Scot Bruce Sounds And Really, Really Looks Like The King The sun is out, it's a warm day ideal for bike riding along The Strand, there's a beach volleyball tournament at the Hermosa Beach Pier, a Vegas-type pool party (except without the pool but hey, there's an ocean a block away) at Ocean Bar, and of course, Sharkeez Hermosa Beach. There's no end to the entertainment in … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Rock & Brews Redondo Beach Liquid Lunch A Tasty Treat
Craft Beers, Good Food And Rock Music Make For A Comfortable Setting There's a line in a Jimmy Buffett song that says, "I wish lunch could last forever." That's the way I feel after having lunch at Rock & Brews in Redondo Beach. There's something about the place that's comfortable, that makes you want to have some of its craft beers with your salad, pizza or … [Read more...]
Rock & Brews Redondo Beach Bike Racks Are Works Of Art
Guitar-Shaped Racks With Kegs Provide Parking For Bicycles At Riviera Village Restaurant At first glace, they look like pieces of expensive artwork. Just to the side of the back entrance are thick, sturdy metal devices in the shape of guitars. They are attached to the ground on a base that's part of a beer keg. If any visual could describe what Rock & Brews is … [Read more...]
Putting The Hangover Remedy Forgiven To The Saturday Morning Test
Saturday morning came earlier than I would have expected, considering I was out all day Friday, starting with a liquid lunch that spilled over into Happy Hour and then into the night. I might have been expected to sleep in until, oh say noon, but for some reason awoke around 8:30. I was still a bit buzzed from the previous day/night and the brain was woozy. I had a bit of a … [Read more...]
Checking Out Rock ‘n Brews Redondo Beach New Lunch Menu
Riviera Village Beer Bar And Restaurant Gets Even More Popular Rock 'n Brews in Redondo Beach which has – as the Bar Blogger predicted – been flowing like its many beers with people filling up its picnic tables, is now serving lunch. It's a good move because there's a lot of businesses in the Riviera Village area. Soon, no doubt, there will be some "liquid lunches" as … [Read more...]
Breakfast Inspired Liqueurs Mama Walker’s A Big Hit At Party
Shots Flow Of Blueberry Pancake, Maple Bacon The Glazed Donut I was sent bottles of creative new liqueurs to sample, write about and review. The products are Mama Walker's breakfast-inspired liqueurs and they have creative titles like Blueberry Pancake, Maple Bacon and the lively-named Glazed Donut. They can be enjoyed as part of a mixed drink – recipes are on the bottle … [Read more...]
Bahamas Breeze Drink Recipe And Swimming With A Shark in ‘Jaws’
Rum Kept Film Crew Buzzing During Spring Break And Filming Of Movie Guest Blog Post By Walt Clayton, Author, The Strykes Buns Guide www.bunsguide.com/ JAWS The Revenge, filmed on location in Nassau – dat be in da Bahamas, mon – was a terrible flick but a terrific gig to work on for us crew members. For three sweltering months I toiled as part of the underwater film crew: … [Read more...]
Mari Vanna Has Russian Cocktails, Cuisine & Karaoke In West Hollywood
From Russia – to L.A. – With Love At This Restaurant And Bar In the diverse city that is Los Angeles, several different cultures exist, some of which even longtime residents may find surprising. For instance, there is a Russian presence throughout the area. There's a Russian Cold War era submarine by the Queen Mary, a recent Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, … [Read more...]
Chicago Blackhawks Bars Celebration Party Stanley Cup Win Chicagoans
Chicagoans Go Crazy For Hockey Championship Do, do de do do do de duo do DO!!!! The Chicago Blackhawks win the 2013 Stanley Cup and it's a party all over Chicago and wherever Chicagoans are located. I was in one of the top places, Southern California, and partied the night away with the WACCOs. And that is the Western Association of Crazy Chicagoans and Others. What a … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Is Over The Line Not San Diego’s Fun Beach Touranment
OTL Should Be Left Alone As SD's Top Summertime Party Event It's not the Over-The-Line tournament that's out of line, but rather a group that entered a lawsuit against it and, in particular, one lady named Lori Watson. I'll get to the lawsuit in a second, but first my attention must go to Ms. Watson. She is identified in a Los Angeles Times article as an "associate professor … [Read more...]
