Amico del Signore bought a jar of Trader Joe’s Sunflower Seed Butter. It’s a delicious alternative to peanut butter on a cracker with a little honey, on a stick of celery, or as a filling in a PB&J for those… Continue Reading
Earlier this month, I wrote about the Carl Verheyen Band coming to Redding on Tuesday (Nov. 17). The show is still happening, but the venue has changed. Instead of Bernie’s Guitar, the show is now taking place at 7 p.m.… Continue Reading
Even a dedicated consumer of double cheeseburgers needs a break now and then. On a recent drab and drizzly day, M. De Joie was in the mood for a bowl of pho, that Vietnamese soup/meal-in-a-bowl with the healing powers normally… Continue Reading
Being No. 1 is something that a lot of us strive for. The No. 1 football team. No. 1 on the record charts. Here in Redding we’re No. 1, and it isn’t good. We have a drinking and driving problem. Redding is… Continue Reading
I continue to be blown away by the treasures I’m finding from the late Chris Gaffney. Some folks knew him from the Hacienda Brothers who played several times in Redding. Others knew him from Dave Alvin’s band The Guilty Men.… Continue Reading
There is a right way and a wrong way of doing things, and when it comes to driving, doing it the right way gets my vote. I have received many concerns involving right-of-way violations. Merging into traffic, whether it is… Continue Reading
Looking in the mirror this morning, I thought of the photographer the day before, “Let’s shoot your good side”, he said. Using the crooked mirror behind me, I looked at both saggy profiles … I laughed …hell, shoot ‘em both.… Continue Reading
Not enough blogs combine music and mountain biking. There should be more, don’t you think? I’ll do my best here: Music – Nathan James • The Nathan James Band plays at 8 p.m. Thursday at Lulu’s Eating and Drinking Establishment… Continue Reading
Femme de Joie has found people tend to either love Gene’s with a passion or despise it with the hatred usually reserved for memories of high-school-cafeteria tuna-on-a-shingle. She recalls one person who described the onion rings as “made from turnips.”… Continue Reading
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