Super Date II
Old School
Oversharing AdvisoryThe room and service were superior. An excellent wine list and one of the coolest bars to wait in make this restaurant a must see. If you can, avoid the food, and…
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Journal — November 19, 2001
Journal / Monthly
I had a great weekend, hanging in the city and enjoying the company of friends. Saturday I went out to a club in the city and ran into an old friend. I…
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Messed Up Magnets
Old School
Messed Up Magnets is a preserved old school page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Journal — December 3, 2001
Journal / Monthly
Midnight Moon DVD - In Stores December 18th On May 26, 2001, Train returned to the band's hometown to play an SRO gig at San Francisco's historic Warfield Theatre. Culminating an extensive…
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Journal — December 13, 2001
Journal / Monthly
In other news I'm off to LA next weekend. I am stoked hard. James and I will be checking out Nikka Costa at the House of Blues. It will be my birthday…
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New Years 2002
Old School
Most bands just entertain their audiences. Galactic, on the other hand, would prefer to exhaust them. “The ultimate thing is, we try to get people to dance,” says sax player Ben Ellman.…
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January 2002
Journal / Monthly
Vintage PerspectiveMilwaukee, San Antonio, and the Heat. Thank god I got good seats because these guys suck. The fun is seeing all my old Knicks as they now play for other teams. Antony…
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Music Archive — Volume 4
Root / Later Pages
Mick Jagger - Follows in the footsteps of Santana and gathers an A-list of friends to come and groove. I've pulled the best cuts including my favorite " Joy ", I love…
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Super Date I
Old School
Oversharing AdvisoryCopenhagen Written by Michael Frayn, directed by Michael Blakemore Curran Theatre San Francisco, CA In 1941 the German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a strange trip to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart,…
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Cinequest 2002
Old School
One of my co-workers was in an independent film that appeared as part of San Jose's Annual Film Festival. Jim appeared in Kidschool as the abusive father.
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Trust Fund Babies
Old School
Vintage PerspectiveThe party was an interesting blend of old and new money and youth. The people were very friendly and experienced in the subtle art of conversation that on the surface seemed to…
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Mirror Mirror
Old School
Excessively EmoI've been very lax in updating this section. There's a few things today that I feel are really important to share. People have great power and responsibility to the other people in…
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Tax Weekend
Old School
Student Study Guide (pdf file) Las Meninas by Lynn Nottage Directed by Michael Donald Edwards World premiere March 16 - April 14, 2002 A remarkable new drama of the indomitable human spirit.…
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Leftcoastlove Real?
Old School
Excessively EmoIn my efforts to be loved, accepted, liked, revered, etc. I often put the needs (or what I perceived as needs) of others ahead of my own. This has taken its toll…
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July 4th 2002
Old School
Oversharing AdvisoryHey, get out your Red White and Blue! It’s the 4 th and I have decided that it is my patriotic duty to party like a rock star, laugh like a hyena,…
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Year in Review
Library Essays
Vintage PerspectiveA growth period? A personal quest? A journey that is just beginning? All of the above and then some. I know there is a book or movie in here somewhere. The best…
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Teach Your Children
Year Two
Vintage PerspectiveThe hottest ticket in town this Saturday morning was the CBEST ( California Basic Educational Skills Test™) . Leftcoast is updating his teaching credentials this month. The process begins here.
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Music Archive — Volume 5
Root / Later Pages
The cd thing is out of control. Between the hours of burning and cost of mailings I am taking a break. I think a quarterly issue will be in order. In the…
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Valentine's Day
Library Essays
Oversharing AdvisoryOkay, I figured out a way to set my laptop out here on the deck. I’m prepared to give an update and hopefully amuse you with my recent adventures. I think I…
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Industries
Site Information
The place and idea that started it all. Originally the site was a place for my family and friends to keep current. Over the past few months it has expanded and now…
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Christmas Flyers
Old School
Vintage PerspectiveMonth after month Maxim provides me with some of the best news and humor anywhere. Especially the How to section, below are 2 of my favorites from the November issue.
