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What Are You Fighting For..Really

What do you want? To wake up? yeah that’s cool Open your crusted lids? yeah that’s cool Is it blurry? most-times, sometimes-less Food? yeah, that’s cool A place to Piss? yeah that’s cool Rinse your scummy dermatology? yeah that’s cool Coffee or Tea? okay You care whether the people you love live or die? Yeah. Would you … Continue reading →
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Nickel Beer Night

Inebriation Isn’t Just an Adventure, Its a Career Continue reading →
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You Wake Up Suddenly, You’re a Glove

When we left off, Tina was coughing, I was drinking and the unknown drummer was doing alright. Continue reading →
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Everytime You Go Away, You Take a Piece of Meat With You

A young but frivolous group of slightly stupid musicians mount a stage covered in rotting orange plush carpet and old duct tape. Continue reading →
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buckle up it’s going to be a bumpy night

1 in 10 homeowners behind on mortgage or in foreclosure. 533,000 jobs lost in November. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. US Big 3 automakers asking for $34 billion bailout. 30 daily newspapers up for sale from New York … Continue reading →
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McCarthyism in San Clemente?

San Clemente still embroiled – You’re a Jerk, and I’m not In response to Jim Cogan’s letter, (San Clemente Times, Vol.3, Issue 45, Nov. 6-12, 2008) Mr. Cogan is a wonderful writer. His eloquent, articulate and image-evoking pen is no doubt … Continue reading →
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San Clemente: Congratulations Bob, Jim and North Beach

The highly emotional, and sometimes controversial November 2008 elections in our Spanish Village by the Sea are behind us, FINALLY! City council incumbent Jim Dahl and newcomer Bob Baker narrowly beat Steve Knoblock to nab two city council seats.  Measure W … Continue reading →
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JFK: Nobody Comes Close

Courage Conviction Confidence Composure Conscience Command Character Class In 1960 presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addressed the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. His message was simple, but his delivery was phenomenal. It’s astounding how relevant this speech is today, the mark of a truly extraordinary individual. … Continue reading →
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Residents First?

Are the residents really first? or is it just another political slogan? City council candidates Charles Mann and Bob Baker regularly reference their participation in Save San Clemente Open Space (SSCOS), a group formed to stop the rezoning of 50.5 … Continue reading →
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San Clemente: Yes on Measure W

I’ve been staring at the embarrassing, dilapidated, health hazard we call the Miramar theater for several years now in the hopes that someone would either burn it down or blow it up. But then along comes The Lab. My … Continue reading →
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