The meeting went well but the charter is not done quite yet. Mayor White had the ridiculous idea that we may actually want to make sure that it's well written and coherent before we accept it. We'll be working on that online in the discussion group, and trying to hoist a website directly after the charter is done. Our next meeting is set for same time and place on June 13th. We have some good ideas about where to go next but we don't want to talk to the press or schedule and larger meetings until we have a solid charter and a web site to refer people to. The minutes from the meeting are up on the yahoo group.
I have been doing a little writing on the side for the monthly rag midtown/downtown monthly and land park monthly (they're basically the same but with different covers) and they are out on newstands around town now. The Land Park one has the Taylor's Market guy and a cool article. The other one has some River Cat and is not as cool. My review of Birriera Bugambilias is in there, as well as some delicious-sounding recipes that I collected from three local chefs from La Bonne Soupe, Mulvaneys, and Mason's. This is a monthly paper that has been in existence for quite awhile, but now it has a new editor who has improved it greatly in his short tenure. I have high hopes for it and some new projects lined up already for next month's issue. So pick up a copy and let me know if anyone makes any of the recipes. I plan to make all three.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Barbecue Review
The new wine bar 58 degrees I believe is now open, although may not yet have had their grand opening. I checked out the menu and it's pretty boring, but I want to peruse their wine list in person. The prices seem ok, plenty of glasses in the under ten dollar range. And before anyone gets too stressed about it being a chain, yes, it is a chain, but it is only their third place in existence, which puts it on about the crepeville level (low amount of evil). I hope to swing by their tonight and quaff a glass.
Some of you who were in attendance may be wondering how I will rate Miss B's sunday barbecue and I would like to give it 10 thumbs up. The meat cavalcade started around 4:00, with a burger that was made of (I think) hamburger, lamb, and Italian sausage, with onion bits inside the patty. Amazing. Star magazines were leafed through and sangria was consumed as we conjured metaphors for Tara Reid's stomach (someone said something about a wave machine). A person formerly near and dear to me expressed a fondness for Kristin Cavalleri. Hazel tried valiantly to kill a raging kitten to protect us all. I started in on a bottle of rose. Oysters began to come off the grill and I sustained second-degree oyster burns from not being able to wait. Things get a little fuzzier as it starts to get dark. Ribs emerged and were quickly scarfed down. At some point the party moved into the house and now memories emerge from the darkness in fits and starts. GW busted the Roger Rabbit and the running man. I opened a bottle of prosecco I found in the fridge and it was gone within seconds, consumed by who, I could not tell you. Lamb was fallen upon by the ravenous crowd. Margaritas were mentioned and I grabbed a nearby hammer and started hammering on the table chanting "margaritas margaritas" which thankfully were not forthcoming. Then the danger level was heightened as Miss B's liquor cabinet was breached. Exotic liquors from all corners of the world (via Corti's) were uncorked and passed around. I suggested forcefully that we adjourn to the playground across the street in southside park. This is a wonderful yet terrible idea at this point. I'm on the spinny thing and I step off and manage to stumble away from all the padding around the equipment to the cold, hard sidewalk and promptly crash into it. Luckily I mostly fall onto my back and only hit my head a little bit. I limp home, caftan soiled. The next day, against all odds, I felt pretty good and I hope everyone else did, too.
Some of you who were in attendance may be wondering how I will rate Miss B's sunday barbecue and I would like to give it 10 thumbs up. The meat cavalcade started around 4:00, with a burger that was made of (I think) hamburger, lamb, and Italian sausage, with onion bits inside the patty. Amazing. Star magazines were leafed through and sangria was consumed as we conjured metaphors for Tara Reid's stomach (someone said something about a wave machine). A person formerly near and dear to me expressed a fondness for Kristin Cavalleri. Hazel tried valiantly to kill a raging kitten to protect us all. I started in on a bottle of rose. Oysters began to come off the grill and I sustained second-degree oyster burns from not being able to wait. Things get a little fuzzier as it starts to get dark. Ribs emerged and were quickly scarfed down. At some point the party moved into the house and now memories emerge from the darkness in fits and starts. GW busted the Roger Rabbit and the running man. I opened a bottle of prosecco I found in the fridge and it was gone within seconds, consumed by who, I could not tell you. Lamb was fallen upon by the ravenous crowd. Margaritas were mentioned and I grabbed a nearby hammer and started hammering on the table chanting "margaritas margaritas" which thankfully were not forthcoming. Then the danger level was heightened as Miss B's liquor cabinet was breached. Exotic liquors from all corners of the world (via Corti's) were uncorked and passed around. I suggested forcefully that we adjourn to the playground across the street in southside park. This is a wonderful yet terrible idea at this point. I'm on the spinny thing and I step off and manage to stumble away from all the padding around the equipment to the cold, hard sidewalk and promptly crash into it. Luckily I mostly fall onto my back and only hit my head a little bit. I limp home, caftan soiled. The next day, against all odds, I felt pretty good and I hope everyone else did, too.
meeting tonight
I only have a sec to post for now. The meeting of SRD is tonight at six. Email me at heckasac@yahoo.com if you need to know where. I hope that we can decide on a charter, but it's more likely that we will be hammering out the final version at the meeting tonight rather than accepting the final draft.