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Princess Superstar
Old School
Vintage PerspectiveThe Skinny Princess Superstar breakdances, breaks instruments, flails out guitar solos, and flashes titty, all the while exhorting bandmembers and audiences alike to "C'mon! C'mon!" The music is a special brew of…
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Music Archive — Volume 6
Root / Later Pages
She opened for Willie Nelson at the Fillmore and damn near stole the show. She has a great band and her voice is both sultry and bluesy. Norah was recently reviewed in…
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Post-Taliband Life
Library Essays
Vintage PerspectiveThis new initiative against terrorism has given carte blanche to law enforcement world wide to take whatever steps are necessary to stop the terror. Israel now finds Arafat "irrelevant" and the Indian…
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New Photos
Photo Galleries
New Photos is a preserved photo galleries page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Talking With Ghosts
Old School
Excessively EmoI received an email yesterday. Attached to it was the message below. Normally I don't post everything that gets sent to me but this message touched me in a profound way. I…
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Broken Monkey II
Library Essays
Excessively EmoThe second verse same as the first, plus 40 minutes of all new footage. I had it all planned out, the sequel, the franchise builder, my second chapter for the trilogy. After…
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Jerhanner II
Contributors
Everybody should take a bubble bath on Sunday night. You can reflect on the past week and anticipate the next while U2 plays in your headphones and the purple Christmas lights make…
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Music Archive — Volume 8
Root / Later Pages
This months bonus track is Gin and Juice by The Gourds . Hand picked by Andy for its groove and hillbilly funk, and yes it's a cover of the Snoop Doggy Dogg…
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Snowy Forest
Root / Later Pages
L ink to bootleg Leftcoastlove video this is a compressed version of the video we made for the Art Beat cable access show, just don't tell Leftcoast.
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Cock Blocked
Library Essays
Vintage PerspectiveFor many of you this is the first time you’ve heard this term, for the rest indulge me a short definition. This way we all move ahead with the same baseline. Cockblock…
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Make Crime Pay
Library Essays
Vintage PerspectiveAdmit it, you watched again. Helicopters hovering over an estate in southern California, cable news all sharing the same feed from the local stations in Los Angeles as we learned that Robert…
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Highway Reform
Library Essays
Vintage PerspectiveLet's begin with the car. For the sake of this piece I will lump all 4 wheeled personal use vehicles into the "car" category. Until recently I was totally against the lumbering…
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Broken Monkey
Library Essays
Excessively EmoFor the first time in over 10 years I was going to be far from home for the holidays. Christmas is a time to look back and share with the family, this…
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Music Archive — Volume 1
Root / Later Pages
Liner Notes: What you have received today is the first in an ongoing series of cd’s I’ll be making for you. Many of you have asked where did I hear that song…
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Music Archive — Volume 3
Root / Later Pages
2. Ain’t Life for the Living – Sonia dada
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Monthly Message
Journal / Monthly
Summer is here and I have a new toy to help me bring all of you the freshest Leftcoastlove anywhere. The summer is off to a roaring start. I am working all…
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Lounge Lizard
Contributors
Lounge Lizard Larry You ask, what happened to the Lizard? I’m still here. Just been hiding under my rock for a while. Didn’t want you to forget about the view from “mature”…
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Blast from the Past
Old School
Driving through you see the plains then the trees like being in the forest. Breakfast was at Nick's over looking the ocean.
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Children's Story
Library Essays
The original story boards drawn by me and then some of the Flash art objects created by Dan.
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Different View
Contributors
Way back when I first set this site up I asked for feedback. Some have joined in such as Lounge Lizard Larry and Snowy and others have contacted me directly at sean@leftcoastlove.com…
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The Institute
Site Information
Our state of the art education facility offers classes for the fashion impaired and musically unsophisticated. We also have the premier concert usher training program anywhere.
