I’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop off the Bigfoot story, and apparently it’s even more scandalous than I thought it was gonna be. Not only is the much hyped Bigfoot claim a big whopper (it was a rubber monkey suit embedded in ice), it now seems the two Atlanta perps who cooked up the story are […]
Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Thomas
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If you haven’t been living in a cave, you’ll have heard about Tom Biscardi, CEO of Searching for Bigfoot, Inc., and his Palo Alto press conference announcing the discovery of a dead Bigfoot in the mountains of northern Georgia. Backgrounder from the Discovery Channel.
According to Biscardi, it was roughly three weeks ago when Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, two men […]
Posted on August 16th, 2008 by Thomas
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Sacramento is scheduled to turn the clock back during the Labor Day weekend. August 29 to September 1 2008 marks the 9th annual ‘Gold Rush Days’ festival, which brings alive the Gold Rush era roots of the Golden State. Kinda gives a new meaning to ‘Golden Sacramento vacations‘.
200 tons of dirt will be dumped on the streets […]
Posted on August 11th, 2008 by Thomas
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Given that nature (and a target shooter) seems to be bent on wreaking havoc on the imperial beauty of Yosemite, what with the fire and global warming and all, I thought it might be a good idea to record aforementioned beauty for posterity. So, here we have - Yosemite in pictures.
Deer Sign & Lost Arrow
Lower & […]
Posted on August 9th, 2008 by Thomas
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Spare the Air music-fest at the Fullerton Transportation Center in Fullerton, CA from 11am to 8pm on Saturday, August 30. Their slogan? Don’t blow it - good planets are hard to find. My slogan? Don’t blow it - good Orange vacations are hard to find. Photo credit - Soco District, Fullerton.
Originally started off as the Orange County […]
Posted on August 6th, 2008 by Thomas
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Add stuffing strawberries into your mouth to the list of things to do in Monterey. August 1-3 2008 is one big strawberryfest, at Ramsay Park in Watsonville CA, for the 14th Annual Monterey Bay Strawberry Festival (www.mbsf.com/). Photo copyrights - MBSF Productions
Sandwiched between strawberry eating competitions are 3 fun filled carnival days of contests, art and crafts […]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Thomas
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Usually, I’m quite happy that the Golden State is at the forefront, blazing trails for the rest of the nation and the world to follow, on things like stem cell research and alternative enregy and global warming. But when they hit you where it hurts, in the stomach, well… it hurts. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has […]
Posted on July 26th, 2008 by Thomas
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Bored of the usual San Francisco vacations and beaches and stuff? Don your tinfoil hats and bring out your unsolved mystery guidebooks, because we are about to embark on a journey to discover the presence of Bigfoot in California. California, it seems, is No. 2 on the list of Bigfoot sightings, behind Washington. But before that, […]
Posted on July 21st, 2008 by Thomas
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As the ‘Glow’ at the Santa Monica Pier fades (along with the hangover …), I thought it might be a good idea to list out some of the other major festivals and fairs across California, so you can do your trip planning around the festivals.
For instance, if let’s say you have a soft spot for Sacramento […]
Posted on July 20th, 2008 by Thomas
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The world’s largest Tattoo & Body Art Expo (www.bodyartexpo.com/) is doing the rounds in California, starting from the Fairplex Ponoma (July 18 to 20, 2008), and moving on to the Cow Palace, San Francisco (August 22 to 24), and then to the Los Angeles Convention Center (September 26 to 28) and wrapping up 2008 at the Ventura County […]
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by Thomas
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