Miss July 2011 And Top Rank Boxing Beauty Shows Off A Gorgeous Different Side: Her Personality I have a new best friend. Perhaps I'll even meet her one day. Sounds a bit strange, I know. But after conducting a phone interview with Playboy's Miss July 2011, Jessa Hinton, I indeed feel as if I have a Playmate as a pal. I was offered the chance to talk with … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
Are The Rolling Stones Preparing to Tour in 2012?
Legendary Rock Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Remake of 'Some Girls' Album and, Possibly, A Tour Miss you. That's what many fans are saying about the Rolling Stones and the legendary rock group might be together again in 2012. Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and drummer Charlie Watts rehearsed together in November in London. This is on the heels of a re-vamped … [Read more...]
How the NBA Lockout Has Affected a Small LA Bar Owner
OB's Pub and Grill in Manhattan Beach Among Several Sports Bars in NBA Cities That Stand to Lose Thousands Steve Delk runs a small bar in the Los Angeles area that's a popular locals hangout for Taco Tuesdays and also LA Laker games. And while the Taco Tuesdays will continue to bring in crowds, the Laker games will not, at least for the time being, and perhaps for … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Double-Fisted Party Weekend
Annual Wine & Food Festival Again Thrills and Fulfills This Blogger I'm two for two at the annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival. Let's see anyone on the Padres do that in their first two at-bats. I've been to the event twice and both times have had a great time. It helps that I really like wine & food festivals because they are usually outdoors … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Pairing Event Review
Belgian Beer Tasting A Great Warm-up To Main Events Am I supposed to have a buzz even before the first party?! If it's the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival - and it is - then heck yeah! I emerged feeling this way after the Belgian Beer Tasting and Pairing on Friday afternoon, before even the big evening event and Saturday's Grand Tasting. Yes, it's a Belgian … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay’s Event SoCal’s #1 Wine & Food Festival
Annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Is Top-Rated For its Multi-Day Format With Multiple Fun Parties & Tastings I just love going to wine, beer and food festivals. They are festive, classy without being conceited and you've got something in common with just about everyone there, because you are all there to consume wine and beer (plus, in some cases, … [Read more...]
I’m Not Ashamed To Say I Drink Two Buck Chuck
It's the Ultimate Budget Wine, As Long As You Stick with the Reds of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz I buy it. I drink it. I even have it at house parties. Heck, I even take a bottle to my parents when I visit them in Tennessee. I'm a Two Buck Chuck Fan, and I admit it. For those not in the know, I'm referring to Charles Shaw wine, available only at Trader Joe's, a … [Read more...]
BlogWorld LA For Serious Bloggers: Event Review
Conference For Those Who Want To Make a Living By Blogging Features Speakers, An Expo And One-on-One Conversations With Panelists By the time I arrived at the 2011 BlogWorld LA – held Nov. 3-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center – on the first day, everyone was buzzing about the opening keynote speaker. It was on Google+ For Business, and unfortunately I had missed … [Read more...]
Palmilla Restaurant Hermosa Beach Tequila Bar Review
Restaurant-Bar on the Pier Features Fine Dining and Drinks On the Pier And Fresh-Squeezed Margaritas The margarita menu reads like a high-end restaurant menu. "La Flacita (Skinny) Margarita." "Pineapple Serrano Cilantro Margarita." "Margarita De La Casa." Watch out for the "Fresh Spicy Mango Margarita," for the word "spicy" is not hype. It contains … [Read more...]
Blogging from BlogWorld & New Media Expo LA Review
Nirvana for Bloggers Features Seminars, Expo and Post-Event Social Mixer and Parties Blog. Blog. Blog. It's the theme of BlogWorld L.A, a three-day event taking place Nov. 3-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. I was there the first day, which was comprised of keynote speakers and a lineup of seminars that, for this Bar Blogger who writes about bars, picking the ones to … [Read more...]
Where To Watch Alabama-LSU in Los Angeles Bars
Crimson Tide Fans to Party at the Varsity in Santa Monica and Sharkeez in Hermosa Beach It's the Game of the Century. Until the next Game of the Century, of course. Even with all the uber-hype, the countdown on ESPN that started the previous week and all of college football analysts' eyes pointing to the date for weeks, the Alabama-LSU game has BIG written all over … [Read more...]