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Snowy Forest
Contributors
Leftcoast and I hung out last week with a friend of his from Latham, New York who came to visit the gang. Her name is Strawberry Mittens and is now a new…
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Pride 2003
San Francisco Era
Vintage PerspectivePride 2003 is a preserved san francisco era page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Reggae 2003
San Francisco Era
I am back from Reggae 2003 and I need a nap. But before I slumber here's the first batch of fun from reggae. Leftcoast received the "Most Improved Reggae" award this year!…
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Thanksgiving 03
Year Three
Another chamber of horrors has to be Santa's workshop at the North Pole. A huge manufacturing facility and animal sanctuary ruled by an old tyrant who only really works one day a…
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Perspective
Library Essays
Excessively EmoWhere am I? Where are you? It all depends on where you are standing. Leftcoast tackles the perils and positives of being laid off in Silicon Valley. By the way you can…
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Left Vegas
San Francisco Era
Left Vegas is a preserved san francisco era page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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The Skinny
San Francisco Era
Vintage PerspectiveThe Tiggler: Pop-up ads suck! It's one of the things I hate about the internet, that and spam. When I see a pop-up ad I make a mental note to NOT buy…
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Summer Windup
San Francisco Era
The historic ferry building has undergone a renovation. This landmark is now a market filled with specialty stores and on the weekend it becomes a full blown farmer's market. The sites, sounds…
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The Graduate
Root / Later Pages
Vintage PerspectiveThe Graduate is a classic. Dustin Hoffman made his debut in this tale of youth transitioning to adulthood. This movie works for so many different reasons, starting with the best movie soundtrack…
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Trailing Travis
Year Three
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 11:33:09 -0800 Travis Shares The Love By Jimmy The Jag & Westside Johnny
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Reggae 2004 — The Junior Year
Phase Four
Alexis and I arrived Friday afternoon and we were immediately greeted by Bonnie and Kevin. Alexis and Bonnie caught up with each other while Kevin helped me get my tent up. Once…
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Did DMB Bus Dump Waste on a Tour Group?
Phase Four
CHICAGO (AP) -- Authorities were considering criminal charges Wednesday against the Dave Matthews Band and one of its tour bus drivers for allegedly dumping human waste from a bus into the Chicago…
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Know Your Crows
Year Three
The Graham Colton Band ( KillingMe.mp3 ) gave us a high energy set full of soaring vocals and gooey guitar work. The lead singer and guitarist played off each other and displayed…
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Another Day
Year Three
We convened at the Warfield Theater to get our assignments and prepare for the evening of fun. Snowy and Kevin arrived first and I quickly joined them out in front of the…
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Night with Day
Year Three
Singer songwriter Howie Day happened to be in town this past Monday. I was somewhat familiar with his music and the show was only $15 so I figured it would be a…
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Chicken Fried
Year Three
Oversharing AdvisoryMan I love EMT's! My first heart attack and thankfully I made it through. OK, maybe not a real heart attack but the possibility is very real if I continue to lunch…
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Goin' to the Dogs
Year Three
I left the office happy and hungry at 2:00 PM. I pointed my rented SUV east and drove to the edge of the world and parked. A quaint beach front restaurant was…
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Run for the Border
Year Three
It is easy to get wrapped up in our own lives and even easier to forget about the rest of the world. We are very sheltered and protected here in the US…
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Chicken Soup for Leftcoastlove's Soul
Year Three
Excessively EmoIt was last Friday afternoon when I was greeted by a large envelope with Snowy Forest's office as a return address. What I found inside warmed my travel weary heart. Since I…
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Feela Brazila
Year Three
Vintage PerspectiveHere I am again flying from Dallas back to good old San Francisco. I have a nice coating of flight slime as I have been in an airplane for the last 10…
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The Real World - Rio
Year Three
Vintage PerspectiveOnce again I find myself below the equator. Third time was the charm in obtaining a new visa for Brazil. I went solo this time and I had a weekend stay planned…
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Things Change
Year Three
Excessively EmoMarvel Comics Group did it differently. Their stories and characters lived and hero-ed in a single universe, mine. Spider-Man, The Hulk, and Daredevil all resided in New York City. Villains wreaked havoc…
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Flat Stanley
Year Three
Considering the amount of travel I do I almost feel like Stanley these days. Some of the planes I flew on last week seemed like mailboxes. Even in first class the Fokker…
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Travis Tricks
Year Three
Unfortunately I can't use their names here but the story is still worth telling and if you have the poor fortune of working with me you can guess the names of the…
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Walls and Borders
Year Three
Vintage PerspectiveIsn't that the real issue? If you build a wall, border, or fence someone will see it and want in. What's behind the wall, who's behind the wall, why can't I get…
