left us
all with something to laugh about.
Were you jealous of your friend/
brother at any point in the evening?
ZOLTAN: Can you really be jealous
of the spastic kid who gets a base-hit
even though he had his eyes closed,
swinging the bat awkwardly and
screaming the entire time? Let’s just
say I was happy for him.
PETER: Perhaps a little when he
was talking to and joking around
with Heather after I decided I was
interested in her.
BONNIE: I’m never jealous of
Heather or any of my friends. When
you love someone, you’re happy for
them, no matter what.
HEATHER: No, we seem to like
different brothers. It may have been
awkward if we liked the same one. Will there be a second date for any
of you?
ZOLTAN: Peter and Heather already
have another date planned. He
moves quicker than the Energizer
Bunny on meth. Bonnie and I will
probably just remain friends.
PETER: Yes, I’m going out with
Heather again tonight.
BONNIE: I think Peter and Heather
are going on another date. As for
me, I’d go out with either of them
again as friends.
HEATHER: Yes, most definitely.
Peter and I exchanged numbers and
a couple of texts. He seems quite
sweet. n
Aftermatch:
Seems like everyone had a good time. Bonnie thought the guys were nice,
but despite her friend’s success, there just wasn’t a spark with Zoltan. Zoltan
didn’t find love either, but there was a payoff (if 10 bucks a story counts as a
“payoff”)—he gets to write for PacificSD.
By going on a double blind date with her best friend, Heather managed to
forge a connection with a brother, and even flew up to see him in San Francisco
a week later. No word yet on how that turned out. But one thing is clear:
although Bonnie and Zoltan were less lucky, Heather scored big and got her
hands on a Peter… or, as she calls him, Mr. Peter.
Celebrity observations:
“³Four!”–Tiger Woods
“Watch out for foursomes, especially if Tequila¹’s involved.”²
–Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman
“Funky? I’¹ll show you funky. Git down!²”
–James Brown
³“Four score and...Šsorry, make that two scored.”²
³
“What? Oh. Wait, I don¹t get it.”²
–Abraham Lincoln
–Kendra Wilkinson
events
Submit events to [email protected] Compiled by Ryan Balke
Off the
Beaten Path
Art Show
Still shot from Yoko
Ono video, Cut Pieces
Dates: Through
December 12
Admission: Free
Info: 858.534.0419,
universityartgallery.
ucsd.edu, artworks
forchange.org
Venue: University
Art Gallery, UCSD, La Jolla
This international exhibition of contemporary
art brings together 33 artists from 26
countries, each using their artwork to tell
stories about gender-based violence.
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11/27:
Boyz II Men / House of Blues, hob.com
Dropkick Murphys / Soma, somasandiego.com
Mat Kearney / House of Blues, hob.com
Matt Costa / Casbah, casbahmusic.com
Jet / 4th and B, ticketmaster.com
Hanson and Hellogoodbye / House of Blues, hob.com
So You Think You Can Dance Tour / Sports Arena, ticketmaster.com
Third Eye Blind / House of Blues, hob.com
Ultimate Doo Wop Show / Civic Theatre, ticketmaster.com
Pinback / Belly Up Tavern, bellyup.com
Dashboard Confessional and New Found Glory/ Soma, somasandiego.com
Say Anything and Miniature Tigers / House of Blues, hob.com
BB King / Belly Up Tavern, bellyup.com
The Black Crowes / House of Blues, hob.com
Kiss / San Diego Sports Arena, ticketmaster.com
CHARGERS
11/1 vs. Oakland Raiders
11/15 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
11/29 vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Photo by Dennis Cowley
Courtesy Pace Wildenstein,
New York
Tara Donovan
Dates: Through February 28, 2010
Admission: $10 or less
Info: 858.454.3541, mcasd.org
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art
San Diego, Downtown
MCASD presents an exhibition of
sculptural installations by Tara Donovan,
who transforms mass quantities of
everyday items (like the Styrofoam cups
shown above) into magnificent sculptures.
