Posts from ‘June, 2009’

LA Vegan restaurants – not so vegan after all

Our friend-in-blog Quarrygirl has posted an investigative report about so-called vegan restaurants in the LA area.  Turns out quite a few local dishes contained high amounts of egg and casein.   One of my favorite local menu items, California Vegan’s orange chicken (pictured to the right) was found to be high in egg. I’m still on [...]

San Diego band Crocodiles is the band for me

“We’re really into blurring that line between violence and beauty.” Yeah that sounds about right. After their pals in No Age listed their single “Neon Jesus” among their top ten songs of 2008 on Stereogum, the buzz began. But Welchez insists he and Rowell didn’t court the attention. “We didn’t have a goal of being [...]

Thanks for the memories Billy Mays

What a sad week for celebrities of all levels.  I rarely wear a hat, but I’m putting one on so I can tip it to Billy Mays.  Billy kept me company during many a sleepless night.  I think I may have even purchased Oxy Clean a few times. TV pitchman Billy Mays, the quick-talking, high-energy [...]

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