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Leftcoastlove's Star Inquirer Tabloid Ledger Archive
Year Three
During a recent visit to LA Snowy Forest and Kevin spied the Material Girl out with her daughter. Snowy's candid pics give us glimpse of Madonna just being a person. No scandal…
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Lusty Booty
Phase Four
Vintage PerspectiveYo ho ho and a bottle in a handbag. Last night I was treated to some local theater. An original comedy written and produced by The Thunderbird Theatre group was being staged…
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Manaus in the House
Phase Four
"Hey Leftcoast is your visa still good?" the voice asked over the phone. I quickly checked and sure enough I was good to go. Twenty-two hours later I pulled my overhead bag…
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We got a man down
Root / Later Pages
Oversharing AdvisoryWell I guess I blew it. I thought I would be able to update and write while I was out of work but alas the demons of cable TV kept me off…
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Alextasy II
Contributors
Take one hyperactive shutterbug with a new digital camera and one retail princess with a day off in San Francisco and this is what you get. San Francisco is one of the…
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Walk to Work 2
San Francisco Era
More pictures. The picture of the homeless man asleep under the No Stopping sign struck me as begging to be taken. Finally the last picture, although it's hard to see, is of…
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Alextasy III
Contributors
Here's a few more pictures from my one day trip through SF with Alextasy. In this batch we see our rock star posing in various locations and we even have a few…
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Scissor Sisters
Root / Later Pages
Scissor Sisters is a preserved root / later pages page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Alextasy IV
Contributors
Midweek in SF, what to do? Dinner with Alextasy (add one very strong Mandarin Martini) and then sunroof surfing The Presidio ending with a cool down walk through the Palace of Fine…
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Review part Deux
Library Essays
During these days of fiscal restraint I am filling some of my free time by taking pictures and exploring the city of San Francisco. During the week many of my favorite places…
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What's Work Got To Do With It
Year Two
Oversharing AdvisoryAll the months of watching movies and hanging out with the other displaced techies has shown me a few things about work. First off, I have noticed that people in movies don't…
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A Christmas Story
Year Two
Excessively EmoWhat she didn't know was that the holiday triple threat nexus was converging in my small apartment. Christmas, my birthday, and New Years were all joining to focus their unholy terrors into…
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All Shot Up
Year Three
Oversharing AdvisoryAs a child each year brought stress and terror as I wondered if I was going to get a booster of one form or another prior to starting the school year. My…
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Apartments
Year Two
Very nice once inside and cheap! Too bad no one will want to visit me in this neighborhood. Still so much space and everything in the unit is fairly new. Fireplace, views,…
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Are We Alone?
Library Essays
Excessively EmoDan fleshed out and animated the Children’s Story and he created the opening to Leftcoastlove.com. He is a talented artist and gifted musician, I will miss him terribly but I am also…
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Bag Full of Snot
Library Essays
Oversharing AdvisoryCold and flu season is upon us so get ready. How can one person make so much snot? The riddle is explored over noodle soup and a battle of the sexes. Also…
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Bamboozled
Year Three
Kick back relax and lounge. In the lounge lounging on a lounge chair. The word even sounds subtle. Lounge, say it with me now. LOUNGE . Since I travel so much my…
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Black and White
San Francisco Era
Vintage PerspectiveDear Latin Spice, Thank you for noticing my issues. Issues. Interesting word, both a verb and a noun. The noun issue is actually created by the verb issue. So an issue isn't…
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Break My Neck
Site Information
Break My Neck is a preserved site information page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Cheat Sheet
Phase Four
Vintage PerspectiveCheat Sheet is a preserved phase four page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Counting Crows
Year Two
Counting Crows is a preserved year two page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Cry 4 Help
Year Two
Day two broke early, for me anywho. Jim Van Winkle aka The Senator aka Jimmy the Jag requires a full 8 each night. Leftcoast only needs 5 or 6 so I am…
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Culinary Academy
Site Information
Welcome to the award-winning environment for the greatest Chefs on seven continents, The Left Coast Holistic Culinary Academy. Our goal is to unlock the artistry of food professionals everywhere while nurturing a…
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Dinner 4 Three
Old School
Oversharing AdvisoryMy circle of friends continue to grow and from time to time I get the opportunity to do a cross over. I take two of my friends who don't know each other…
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East of Left
Library Essays
Excessively EmoI watched the sunny California coast slip away onto the horizon this morning. My second time flying since the terrible days after 9-11. I must admit the security waits and checks were…
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East of Left 2
Library Essays
Day 4 & 5 I complained about everything being gray so today we got a new color, white. Yes kids it snowed, slushed, slurry, flurry, what ever it was it sucks. Wet…
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Gobble on this!