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SDSU FOOTBALL
11/7 vs. TCU
11/14 vs. Wyoming
Taste of Little Italy
Date: November 4
Tickets: $35
Info: 619.233.3898,
tasteoflittleitalysd.com
Venue: The streets of Little Italy
Ciao Down on a self-guided
culinary tour of Little Italy, where
25 of the neighborhood’s top
eateries serve samples of their
signature appetizers, entrées and
desserts. (Story Page 38)
SDSU BASKETBALL
11/14 vs. UCSD
11/19 vs. Santa Clara
11/28 vs. Northern Arizona
La Jolla Gallery
and Wine Walk
Date: November 5
Tickets: $30 in advance, $35
day of
Info: 619.233.5008,
lajollabythesea.com
Venue: Admire a variety of
works at more than 25 of La
Jolla’s renowned galleries,
where Fine Art will be paired
with fine wines from restaurants
throughout the village.
Susan G. Komen
Race For The Cure
9th Annual La Jolla
Writers Conference
Date: November 1
Admission: Free to watch, donations
and fundraising encouraged
Info: 760.692.2900, komensandiego.org
Venue: Balboa Park
More than 13,000 walkers and supporters
are expected to converge on Balboa Park
for this 13th annual event, which features
a 5k run/walk to raise awareness and fund
research for breast cancer.
Date: November 6-8
Tickets: $435 for three-day
conference; includes three meals
Info: lajollawritersconference.com
Venue: Paradise Point Resort and Spa,
Mission Bay
This renowned conference, focused on
the art, craft and business of writing, offers
writers small class sizes to foster an intimate
learning atmosphere.
San Diego Beer Week
Ocean Beach Restaurant Walk
Date: November 6-15
Tickets: Prices vary by event
Info: sdbw.org
Venue: Locations around San Diego
Fill ‘er up at San Diego Beer Week,
when the city’s bars, restaurants
and hotels team up with local
and regional breweries to host a variety of events,
including beer and cheese tastings, home-brewing
classes and brewery tours. (Story Page 46)
Date: November 10
Tickets: $15
Info: 619.224.4906, oceanbeachsandiego.com
Venue: Restaurants around Ocean Beach
Savor an array of flavors during
a self-guided tour of more than
20 Ocean Beach restaurants
and bars. Tickets include free
shuttle rides throughout the
neighborhood.
San Diego Bay Wine
and Food Festival
The Art of Thomas Arvid, The Wines
of Quintessa
Date: November 18-22
Tickets: Prices vary by event
Info: 619.342.7337, worldofwineevents.com
Venue: Various locations around San Diego
Join more than 8,000 tastemakers in enjoying
gourmet food samples and everything from Pinot
Grigio to tequila at this five-day series of events,
which includes cooking and wine-tasting classes and
an olive oil competition.
Date: November 19
Dinner: $125 per person
Info: 619.237.1155
Venue: Fleming’s
Steakhouse, Downtown
flemingssteakhouse.com
A collection of Thomas
Arvid’s wine-centric
paintings will be displayed, as diners enjoy a five-course
dinner paired with the renowned artist’s favorite wines.
Dr. Seuss’ How
The Grinch
Stole Christmas
Photo by Craig Schwartz
Date: November 21December 27
Tickets $39-$49
Info: 619.234.5623,
oldglobe.org
Venue: Old Globe
Theatre
The Old Globe Theatre
transforms into Whoville
for the annual return of
this holiday classic, now
in its 12th year in San
Diego.
19th Annual Encinitas Fall Festival
Date: November 22
Admission: Free
Info: 760.943.1950, encinitas101.com
Venue: Along Coast Highway 101,
Encinitas
Downtown Encinitas becomes a
family-friendly holiday-shopping
bazaar with more than 450 vendors
selling arts and crafts, gifts and food.
Chargers
50th
Anniversary
Block Party
Father Joe’s Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk
Date: November 26
Tickets: $28-$31
Info: 619.446.2100, thanksgivingrun.org
Venue: Balboa Park
Take a giant leap for charity and compensate for a day overeating by
participating in Father Joe’s annual 5K turkey trot, which starts and
finishes in Balboa Park, then proceeds to a beer garden after-party.
Date: November 27
Tickets: $30
Info: 619.233.5008,
chargers.com
Venue: 7th and Market
St., Gaslamp
The Chargers are finally
middle-aged. Help
thousands of fans celebrate
the team’s 50th anniversary at
the biggest tailgate party of
the year—in the Gaslamp.