Sold-Out Crowd Concludes 2013 Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas
Seven Stages, DJs And Roaming Entertainment Entertain Fans Once again, it was a huge success. The 17th annual Electric Daisy Carnival concluded on Sunday, June 23, with another sold-out crowd. They were treated to top DJs playing electronic music into the Sin City night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Additionally on Sunday, eight art cars provided roaming entertainment, … [Read more...]
Saint Rocke Delivers Another Good Night Out In Hermosa Beach
South Bay's Top Live Music Venue Again Provides An Enjoyable Experience Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach is one of those place that, when I'm there, I say to myself, "now why don't I come here more often?" It's the top live music venue in the South Bay Beach Cities and always gets good bands. It's not like many great live music bars in that it's not hot, dark and sweaty – … [Read more...]
Long Beach Bayou Festival Provides Tastes And Sounds Of New Orleans
Zydeco Music, Cajun Food And Cold Beers Bring Bring Back Memories Of Jazzfest If I can't be in New Orleans, then it's good to be in place that feels like I'm in New Orleans. And that's why I went to the Bayou Festival in Long Beach, CA, on a sunny Saturday in June (the 22nd, to be exact). With Zydeco bands – accordion and washboard – filling up downtown Rainbow Lagoon, … [Read more...]
A Busy Party Saturday For The Bar Blogger In L.A.
Bayou Festival, Chicago Stanley Cup Game, CD Release Bash & A House Party This is turning into one busy party Saturday! I have a festival to attend, a hockey game to watch with the WACCOs, a CD release event put on by my good friend and now have just learned of a house party. Well, it's just another summer day in L.A.! The start of the day is the Bayou Festival in … [Read more...]
Travel Europe Vicariously Through Rick Steves Videos
European Traveler Blu-ray Collectors’ Edition Box Set Now Available There's something that's plain cool about traveling in Europe. It's not just that it's been there since nearly the dawn of civilization, that it has landmarks that have stood the time test of centuries and that it has dynamic cities. It also has cool people, more cool frankly, than many of us in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Budweiser’s Red, White & Blue Cans Make For Patriotic Beer Drinking
Grabbing A Bottle Or Can Brings Out The Blogger's Pride In America With baseball bats cracking around the nation's ballparks, summer here and the Fourth of July approaching, Budweiser has struck up a patriotic tune with red, white and blue beer cans, plus similar labels on its bottles. The cans, especially, make you want to reach out and grab one. They have white stars on … [Read more...]
Electronic Dance Music Awards Show Coming To Vegas In 2014
Insomniac And Dick Clark Productions Announce Event During Nest Year's Electric Daisy Carnival This is an idea that's right for the times in the industry. An electronic dance music awards show is being created and it will be part of the 2014 Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. It will be a combined effort of Insomniac Productions, which puts on the Electric Daisy … [Read more...]
Dockside Tropical Café Florida Tiki Bar Seeks Internet Fundraising
Landmark Florida Keys Waterfront Bar In Marathon Will Feature Live TropRock Music Imagine having an open bar tab at a tiki bar right on the water in the Florida Keys, a place where the house band plays Trop/Rock music, where you can have a rum drink and then jump in a kayak for a quick paddle and return for another rum drink. It's the Dockside Tropical Cafe in Marathon, … [Read more...]
Silvo’s Hermosa Beach Shows Good Customer Service With A Cold Beer
Manager Makes A Warm Budweiser A Cold Bud With A Simple But Impressive Solution It's often the little things that impress me the most, small gestures that go a long way toward making me loyal to a person or a place. Silvio's, a small restaurant/bar in Hermosa Beach, CA that specializes in sizzlin' Brazilian food, did one of those small things for me recently. I'll … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2013 Registration Open For Teams
Beach Volleyball Event Takes Place On Wednesday And Thursday If you want to put a team into Manhattan Beach's Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament, I highly recommend you do so before July 1. After that date, registration prices increase significantly. Unless you are a corporate team; that fee stays the same but it's expensive enough to begin with, at least … [Read more...]
Summer Beach Volleyball Dates Set For Hermosa And Manhattan Beach
Hermosa And Manhattan Open, Smackfest, 6-Man And The Gills 2013 It's not summer in Southern California unless there are beach volleyball tournaments and here's the dates for the key pro (and fun) ones in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach. • SMACKFEST: JULY 20 North side of Hermosa Beach Pier to 15th Street What a way to start the South Bay summer of beach volleyball! It's … [Read more...]