Friday, May 26, 2006
RTL show
I can't find a listing on the net, but the Armeniac called and wanted me to mention that Rock the Light has a show tomorrow at On The Y at 9:00. Don't know who else is playing.
RH took some pictures of the Loft if you're already nostalgic for it. Too bad they aren't scratch and sniff.
RH took some pictures of the Loft if you're already nostalgic for it. Too bad they aren't scratch and sniff.
ven·er·a·ble Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
Sorry for the posting overload. They're still trying to put a Target in the downtown plaza. Busy busy Rob Fong is all over it. The senior VP of development for westfield (the corp that owns the plaza) had this to say,
One of our biggest challenges to getting something done with Target is that they've got a store a mile away," Green said, referring to the Land Park Target at Broadway and Riverside Drive
Glad he noticed that might be a problem. That never stops Petrovich when he wants to plunk down a new pharmacy, though.
As proof that our type of organization can be successful, the Tower Alliance is cited as a major reason that they're not going to expand the century theater there to more than 12 screens. Hey did you guys at Tower know that the theater is "venerable"
One of our biggest challenges to getting something done with Target is that they've got a store a mile away," Green said, referring to the Land Park Target at Broadway and Riverside Drive
Glad he noticed that might be a problem. That never stops Petrovich when he wants to plunk down a new pharmacy, though.
As proof that our type of organization can be successful, the Tower Alliance is cited as a major reason that they're not going to expand the century theater there to more than 12 screens. Hey did you guys at Tower know that the theater is "venerable"
Rad interview with JayOsan
I have a lot to post today but I know that nobody really does any work on fridays so I'm sure you'll have time to read it all. Jay Onyskin, Heckasac correspondent in Kumamoto has graciously agreed to an interview. Here it is:
Where were you born?
Los Angeles,Ca--the city of Angels,L.A..
Where did you grow up?
L.A,Detroit/Dearborn(summers with grand pa and ma),Short time Golden,Colorado and Sacto
Where'd you go to high school?
Foothill High,Sacto High and a night high school name which i don`t remember but located in North Highlands
Where have you lived in sac and with who?
North Highlands/Foothill Farms(ma and pa),Akali Flats(mike r mike,keri,chris w and lisa ninja),Downtown on T st across from Old I,Tahoe Park..
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How long did you live in sac?
Since i was 9....till around 33 tho` i still consider myself sacto..
What bands were you/are you in?
Car 39(high school garage band),Horny Mormons,SEA PIGS,Lizards,Ponystable,ButtPlug and now Ledzepvietcong which is me making tapes drunkenly or playing outside for the walker bys in the kokai arcade area..
Favorite sac neighborhood?
Stockton Corridor---Cheap eats,exotic supermarkets that are awesome and cheap.
Favorite places to eat in sac?
Pho Bolsa,Liugi`s--always down to earth friendly folks.Pho and Liugi`s always threw something extra for me.
Favorite venues/shows that you went to in sac?
Well early Cattle Club was where i saw some cool bands.My old friend Bill had great shows at his house in Davis.Early Old Ironsides before the make up and the pro sound etc.Southside Park Shows with a $20 noise permit and a lax atmosphere no corporate sponors bring your ice chest and the motley assortment of bands.My haus with stuffing of blankets in the window and inviting the neighbors even bringin` them an assortment of yak tori.Yet they still didn`t come and called the 5-0...Party Poopers!!!
Why'd you move to japan?
Well--That`s hard one..Two things involed with my exodus from Sacto.One,Cancer--I was diagnosed after my mom passed away with fighting the disease.I was fired from a job and really didn`t have much to survive with.Alas i did tons of garage sales and sold pretty much everything i owned for house payments,meds,eats and some fun stuff too.Ya can`t frown when everything`s down.The Meds made me crazy and i rode my bike 10 miles to chemo with a doctor tellin` that wasn`t cool.Second-Chikae my girlfriend.She really helped me thru hard times and made me drink crazy shiitake/miitake tea,eat healthly..10 points for her and she was tired of the states and needed to head back for family.I followed along after rads and when the last of my items we`re sold,pillaged or tossed.Some is left at Dave`s Store tho..Also thanks to Charles and Dan for shows that gave me some moo la..I tottally thankful for everybody even with the crazy affect of meds..