Year Two
Vintage PerspectiveNumber two add 10lbs to my weight. You know I should really remove that one because it just doesn't happen. If boot camp didn't do it back in 1984 why should I…
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Graduation
San Francisco Era
I noticed everyone taking pictures and it gave me an idea. Here is my collection of "The Photographer's"
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Haight Street
Year Two
Haight Street is a preserved year two page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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In or Out?
Library Essays
Excessively EmoI have been writing about perspective recently. Transition periods usually have points of reflection. Looking back and remembering, wondering what if or being thankful for people or events. I was watching a…
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Jerhanner 10-02
Contributors
I have a forsythia bush in my yard. It’s big enough to park my car in – the last resident of this house saw fit to let the forsythia grow as it…
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Jerhanner I
Contributors
Looking back, I see that the first time I spoke with LCL was heavy with foreshadowing. I was at drill for my Army Reserve unit, doing paperwork, and bemoaning the lack of…
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Listen to This
Year Two
The manager of the Virgin store in Sacramento recommended this cd after she saw Coldplay and Zero 7 cds in my hand. It turned out to be my favorite of the current…
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Memorial Weekend
San Francisco Era
Oversharing AdvisoryI finished dissecting the Sunday paper. Since I live in the city I thought I should at least get the weekend papers. I love the weight of the Sunday paper and along…
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Monster Waves
Library Essays
Winter is here and so are the monster waves. I hit the trail early starting in Pacifica and then driving south to stop at every beach that was open. Ten to thirty…
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Movie of the Week
Library Essays
The time is right, the time is now. Here's my notebook/journal/idea page for the Leftcoastlove Movie of the Week. I will be throwing stuff into here on a regular basis as I…
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Music Awards
Old School
Alexis and I started the evening as ushers on the banquet floor and finished the evening with all access security badges. Read the review and report from sfgate.com .
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New View 10-02
Contributors
This has been a summer of love for me. You see, as time has gone by I forgot the fundamental of life, of living life. I knew that I had the basic…
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Newport Beach
Old School
Snowy Forest, Alextasy, Jimmy the Jag, Surff Coxxman, and Leftcoastlove got together over the weekend. Jimmy hosted the event so a good warm southern Cali beach laying, club crashing, porch dancing, fast…
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Raccoon Dog
San Francisco Era
File this under who knew. The raccoon dog is real and he's got the SARS. What I want to know is who thought to eat this incredibly ugly animal. My research also…
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Reflections
San Francisco Era
Reflections is a preserved san francisco era page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Ruby@Oxygen Bar
Library Essays
Hey kid's, Ruby and I explored this unique bar. After dinner we decided to try this instead of dessert. The staff was very friendly and the other patrons were also a hoot.…
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Second Look
Year Two
Vintage PerspectiveThe clichés are numerous, ignore history and you are doomed to repeat it, it's genetic, hindsight is 20/20, the mirror doesn't lie and the list goes on. Each of these sayings tries…
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Senior Year Photos
Photo Galleries
Senior Year Photos is a preserved photo galleries page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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SF Peace March
Year Two
SF Peace March is a preserved year two page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Shock and Awful
Year Two
Vintage PerspectiveAgree or disagree, we have that right, but you don't have the right to be an asshole.