Las Vegas-Style Aerial Burlesque Show Comes To Hawaii
'Addicted to Love' At at Honolulu's The Republik In July Honolulu takes on the look of Las Vegas in July with a Sin City-style of entertainment: an aerial burlesque show Volary Aerial Burlesque and The Republik present Addicted to Love live in Honolulu at The Republik on Saturday, July 13th. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 18th at 9 a.m. Volary Aerial Burlesque brings … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Moments And Memories: Thanks For Everything Dad!
The first memory I have of my dad is of me laying in a tub while he tickled my feet. My feet are very ticklish and he was taking full advantage of that, getting as wet from my splashes as I was by being in the water. Later, he used those same feet to yank me out of bed to get me moving for school. My mom would rather politely just open the door to wake me but dad, well, … [Read more...]
Patrons The Unsung Heroes Of Shuckers Miami Bar Deck Collapse
Those Running To Rescue Of Victims Deserve To Be Recognized As frightening as the collapse of a deck at a sports bar in Miami was during the Heat-Spurs came was, it could have been a lot worse. While there were two serious injuries that put people in the hospital, most people suffered cuts and bruises. The huge relief is that there were no fatalities. And while we should … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Gift: Renaissance Fair At Corona Old World Festival
Have Some Beers With Dad At The Bier Mit At The Baron Here's an interesting Father's Day gift: Take him to a Renaissance fair. There's one in Corona, CA – that's east of Anaheim – and it's a celebration "fit for a king," according to the organizers. It's an annual celebration of all things Renaissance with entertainment, beer (or bier), food, games and cool father-son … [Read more...]
New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Summer Fun Tour Promotion
Commission Giving Away Trips, Prizes And Merchandise Here's a big cheers to the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets Commission. It is holding a multi-month promotion called the Summer Fun Tour which gives away not just merchandise but prizes and trips. The big prize is an Iron 883 model Harley Davidson. There is also trip for two a Napa Valley winery (at the Francis … [Read more...]
Chicago and Boston Bars in Hermosa Beach LA Stanley Cup Party Spots
Silvio's And Fat Face Fenners Full Of For Fans Of Blackhawks And Bruins If you're from Chicago or Boston and live in Los Angeles, there are two bars in Hermosa Beach that are the party places for the Stanley Cup Finals between the Blackhawks and Bruins. They are Silvo's for Chicagoans and Fat Face Fenner's Fishack – also known as FFFF or simply Fenner's by locals – for … [Read more...]
Ringo Starr Shines At Grammy Museum Exhibit Preview Opening
The Starr Impressed Blogger At Preview For Ringo: Peace And Love Display in L.A. He laughed, he joked and showed off a quick wit. Ringo Starr demonstrated why he's been such a popular personality during a press event to introduce the Los Angeles and music industry media – and Pubclub.com – to an exhibition at the GRAMMY Museum dedicated to his music. Some of the media … [Read more...]
Old Tony’s Fire Chief Signature Drink Is The Perfect Party Starter Cocktail
Redondo Beach Pier Restaurant's Signature Cocktail In Its Crow's Nest Bar It's not the wildest bar in the Beach Cities, and certainly not one of the trendiest. But Old Tony's on the Redondo Beach Pier does have a couple of things that no other place can match, and that it a still-in-the-70s atmosphere and a drink called the Fire Chief. Old Tony's has actually … [Read more...]
The Cure Concert Announced For Honolulu Hawaii
Band Playing At The Neil S. Blaisdell Center There are not a lot of concerts in Hawaii, so when one like this one happens it's a big deal. And The Cure is coming to Hawaii! Live Nation and BAMP Project present The Cure live on Oahu on Tuesday, July 30th at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center Arena. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 14th at 10a.m. Tickets will be available … [Read more...]
Miss USA Girls Cold As Ice At Buca di Beppo Las Vegas Photos
Beauty Contestants Heat Up Sin City During Promotional Photo Shoot I'm sure the girls are friendly, but in preparing for the Miss USA contest, they appeared to be as cold as ice at a promotional event at Buca di Beppo in Las Vegas. Miss USA Contestants Miss Pennsylvania Jessica Billings, Miss Massachusetts Sarah Kidd, Miss Illinois Stacie Juris, and Miss California … [Read more...]