Where do you live in japan?
I live in Kumamoto on the Southern island of Kyushu.I think if i throw a rock east towards the states.It would hit Los Angeles or Orange County.Kumamoto is in a valley kinda like Sacto so the weather in summer is hella hot.Winter it`s cold and it snows sometimes as Japan is right below Siberia which is hecka cold.If i walked out of my house and to the corner street eastward on a clear day i can see Mount Aso which is the world`s biggest volcano caldera.But i don`t need to walk out to see Aso--i can actually see it when i`m taking a leak in the bathroom and the neighbors can see me..
How is japan different from sac?
Well the first thing that is totally different--is like everybody talks "japanese"or 99.8 percent do.I`m mean really that is way out different.The Culture is obivously "japanese"..Ya know a sea of Black Suits isn`t much different than Downtown Sacto but in the middle of that sea ya might see a Buddhist Monk Chanting a "good luck"ceremony to a business.People smoke way too much here and there are no Back Yards to really chill at for parties or whatever.The night culture here is insane..Drunkeness is more casual than ever.A couple of days ago i saw a guy walking with a open whiskey Suntory bottle(for relaxing times..)..Sippin` the bottle like casual already two sheets to the win as the bottle is like dangle dangle on his finger tips.He his crusin` with buddies looking for escorts...Summer brings out scents of Ramen,Fish mixed with hot humid rain and musky day vomit stains on the sidewalk this is where somebody from the burbs(stateside) might exclaim "are we in the ethnic part of town?"..Right now the hills/mountains/fields are a lush green where around Sacto will probably"brown out"soon..People always say "ohayo" in the morning and greet ya.Buildings are packed in together---urban planning with industrial areas/Noisy Areas/schools together are the norm..Nosie Pollution is rampant with construction next to your house at 2am can happen quite often..But when ya head to an Onsen or out to the countryside is just beautiful and open like some place ya want to retire and just kick back..
Do you think you will ever move back?
At the moment... no--i just can`t afford what Sacto has become.I hate cars and hour long bus waits for a job suck.Riding a Bike was a little dangerous in Sac..I get called names and shit thrown at me.I been hit 4 times riding a bike in Sac..Kumamoto has 3 or 4 community centers with folks that play music and have toys for the kids.Maybe since most japanese have no back yards and never used a lawn mower ,maybe the city and goverment has made the centers for folks to relax and use.They even have a center for foreigners and locals to meet with a thai restuarant and student coffee house...So i`m enjoying Kumamoto at the moment..
What do you miss the most?
The weather/openness/clean big streets/non smoking places/hearing nature in the city..
What do you not miss at all?
The crime/attiude/the malls/the materialism/valet parking
Favorite place you've travelled to?
Korea--It was cheap and friendly.Once i was on the subway and it was chocolate day.The day girls give guys chocolate..So all these Korean High School girls would hand me a piece of chocolate all nervous like i was a bear in a cage.When i took it they would scream and rush over to their buddy that would do the same thing.This went on till i had a bounty of chocolate from different bus and subway rides.Also in Incheon i got drunk drinking Soju and eating Spam with some Mikans singing korean songs with some old folks.I remeber arriving at a little plastic seat outside a bar drinking hite with some dudes it wasn`t cool and i got up slapped down 10,000 won bowed and stumbled to find a train station in the dark.Nobody dare pick pocket cause i proceeded to vomit on myself and pass out.I drunkenly ran out at a stop i needed to get off but let my books on the train but before the door closed they we`re throw at my head pretty hard.Mad but Honest and thanks for my books back,Korea...
What do you do in Japan?
I teach English Conversation and have a Junk Store with a side of selling japanese music over the internet..I have about 15 students at the moment mainly hospital workers..It`s fun ---thursday the discussion was about whats the better way to take a dump?I said Eastern Toilets and Eastern Way of crouching gets everything out.Western Way ya get a book and gotta push it out so ya get roids.My students said "Ah soka jay sen sei eastern way cool desu?So eastern crouching system is the healthy way to take dump..
Weirdest thing you've eaten in Japan.
People would say "Whale Sperm"--But it probably wasn`t whale sperm but it looked like whale sperm.It`s kinda goes like this--jay san-- "this looks like whale sperm,what ya givin` me ahh--whale sperm!!"oji-chan maki family "whale sperm err,yes..this is umm Whrallle sperm"jay san"c`mon what is this?"--oji chan"nan da mo?(kind of what the heck)it`rs aaa Whale sperm--u eat now"--okay..delicious is it?"--jay san"oh ya--can i have sake straight and now,thanks"--I have also eaten Raw Horse with soyu sauce which is a kumamoto tradition...