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Spank the Monkey
San Francisco Era
Vintage PerspectiveNext Jim and I spent some fun filled minutes at the local Trader Joe's. Jim has eating issues and requirements so this trip was necessary if he was to be comfortable at…
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Summer Tours
Site Information
Summer Tours is a preserved site information page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Swim with the Phishes
San Francisco Era
Tonight I worked my first Phish show. My buddy Jessica, from the Warfield, asked me if I wanted to usher at Shoreline. I was skeptical but it turned out to be a…
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The Graduate
San Francisco Era
Vintage PerspectiveThe Graduate is a classic. Dustin Hoffman made his debut in this tale of youth transitioning to adulthood. This movie works for so many different reasons, starting with the best movie soundtrack…
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The Rolling Stones
Library Essays
Tonight we worked the Rolling Stones concert in San Francisco. Holy Guacamole! We ended up seating the first 21 rows in front of the stage. Sheryl Crow opened the show and I…
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Too Much Time
Year Three
Vintage PerspectiveHey, more airport action over in the next row. A woman is breast feeding her son. Nice to see the mother and son reunion, except the kid is like 10 years old.…
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Train Station
San Francisco Era
In support of their new album 'My Private Nation' - set for June 3 release on Columbia Records - Train will embark on a 31-city headlining U.S. tour this summer. The tour…
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Trey Again
San Francisco Era
Set II Mr. Completely* > John The Revelator#* > (traditional) Night Speaks to a Woman* > Caravan#* (Duke Ellington cover) E: Root Down# (Beastie Boys cover) #1st played *with Carlos Santana on…
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TV Show II
Old School
It has come to my attention that a bootleg copy of this video has been circulating on the internet. It appears Snowy has released a downloadable version of our next TV appearance…
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Twins Attack
Library Essays
Sean and Ryan made the trip left and made their presence felt. Below are my favorite pictures from their visit. The entire collection is available from a link at the bottom of…
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Twins Vault
Library Essays
Every picture from their Leftcoast odyssey. Please be patient this page will take a few minutes to load, then click on the thumbnails to view a full sized picture. Now go dig…
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Walk to Work 1
San Francisco Era
Hey, I'm trying out a new way to share my pictures with you. This series was taken over a period of two days during my walk to work. I love the way…
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What Is Old?
Library Essays
Excessively EmoThe 4 th of July weekend is drawing to a close. Jimmy the Jag is packing up and I’m getting ready for the Neil Finn show at The Fillmore tonight. Alextasy is…
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Wired for Fun
Year Three
The day was absolutely perfect. Sun and a mild bay breeze. Some of the staff from Wired was also there to support this event. I talked a while with a few of…
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Photo Vault
Library Essays
What? You thought Alextasy was the only one who loves the camera? We was cleaning out the archives and look at all the Snowy snapshots. Pick your favorites and click on them…
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Relaxed and ready to laugh
San Francisco Era
Vintage PerspectiveSide note about Bill and that whole time in America. Bill made us all aware of the changing ideas about dick. Hmmm? Blowjobs aren't sex anymore. To tell the truth, this is…
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Leftcoastlove Is Single No More!
Life changes
Oversharing AdvisoryOpen this recovered page from the Classic Leftcoastlove archive.
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Comics Now Website Column Proposal
Comics and writing
Open this recovered page from the Classic Leftcoastlove archive.
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Sunday Paper
Family-era Classic
I needed a premise to tie all this random stuff together. Ta da! The Sunday paper is here for you today on Wednesday. The idea came to me as I read the…
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Happy New Year
Root / Later Pages
Oversharing AdvisorySelena was very friendly and once I told her Stacey and Kim had brought me out as birthday treat to see her she invited all of us back to her dressing room.…
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Monkey Undone
Family-era Classic
Global giant AT&T has released a new advertising campaign featuring a man who travels with a stuffed monkey. He takes pictures of the monkey for his daughter and uses the AT&T network…
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Crunk in the Trunk
Phase Four
Crunk is a phenomenon which occurs when an individual becomes (happy, excited, angry, passionate, etc...) beyond one's ability to control his or her self. Crunk is known to be highly contagious, as…
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iPod Primer
Root / Later Pages
iTunes: Apple's software and tools for managing your music collection, iPod, and it can also be used for downloading music from Apple's music online music store. It's simple, legal, and it should…
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Karaoke Video
Root / Later Pages
Karaoke Video is a preserved root / later pages page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Me and My Shadow
Phase Four
He didn't say much but he did manage to keep my attention close to the ground. He seemed to shrink as the sun rose higher and higher. It was like looking at…
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Puerto Vallarta
Phase Four
What to do with all those frequent flyer miles? I know pack up the family and go on a vacation. Where? Hmmm. Ahhh! Mexico, Puerto Vallarta has always been one of my…
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Thanks Alice
Phase Four
Thanks Alice is a preserved phase four page from Classic Leftcoastlove.