Courtesy of
the Chargers
Photo by Douglas Kirkland
Photo Expo West
Date: November 14-15
Tickets: Free for show, $10 for classes
Info: photoexpowest.com
Venue: Del Mar Fairgrounds
Learn techniques from experts including
photographer Douglas Kirkland (most
famous for his iconic
images of Marilyn
Monroe) at the
fifth annual Photo
Expo West, where
5,000 hobbyists
and professionals
are expected
to gather for
seminars and
to shop for
discounted
photography
equipment.
Courtesy of the
Oxygen Network
LEGOLAND
Tree
Lighting
Date: November 30
Tickets: LEGOLAND
Admission
Info: 760.918.5346
legoland.com
Venue: LEGOLAND
California, Carlsbad
Tori Spelling and
husband Dean
McDermott help kick
off the holidays by
hosting LEGOLAND’s
annual tree lighting
ceremony, headlined
by popular children’s
entertainment group,
The Jumpitz.
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Into the Black
how to PrePare BodY and Mind
for BLACk FRIDAY
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BY Zoltan illes
athering with friends and family, talking about old times
and devouring so much food that you have to change into
your Padres sweatpants halfway through dinner are what
Thanksgiving Day is all about, right? WRONG! It’s about
getting ready for the best deals on Earth during Black Friday,
the day after Thanksgiving. That’s when stores have sales and promotions to
kickstart the shopping season, causing near riots in the process.
Even with the current state of the economy, this year’s Black Friday will
be wrought with madness and mayhem that rival free-chicken night at El
Pollo Loco (the one located next to the Jenny Craig clinic). For anyone who
has experienced this tradition of debauchery, you understand the necessary
precautions it takes to escape with only minor cuts and scratches and, of
course, that lovely cardigan you got for half-off. For first-timers who plan
to wander into the mall on the biggest shopping day of the year like it’s any
other Friday, these tips are for you.
GET REaDy PHySiCally
Have you ever heard of people obtaining superhuman strength in the face of
tragedy? Like when someone lifts a car off of an injured child? Well, that’s a
joke compared to the strength of women shopping on Black Friday. These
ladies can carry twice their body weight in each arm, run faster than Shawn
Merrimane on his “special” medicine and leap over bargain tables like O.J. in
those 1980s Hertz commercials, all in order to get the best deals. Seriously, if
the Olympics were held at Fashion Valley Mall on the day after Thanksgiving,
the U.S. women’s team would go undefeated. So, from now ’til November 27,
train like you’re going to run a full marathon in Cambodia in the middle of
the summer, then train some more. Drink raw eggs and listen to Survivor’s
Eye of the Tiger everywhere you go. Or else you just might find yourself being
trampled by a herd of older women wearing mom jeans and high-top Easy
Walkers...and that’s if you’re lucky.
GET REaDy EmOTiONally
Someone once said, “Mercy is for the weak.” In fact, I think it was that Cobra
Kai instructor from The Karate Kid. I bet that a-hole gets the best deals on
headbands and blackbelts on Black Friday because, well, he’s an a-hole—he
has no emotions or feelings, which enables him not to care about anyone who
might get in his way. Now I’m not suggesting you cut off your shirtsleeves
and start slapping Ralph Macchio around (although, how cool would that
be?), but just become an a-hole for one day. For example, you could separate
a mother from her child or knock over an old man in a wheelchair. Both will
totally free up whatever sale rack or table you need to rummage through.
And just remember, as you’re blocking out the pleas for help, that mercy is
for the weak and grandma really needs that last Christmas-themed Snuggie.
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This one won’t be easy. The Thanksgiving mixture of wine, tryptophan and
pumpkin pie will knock-out most folks with the strength of an elephant
tranquilizer. Hell, even Oprah needs a 20-minute nap after a meal that
size. So, to help you overcome the self-induced coma and beat the crowd
to your favorite emporium, I suggest taking a tip from our old friends, the
Native Americans. They taught us not only to split aces and eights, but also
that when you drink massive amounts of water at bedtime, your body will
naturally wake you up earlier than normal. They used this strategy to get a
jump-start on their enemy, and you can do the same to get a jump-start on
Black Friday. Of course, for the untrained body, this technique can lead to
messy sheets (and spouses), but with all the money you save being first in line
the next morning, you can afford the dry cleaning…and the counseling. n
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to some of San Diego’s top restaurants and bars. Check us out
at facebook.com/PacificSD and pacificsandiego.com.
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