Tell me a good Sea Pigs story.
Once we played at a Church where we proceeded to get drunk,naked and throw up all in front of church clergy.My friend who put on the show told the clergy man"yep,that`s pretty normal for them.."
tell me a good lizards story
Playin` in Japan at the milk bar in Shibuya??/Tokyo.Just like the Clockwork Orange Bar..When we played i saw was a sea of people in such a crowded small club room and a few of em` knew our songs which was cool.After we played i drank liqour with a dead snake in it and saw guy pissing next to a police man.It was first time in Japan and it was severe culture shock.Maybe not crazy good story..But the sights and sounds made it surreal and dreamy.It was total Blade Runner...They had djs and strobe lights and yakuza....
tell me a good ed hunter story
No Kill I played the press...Ed threw the mic stand and the mic.He was very drunk and i was pissed.We started to fight outside.He would swing and i would hold him down and then Lisa Fagan? would jump on me saying i was gonna kill em`.Lisa would attack me and then some how get me off him.. Ed getting a few good ones in and this repeating again even when i`m telling the next band to load in which was from Seattle..It was like welcome to "Sacto"..This went on and on and i heard he was pretty sore the next day.Another time when the lizards played at the Chameleon i ended up drinking a bunch of tequila making passes at the crazy booker there and some cholla-s i think too out on the street.We we`re goin` home and he was trying to stuff my head into a drum to vomit but i guess i wouldn`t vomit in the drum but i would vomit in the van.I think some swings were swung in Benecia..But that`s all a mist in vagueness of tequila..
how about a good dave smith story
The T street house--and pee races with some band from chicago.We`re all drunk running with dicks out trying urinate at the same time.Dave going vendor machine mad in japan was pretty cool.He Kept buying whatever and ran out of cash so he had to borrow from Dave.I was hella nervous with 9 month preggie wife and Chikae`s crazy yakuza influenced family..
anything else you'd like to say about sac or whatever, go ahead.
SACTO needs to rethink it`s rebirth of downtown.Friends email and call it mega city/international city and a very pricy city.Folks like me can`t afford it no longer and have moved away. Instead of fancy eats financed by the city where only the well paid can eat and bus takin` poor work. Maybe some thought into more civic/social things like community centers and city daycare.A living wage would be helpful but then the working class might be considered at having too much.Parking Lot Shows/House Shows would be awesome.Japan has it probs---but they really care about it`s citizens cause the population is declining.Our son gets free medical care,5,000 yen a month from the city and 3 community areas with huge rooms and basket full of toys all in a ten minute walking distance.We have concerts in the parks with locals serving homemade sake(free) instead of a bud..sponosored event.The Kumamoto Castle has free stuff like bands and flea markets..Right in the downtown..What happened to the k street farmer`s market was sad..
And As for the Butt Rash-It`s gone thanks to Chemo..And someone made a remark about the funk in my belly button..It comes back after a hot day farming in Ouzo with the family.
If anybody wants to come to Japan--my family is very old style.They will feed you get you drunk.Make your bed,set your bath and won`t charge ya a penny.Sometimes i thinks it`s crazy and usually i pay for it by tilling the farm for it.But that`s what it is--it`s not money or materialism.It`s community like in walking over the drunk in the front room or sharing your sake.Everything is very communal here as in the door to the house just got locked for the first time this year..So get ahold me if ya plan to visit...
best spam ever!
today I got a spam from "the clitoris" with the subject line "hi" but then when I opened the email it was just for lowering my monthly rent. what the hell?
Tofu House review (9243 Folsom). Take 50 to south Watt and exit, and on your way to the restaurant you pass a few other places that also look intriguing, such as a combo Korean/Japanese place. Tofu House is a bland little place in a stripmall that is home to Mr. Bling Bling, Diamond Dog grooming center, and Asia Supermarket, which was closed. First the server brought out a ton of little appetizer items (there must be a Korean name for all the stuff you get to start). There was kimchee, bean sprout salad, a really good potato one, cold asparagus stalks with a BBQ-like sauce (I like this one a lot), tiny, tiny whole shrimp (and I do mean tiny, like a half inch long) instead of the standard tiny whole fish, and best of all to me, one I've never seen before that had some unidentifiable yellow strips of stuff mixed with bits of hot dog!.
We had five people and were ordering family style, so we got to sample quite a few items.