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Traffic School
Phase Four
The best part of traffic schools in California is that they are private businesses. Open the yellow pages and pick a flavor. Choose a comedy traffic school or pizza making traffic school…
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Vegas Baby
Root / Later Pages
Downtown: This is where it began and this is where we almost eneded. The cab ride back from here found us huddled and scared as we hit 110 on the 15. Our…
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New Years Cake
Family-era Classic
New Years Eve in San Francisco offers plenty of options. This year Stacey and I decided to work at the Warfield. Cake was headlining the show and they are always a super…
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Brain Dump
Family-era Classic
Vintage PerspectiveIt's 1993 all over again! DC comics has dusted off the Death of Superman storyline and repackaged it in a hardcover Omnibus edition and they also released an animated version of the…
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Haunted Christmas House
Family-era Classic
Merry Christmas and Boo! Stacey and I were wandering around SF in search of dinner and we stumbled across this scary house. I tried to take a few pictures but I'm afraid…
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Kinky Goodness
Family-era Classic
Ray Davies is underappreciated, there I said it. He along with brother Dave were at the forefront of the British Invasion with The Who, The Stones, and The Beatles. This guy has…
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Real Housewives?
Family-era Classic
Vintage PerspectiveThe end is near... Bravo network has done it again. A show that is too bad to ignore, scary self indulgent rich people and the little monsters they are raising. Sex, money…
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Rootboy Slim
Family-era Classic
If you haven't heard of Root Boy then you aren't alone. Root Boy was a rocker in the Zappa tradition. His music was sarcastic and political and most of all fun. He…
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Renaissance Man
Family-era Classic
Once in a life they come along. Part mystic part tough guy and all artist. Let me explain...
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Jackie Greene
Family-era Classic
I think I can finally write about the last shows at The Warfield now . The fog has lifted and I have had a full week to mourn. Now that the sadness…
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RIP The Warfield
Family-era Classic
A photo journal with captions from my last show at the Warfield. I wish I could write more but I am really sad and for now this is all I can muster.…
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Half Moon Bay
Family-era Classic
Once the brutal winter storms passed Stacey and I had to get out of the house. We grabbed the keys to our freshly detailed car and headed for PCH (Pacific Coast Highway).…
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Stacey Pics
Family-era Classic
While the boy is away Stacey still plays. Check these awesome pictures from last week. I was in West Virginia working while Stacey worked all week at the Warfield. The Dead, Velvet…
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Comic Shopping in Europe
Family-era Classic
I recently had the opportunity to visit Milan, Dublin, and Barcelona. The trip was for business but I did have enough free time to explore the comic shops in each of these…
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Darkside of the Moonshine
Family-era Classic
Poor Man's Whiskey brings their critically acclaimed bluegrass interpretation of Pink Floyd's classic album "Dark Side of the Moon" to the legendary Great American Music Hall. Dressed as the characters from the…
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Kids Comics
Family-era Classic
I want to publish ash can comic books from creator kids. Luke and Justin got me thinking about this but my recent conversation with James Sime of Isotope Comics sealed the deal.…
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Kid Rock Saga Continues
Family-era Classic
Woo hoo!!...Look at those smiles as we exit the over the top, never stop, slash and burn, rednecktastic and ghetto fabulous show.
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Gov't. Mule
Family-era Classic
It was almost cliché but then again what in my life isn't? Local favorites Gov't Mule touring in support of the awesome new cd "High and Mighty" rocked the fans until well…
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Oh Atlanta
Family-era Classic
Sean and Stacey hit the ATL for a great weekend of company sponsored events and of course we also created our own adventures in Georgia. It was a peach of a trip…
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Tampa Time
Family-era Classic
Being a consultant means lots of hotels and lots of different views and cities. I attended a business conference in Tampa Florida recently and what I've collected here are the best pictures…
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Little Jack's Corner
Family-era Classic
Oversharing AdvisoryThis is my page for collecting ideas, memories, and anything else that relates to our pregnancy. We got the news and the early consensus is it's a girl! This is an exciting…
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Princess Leftcoast
Family-era Classic
Oversharing AdvisoryNikka Costa sightings in SF, she has a new album coming out and once again I was treated to her special brand of sweet wet funkalicious rock. If you don't know about…
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Time Capsule
Family-era Classic
Leftcoastlove.com Stories and pictures from a transplanted New Yorker.
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Pick Your Rant
Family-era Classic
Vintage PerspectiveSecondly I sing the praises of Mexican Coke. This sugar laden confection is available in many places here in the big SF. Unlike it's American cousin Mexican Coke has the real deal...cane…
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Parkersworld
Family-era Classic
Oversharing AdvisoryThe room has a great pink glow... Parker also has overtaken almost every other room in the house, see we are ready all we need is the baby! I bought Buella the…
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