John Denver Tribute Artist Jim Curry Opens The Cave In BIg Bear
New Year-Round Convert Venue To Feature Rock Tribute Bands If Jim Curry sounds as close to John Denver as he looks, then it's going to be one "Rocky Mountain Night" night at the new live music venue in Big Bear Lake, CA. Curry, a John Denver tribute artist, is opening The Cave, an entertainment venue in the old Village Movie Theater. Big Bear Lake is located two hours … [Read more...]
Electronic Daisy Carnival Las Vegas Reveals 2013 Schedule & Events
It's A Party In Sin City With Nightclubs And Pool Parties For 17th Annual Event Nightclubs, pool parties, After Hours events and even conferences. The 17th annual Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas is not just a party, it's several parties. Spread over an entire week, from June 18-25, the events take place at venues throughout Sin City. The main event, which is the … [Read more...]
Labor Day Music Festival WARMFest Announced In Indianapolis
Bands And DJs On Five Stages Feature National And Local Talent Music festivals and Labor Day Weekend go together like beers and a lake. And now Indianapolis is joining the party. It has announced the inaugural White River Arts & Music Festival (shortened to WARMfest) for Aug. 31-Sept. 2 at Broad Ripple Park in downtown Indy. It features local and national bands, plus … [Read more...]
Bands Respond To Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam’s Offer To Play Inaugural Event
More Than 1,500 Musicians Enter Contest For September Music Festival In Panama City Beach More than 1,500 bands responded to an opportunity to play at the inaugural Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam, which is taking place this fall in Panama City, Beach, FL. The response was so overwhelming and the quality of the musicians so impressive that festival organizers have increased the … [Read more...]
Sharkeez Hermosa Beach Is South Bay’s Top Sunday Night Bar
'The Black Hole' Lives Up To It's Local Nickname With Berry Bly's afternoon rooftop parties at Ocean Bar, the return of afternoon bands on the deck of Chiller's (well, now called On The Rocks) and even monthly bands and BBQs at BALEENkitchen, Sundays are again a good party day in the Los Angeles Beach Cities. But despite all these other tempting options, the king of South … [Read more...]
Smackfest Hermosa Beach Volleyball Signups Now Open
Top Beach Event's 20th Anniversary Is July 20 Signups are now open for one of the top summertime events in the South Bay. Smackfest, the fun, comical and only occasionally serious dress-up beach volleyball tournament that involves some 800 people in teams dressed in themed costumes, is July 20. This is the 20th consecutive year for Smackfest, put on by and named after … [Read more...]
June A Gloom Month For Party Events And Fun Festivals
Highlight Is The Start Of Summerfest, The World's Largest Music Festival In sports, the term " tweener" is used to describe an individual that is between two sets of skill levels and thus, cannot quite excel in either. The player is, say, too small to play forward in basketball but not quick enough to be a guard. He's a "tweener." And that's what I think of June. It's a … [Read more...]
Getting To The Marina del Rey Yard House On The Bike Path
Directions From Venice/Santa Monica and Playa del Rey And The South Bay I was thrilled when I heard a Yard House was coming to Marina del Rey. Great, I thought, a place to stop along the bike path for some adult refreshment in a place that's bound to be lively. It's a Yard House, after all! Now that it's open, I can indeed confirm it's a hip and happening place to stop … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bars To Watch With LA Kings And Chicago Blackhawks Fans
North End And Silvo's Are LA's Top Game-Watching Locations For Stanley Cup Playoffs Where's Hockey USA, West Coast version? It's in Hermosa Beach, CA, which is a much more than a long slap shot away from any ice but has two busy game-watching bars for fans of both teams in the NHL's Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Playoffs. After the LA Kings' improbable run to the … [Read more...]
Yard House Sets The Bar For Bars And Nightlife in Marina del Rey
Restaurant/Bar Just What MDR, Playa Vista And Venice Residents Need In L.A. My suspicions are confirmed. After going to the Yard House in Marina del Rey, I can now report, without fail, that it's setting the bar for the bars in this Los Angeles coastal community. Not that MDR was exactly Mykonos (that's the wild party place in the Greek Islands in case you are not … [Read more...]