GW had had the spareribs before and recommended them. They arrived on a sizzling plate, a medium-sized pile of meat with a few onions underneath. The meat was salty and very tasty, although the tenderness varied from piece to piece. This was the best entree we had. We also got a scallion pancake because the delicious one from Korea House was fresh in all our minds. They only had a seafood scallion one on the menu here so we got it. It was grossly undercooked, really gummy inside. I picked at it a lot because I was hungry but it was pretty nasty. It had these pink, rubbery "seafood" strips in it and in the middle of the night last night I realized I had no idea what they were. I couldn't sleep and that's the kind of thing I think about. Well, that and cancer. Get the pancake at Korea House but avoid the one here.
As K.W. mentioned there is a section on the menu for tofu dishes and they are like soups that come in a sizzling pot filled with broth and silken tofu that comes with a raw egg for you to crack in. We got the pork one. Once the egg cooks a bit you pour it over your rice. This was pretty bland and the pork was a bit unpleasant tasting. We also got the bi bim bob, and we spent the extra buck to get it hot pot style (my favorite style). It arrived sizzling and colorful, with another raw egg on top. I ate some but I can't tell you what it tasted like because nothing stands out. The best part was the crispy rice layer on the bottom. All in all this wasn't such a great meal, but I still want to try the dumplings entree, and the spareribs are worth a return trip. Split up this entire meal was 13 bucks including tax and a generous tip. Maybe some of the others who came with me would like to offer their opinion?
Tofu House review (9243 Folsom). Take 50 to south Watt and exit, and on your way to the restaurant you pass a few other places that also look intriguing, such as a combo Korean/Japanese place. Tofu House is a bland little place in a stripmall that is home to Mr. Bling Bling, Diamond Dog grooming center, and Asia Supermarket, which was closed. First the server brought out a ton of little appetizer items (there must be a Korean name for all the stuff you get to start). There was kimchee, bean sprout salad, a really good potato one, cold asparagus stalks with a BBQ-like sauce (I like this one a lot), tiny, tiny whole shrimp (and I do mean tiny, like a half inch long) instead of the standard tiny whole fish, and best of all to me, one I've never seen before that had some unidentifiable yellow strips of stuff mixed with bits of hot dog!.
We had five people and were ordering family style, so we got to sample quite a few items.
GW had had the spareribs before and recommended them. They arrived on a sizzling plate, a medium-sized pile of meat with a few onions underneath. The meat was salty and very tasty, although the tenderness varied from piece to piece. This was the best entree we had. We also got a scallion pancake because the delicious one from Korea House was fresh in all our minds. They only had a seafood scallion one on the menu here so we got it. It was grossly undercooked, really gummy inside. I picked at it a lot because I was hungry but it was pretty nasty. It had these pink, rubbery "seafood" strips in it and in the middle of the night last night I realized I had no idea what they were. I couldn't sleep and that's the kind of thing I think about. Well, that and cancer. Get the pancake at Korea House but avoid the one here.
As K.W. mentioned there is a section on the menu for tofu dishes and they are like soups that come in a sizzling pot filled with broth and silken tofu that comes with a raw egg for you to crack in. We got the pork one. Once the egg cooks a bit you pour it over your rice. This was pretty bland and the pork was a bit unpleasant tasting. We also got the bi bim bob, and we spent the extra buck to get it hot pot style (my favorite style). It arrived sizzling and colorful, with another raw egg on top. I ate some but I can't tell you what it tasted like because nothing stands out. The best part was the crispy rice layer on the bottom. All in all this wasn't such a great meal, but I still want to try the dumplings entree, and the spareribs are worth a return trip. Split up this entire meal was 13 bucks including tax and a generous tip. Maybe some of the others who came with me would like to offer their opinion?
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Country Teasers
There's a show this saturday at Delta of Venus that I've heard a certain person express his interest in. I was looking around to see what their deal is and I found this review of a Country Teasers album on Pitchfork. Ouch. Any defenders? And yes, I could just ask Scott about this but I prefer to communicate with him through my blog.
sorry I just can't hold the sarcasm back
This is the bass fishing thing that SM was talking about. Suheil Totah is quoted once again about how great this is for downtown. And this guy was JUST quoted in the Bee about how the whole community wants an arena. Who exactly is this oh so quotable pundit? It's a little hard to unravel but I'm trying. About a year ago he was appointed to run the Sacramento division of Millennia Sacramento (parent company is mega-developer Thomas Enterprises). I guess before being hired by Thomas, he was employed at this law firm (maybe not, it's confusing). You can see a picture of him and look at that impressive list of what he's had his hand in in Sac! Wow, he's a busy guy. Hey look, he helped develop Twelve Bridges in Lincoln, so not only is he shaping the town where I live now, he even helped fuck up my home town until it's one disgusting strip mall! (sorry for the sarcasm, I'll try to just present the facts now).
