Daily Roundup: Paris Hilton Popped for Bud in South Africa; San Jose Goes After Dispensaries Near School
Robert Gammon @ July 5, 2010 # Comments Off
Today’s Must-Read: 1. CelebStoner reports, “Stoner starlet Paris Hilton was arrested along with her friend, former Playboy model Jennifer Rovero, in South Africa during the Brazil-Netherlands match on Friday. It appears that Rovero took the rap as the charge against Hilton was dropped.” They were caught smoking during the game, which Brazil lost in a stunning upset. Hot pix after the jump.
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Skip Tracer Installment 11: House Hunting in Oakland And the Art of Lowered Expectations
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Walker edged out of bed, careful not to wake Bridgett, who was arranged in her usual manner — a light cotton blanket wrapped closely around her body and over her head like a hood. Only her mouth and nose were visible. She had adopted this mummification technique as a kid to keep the monsters at bay after she watched a rerun of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
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Your Daily Lick: Audiopharmacy
Robert Gammon @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
U Forgot About Us (self-released)
Cool and sophisticated, Audiopharmacy is a great band. U Forgot About Us is a hip-hop album, but there are a few unexpected touches. Never Follow has hints of Portishead, Meditation I has a clear reggae beat, and the background music on Mama is almost Indian. There are a lot of elements in play on this album, but it’s never messy. Everything comes together seamlessly, producing a sound that’s satisfyingly layered and complex.
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Today Is the Last Day to Vote for Best Of the East Bay
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Midnight July 4 is the last day to vote in the 2010 Best Of the East Bay contest. We mistakenly turned off the ballot last night at midnight instead of tonight, but we have seen the error of our ways and now it works again.
Vote now.
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Today Is the Last Day to Vote for Best Of the East Bay
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Midnight July 4 is the last day to vote in the 2010 Best Of the East Bay contest. We mistakenly turned off the ballot last night at midnight instead of tonight, but we have seen the error of our ways and now it works again.
Vote now.
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Be Cool
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Mehserle lost his cool. Let’s not repeat his mistake. (Downloadable poster.)
When the officer reacted in anger, he made a fatal error. One week later, a small group of protesters reacted in anger, and they made another error. Hurting our neighbors and tearing down our community won’t bring back Oscar Grant. And it won’t improve policing. The only true justice for Oscar Grant will be better relations between this community and its police. And that takes all of us. Violence is not justice. Click here to download a letter-sized version of…
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Missed Last Year’s Best of the East Bay Party?
Robert Gammon @ July 3, 2010 # Comments Off
Too bad for you! But you can wish you hadn’t even more after checking out the slideshow:
http://eastbayexpress.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/east-bay-expresss-slideshow-of-the-party/
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Performing on the DJ Stage: Dyloot and the Oakland Faders Crew
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Each year the Express staff works tirelessly to bring you completely new programming at the Best of the East Bay Party. But rules are meant to be broken when extraordinary talent demands it. Back again, though now on the same stage, we are happy to announce Dyloot and the Oakland Faders!
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Band Spotlight #7: Big Cat Tolefree
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Big Cat and his Hipnotic Band have single-handedly transformed the West Coast blues and soul sound with his trend-setting music and unique vocal style. Name drops aren’t needed for the multi-award winning, third generation Russell City blues singer. Big Cat has the skills and sex appeal to stand on his own for decades to come. Big Cat Tolefree opened for The Temptations, Jimmy McCracklin, Pinetop Perkins, Sonny Rhodes and Big-Time Sarrah.
He’s earned “New Blues Artist of the Year”, “Male Blues Vocalist of the Year” and Europe’s “Best Traditional Blues Artist” all in one amazing year. His traditional Night Train song continues to top charts from coast to coast, including international spins.
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Art Flags from Across the (East Bay) Land
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Twenty-four neighborhoods from across the East Bay are designing 7′ x 10′ flags that represent what makes them “Home Grown”, the theme for this year’s party. Their flags will be showing off their area’s innovations, remarkable people, unique places, cultural treasures, history, and claims to fame.
Attendees of the party can view the massive community-wide art project as they stroll down Water Street in historic Jack London Square. The flags start near the U.S.S. Potomac Museum and end near Miss Pearl’s Jam House. Previews of some of the flags will be posted on this blog at a later date. Stay tuned!
Materials for the flags were generously donated by Blick Art Materials.
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