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Listen Live in San Diego: January 19 – February 2, 2012

Thank you, Martin Luther King Day, for being the holiday after the Holidays we all needed. Now, welcome back to the 5 day work week. The year has officially started. Luckily, a plethora of great live music around San Diego in the coming weeks is sure to keep that holiday magic alive. Casbah Hump Day […]

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A New Year for Live Music in San Diego: January 5-18, 2012

Every two weeks I will post a handful of upcoming shows, ranging from Punk to Puccini, and I am counting on You to give me more suggestions, weigh in and tell me what shows around San Diego you are going to see. After the break are my suggestions for the next two weeks.

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Rock out in San Diego at the Hard Rock Hotel

The pressure was on when a group of friends coming to visit wanted the VIP treatment in San Diego. Thankfully, I booked a suite at the the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego and it exceeded their expectations. Make sure to enter the “Rock Out in San Diego” Sweepstakes for a chance to win the ultimate VIP experience at the Hard Rock in Downtown San Diego! The link is after the break…

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Experience the Thrill of America’s Cup Racing in San Diego

I’ll jibe starboard and leave the boom grinder to the men.” If you understood that, you’re a sailor. If you didn’t, read on. It turns out the list of sailing nomenclature is as extensive as it is useful, if you’re a top-notch sailor about to descend on San Diego Harbor for the third stop of the inaugural America’s Cup World Series. From November 12-20, 2011, be ready to witness a state-of-the-art AC45 wing-sailed catamarans FLY across the water at around 30 knots (read: FAST).

Follow the Read More link see the video on how you can experience the America’s Cup action!

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“Boo!” Tours: Take a Ghost Tour of San Diego’s most Haunted Haunts

There is no better time to take a ghost tour of San Diego’s haunted past. All Hallow’s Eve is just around the corner – a time when the veil between worlds is at its thinnest and spirits are feeling festive!

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Stay in one San Diego’s Haunted Hotels and get a Room with a “Boo!”

Last week, I took you on a video tour of the haunts of Old Town, San Diego, where we visited haunted room 11 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. But the hotel hauntings don’t stop there- San Diego is full of hotel ghosts just waiting for you to pay them a visit. Looking for a real treat (or trick?) this […]

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The Ghosts of Haunted Old Town, San Diego say “Boo!” (On Video!)

“Mr. Whaley, are you here?” I recently asked an empty courtroom at the Whaley House Museum in Old Town Heritage State Park, San Diego. The answer? It didn’t come from the other room, but a swinging silver pendulum I held lightly between my fingers. Vertical swing. Yes. The ghost of Thomas Whaley, one of the […]

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Southern California Beaches Present: The Bioluminescent Red Tide!

Here in San Diego, Ca., we are often reminded that the most spectacular and awe-inspiring entertainment comes from Mother Earth herself. For a limited time – doing her best Vegas impression on Southern California beaches from Point Loma to Huntington Beach – the luminous, the electric, the dazzling…  Lingulodinium polyedrum! During the day we simply […]

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