The Bee article is also confusing. So Thomas Enterprises does not yet own the railyard? They're sure acting like they do. They have a jaunty little website that flashes buzzwords like "urban" and "revitalization", "yuppies only" at you. Wait, did I really see that last one? The drawing I posted is an artists' rendering of the magical fantasy land that they have envisioned, full of semi-transparent people whose pockets are stuffed with money, wandering to and fro into the canal-side cabanas (that's what it looks like, anyway) and frequenting the arena that features such world class events as a supertour with R. Kelly, New Kids on the Block, and Ted Nugent (three of my faves).
But at least the article ends with a Suheil telling a joke,
Totah said Bass Pro hopes to open by 2008. In order to meet that timetable, Thomas Enterprises and the city will have to make fast progress on completing the purchase of the railyard, cleaning up environmental toxics, building new infrastructure and widening and extending streets to better connect the rail yard to downtown and to Interstate 5.
Yeah, better get right on that. Should be a snap.
turning hate into love
My quest for a pilates body has left me quite tired out the last few days. Easier that I should shoot for a Tecate body. It is humiliating when you are in a class and these little old ladies are smiling through a set of exercises that you can't do. Oh well, honed perfection doesn't come easy. Next time you see me I will just be a hard mass of sinew and bone, like Nicole Richie.
I digress, I know what you are all thinking-what has Becky been eating lately and how much does she love R. Kelly-the answer to the latter is that I turn all the hate that I receive for loving R. Kelly into love for R. Kelly. That's just me, I transform hate into love. So keep hating. And as for what I've been eating, well......
I tried the burger at Bernardo, thus further confirming that everything on the menu at Bernardo is good. Not Nationwide good, but very tasty. I ate at Taka's and had a very pleasant dinner with no food poisoning. I made friends with my nemesis albacore tuna once again. My hair and clothes did smell like fried fish as usual but no place is perfect. I had a bento box item (a piece of freshly grilled fish for five bucks) from Oto's, on the recommendation from Randy Paragary and besides the moment when I swallowed a fish bone because I can't stop talking for five seconds even when I'm eating, it was delicious. They had sushi, grilled Korean rib eye, the biggest sake selection in town, and some pristine looking fish in the meat area. I also noticed a new birriera about a block away from Oto's on freeport that I'd like to try. My review of Birriera Bugambilias will be coming out soon in Midtown Monthly. I give it three goats up.
And most exciting of all, tonight I'm going to the Tofu House to try some more delicious Korean food.
Speaking of burgers, the News and Review has some theme issue going on this week where they're rating burgers and the Squeeze Inn tops Nationwide. Ridic. Squeeze Inn is great if you want to feel like barfing for 24 hours. And don't get me started on rating the kitsch factor.
I digress, I know what you are all thinking-what has Becky been eating lately and how much does she love R. Kelly-the answer to the latter is that I turn all the hate that I receive for loving R. Kelly into love for R. Kelly. That's just me, I transform hate into love. So keep hating. And as for what I've been eating, well......
I tried the burger at Bernardo, thus further confirming that everything on the menu at Bernardo is good. Not Nationwide good, but very tasty. I ate at Taka's and had a very pleasant dinner with no food poisoning. I made friends with my nemesis albacore tuna once again. My hair and clothes did smell like fried fish as usual but no place is perfect. I had a bento box item (a piece of freshly grilled fish for five bucks) from Oto's, on the recommendation from Randy Paragary and besides the moment when I swallowed a fish bone because I can't stop talking for five seconds even when I'm eating, it was delicious. They had sushi, grilled Korean rib eye, the biggest sake selection in town, and some pristine looking fish in the meat area. I also noticed a new birriera about a block away from Oto's on freeport that I'd like to try. My review of Birriera Bugambilias will be coming out soon in Midtown Monthly. I give it three goats up.
And most exciting of all, tonight I'm going to the Tofu House to try some more delicious Korean food.
Speaking of burgers, the News and Review has some theme issue going on this week where they're rating burgers and the Squeeze Inn tops Nationwide. Ridic. Squeeze Inn is great if you want to feel like barfing for 24 hours. And don't get me started on rating the kitsch factor.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
yahoo group
In case you missed it, go here to sign up for our yahoo group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/s_r_d/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/s_r_d/
firestone building development
This is an example of something that might be good to discuss in the SRD yahoogroup once it gets going, cuz I don't want the blog to be completely taken up by city planning stuff, but as it's not up yet, I'll post about it.
OK, so one of the things we talked about last night was the rumor that a California Pizza Kitchen may be interested in the old Firestone building. Me and a couple of other people were going to investigate this and report at the next meeting. If this is true, we may need to mobilize on it quickly. Here's what I've found: SacBizJournal reported on April 14th that CPK is eyeing a downtown location. No specifics about where. The Downtown Sacramento Partnership website has a little blurb about it and gives possible contacts, also with no specifics. So next week we will probably discuss our plan of action on this. The DSP website says they are going to restore the art deco look of it. That's a really cool building that is currently an eyesore, so I'm all for that, but I'd like to know what they're planning to put in there.
OK, so one of the things we talked about last night was the rumor that a California Pizza Kitchen may be interested in the old Firestone building. Me and a couple of other people were going to investigate this and report at the next meeting. If this is true, we may need to mobilize on it quickly. Here's what I've found: SacBizJournal reported on April 14th that CPK is eyeing a downtown location. No specifics about where. The Downtown Sacramento Partnership website has a little blurb about it and gives possible contacts, also with no specifics. So next week we will probably discuss our plan of action on this. The DSP website says they are going to restore the art deco look of it. That's a really cool building that is currently an eyesore, so I'm all for that, but I'd like to know what they're planning to put in there.
S.R.D.!!
The meeting was great last night! Really energizing. We decided on a name: Defense of R. Kelly Society or D.O.R.K.S
Psyche-We have a temporary name-Sacramentans for Responsible Development. We are going to vote on whether we want to keep that as the name next week. We are also drafting a charter and voting on it next week. The meeting was great because we were all on the same page about what we want for downtown. The meeting is going to be the same time and place next tuesday, so please email me if you need to know where and when. If you couldn't make it last night don't let that stop you from coming next week so that you can vote on the charter. This group is not about guilt if you can't make it to every meeting. Everyone is busy but we all have an interest in preserving and improving the downtown area. We are also going to be creating a yahoogroup within the next day or two, so I'll give you info about that.
Anyone who was at the meeting who would like to throw their two cents in about it please do. I really can't spend much time posting about it today.
Psyche-We have a temporary name-Sacramentans for Responsible Development. We are going to vote on whether we want to keep that as the name next week. We are also drafting a charter and voting on it next week. The meeting was great because we were all on the same page about what we want for downtown. The meeting is going to be the same time and place next tuesday, so please email me if you need to know where and when. If you couldn't make it last night don't let that stop you from coming next week so that you can vote on the charter. This group is not about guilt if you can't make it to every meeting. Everyone is busy but we all have an interest in preserving and improving the downtown area. We are also going to be creating a yahoogroup within the next day or two, so I'll give you info about that.
Anyone who was at the meeting who would like to throw their two cents in about it please do. I really can't spend much time posting about it today.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
links for you
Have some time to kill? Comics curmudgeon is hilarious, as usual, and he linked to this site. Click on the recipe cards for a good time.
the blogging point-this is the best heading i could think of
Malcolm Gladwell has a really cool article in the new New Yorker. I admire his writing style. He is so popular (for writing the tipping point) that people like to bag on him and give him shit but he could write about a tractor pull in a way that would render it fascinating. You have to buy the magazine to read it, but it's about that dog whisperer guy on national geographic and he talks about some controversy surrounding this guy on his blog
the legend of viggo's tail grows
I just got a hit for "viggo tail". When will US magazine do an expose on this sexy star's tail? I also got a hit for paris benji hooter. Heckasac comes in number 1 and 2 on google, with the four eyes blog rounding it out at number three, and of course, nothing else on the internet containing this particular combo of words.
Heyamoto did a "review" of Elixer, the mystifying new place in my neighborhood. I want to check it out. I think it serves food, but she didn't mention that when she was talking about how much we enjoyed ourselves there.
The second annual Dad's Boil and Fry was a crazy scene when I got there saturday night after ten. It had been going on all day and some people had paid 25 bucks to get all you can eat food and beer, and they were definitely drinking all they could. The photos on that website from last year make it look much more wholesome than it was after the sun went down. It was fun watching tipsy ladies try to saunter sexily while they stumbled and spilled their beer. Pretty entertaining and I love that Dad's has their own super partying crowd. The cops showed up right at the end but they seemed like they were just there to supervise. Hopefully no tickets were issued because all the money went to a good cause.
Heyamoto did a "review" of Elixer, the mystifying new place in my neighborhood. I want to check it out. I think it serves food, but she didn't mention that when she was talking about how much we enjoyed ourselves there.
The second annual Dad's Boil and Fry was a crazy scene when I got there saturday night after ten. It had been going on all day and some people had paid 25 bucks to get all you can eat food and beer, and they were definitely drinking all they could. The photos on that website from last year make it look much more wholesome than it was after the sun went down. It was fun watching tipsy ladies try to saunter sexily while they stumbled and spilled their beer. Pretty entertaining and I love that Dad's has their own super partying crowd. The cops showed up right at the end but they seemed like they were just there to supervise. Hopefully no tickets were issued because all the money went to a good cause.
hey jay o.!
It's looking like we're going to have a pretty sizeable crew for the first meeting of our awesome alliance (AA) (JK). There is still time if you'd like to attend so email me at heckasac@yahoo.com and if you can't come we'll add you to our email list.
Second order of business, Jay O., I'd like to interview you for this here blog. Your comments are infinitely amusing and I'd like to know what you're up to in Japan and what you think about sac, in the past and now. So email me at that address, too, unless you'd rather just stick to your comments, which is OK too.
Second order of business, Jay O., I'd like to interview you for this here blog. Your comments are infinitely amusing and I'd like to know what you're up to in Japan and what you think about sac, in the past and now. So email me at that address, too, unless you'd rather just stick to your comments, which is OK too.
Monday, May 22, 2006
korea house review
Korea House is a great place to have a birthday celebration. The best thing to do is sit at the barbecue tables. We ordered some kind of beef and cooked it up with jalapenoes and garlic. They bring out lettuce leaves and rice and salty bean paste so that you can make a Korean taco. It's really good. The best part is all the little bowls of kim chee, various salads, and dried fish that they bring out. They have new menus there and I got really excited to continue my quest to eat all the sausages of the world and attempted to order the Korean sausage. The server's face fell and she said no. When asked to explain she said "they make it with the blood". That sounded ominous but I vow to brave it another time. We got the scallion pancake instead and it was fluffy, steaming hot, and soft with just a hint of egg flavor and a salty dipping sauce. I ate tons. They also have cheap beer, soju, and sake. What more could you ask?
Another great thing is that after you stuff yourself at Korea House you can saunter or waddle about ten feet to your right in the strip mall and you are at Rurulala, an establishment that rents private karaoke rooms. If you have never karaoked in a private room then you haven't really karaoked. And unlike a karaoke room I went to in Japantown, this place sold alcohol, which is nuts. They have big Hite beers for six bucks or soju or some crazy liquor that GW and JG were drinking out of a teapot that seemed to be very strong. We karaoked for over three hours but it flew by like crazy! And it came to less than ten bucks a person, minus the alcohol. I highly recommend this.
Another great thing is that after you stuff yourself at Korea House you can saunter or waddle about ten feet to your right in the strip mall and you are at Rurulala, an establishment that rents private karaoke rooms. If you have never karaoked in a private room then you haven't really karaoked. And unlike a karaoke room I went to in Japantown, this place sold alcohol, which is nuts. They have big Hite beers for six bucks or soju or some crazy liquor that GW and JG were drinking out of a teapot that seemed to be very strong. We karaoked for over three hours but it flew by like crazy! And it came to less than ten bucks a person, minus the alcohol. I highly recommend this.
think inside the box
I've noticed that if I let my posting slide a little bit it starts to seem pointless to do it. Maybe that should tell me something.
nah, anyways, first on the agenda, Soriano is painting over all that historical crap at the loft and taking down the fliers, etc. Does anyone want to take pictures to preserve this piece of sac history? I hope so. I don't even own a camera so I'm not it. If you want to do it, email him to arrange a time ss@s-srecords.com
OK, next, that meeting is tomorrow and there is still time to email me at heckasac@yahoo.com to find out where. I think we'll have a pretty good crew, we'll see. We (the founding members) want us to have a very narrow focus. We would like to focus on nurturing small independent business in the downtown area. We'd like to keep out any more chains. And, this may be an impossible goal, but we'd like to see the city remove the roadblocks they have thrown up to block live music venues. That's it. Hopefully we can decide on a name relatively quickly and then figure out what our first action as a group will be to help further these goals. So if you're planning on coming or maybe would like to be involved in the future, start thinking inside that box.
I did some fun stuff this weekend, including private room karaoke but I need to go do some more work and maybe I can post about it.
nah, anyways, first on the agenda, Soriano is painting over all that historical crap at the loft and taking down the fliers, etc. Does anyone want to take pictures to preserve this piece of sac history? I hope so. I don't even own a camera so I'm not it. If you want to do it, email him to arrange a time ss@s-srecords.com
OK, next, that meeting is tomorrow and there is still time to email me at heckasac@yahoo.com to find out where. I think we'll have a pretty good crew, we'll see. We (the founding members) want us to have a very narrow focus. We would like to focus on nurturing small independent business in the downtown area. We'd like to keep out any more chains. And, this may be an impossible goal, but we'd like to see the city remove the roadblocks they have thrown up to block live music venues. That's it. Hopefully we can decide on a name relatively quickly and then figure out what our first action as a group will be to help further these goals. So if you're planning on coming or maybe would like to be involved in the future, start thinking inside that box.
I did some fun stuff this weekend, including private room karaoke but I need to go do some more work and maybe I can post about it.
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