Streettalk

STREET TALK: 05.16.13 (asked @ MPC Library.)

If you had time for a special project, what would you work on?

Follow-up: How do you get the creative juices flowing? RILEY GRACE | Handyman | Seaside A: I would work on farming and growing my own vegetables. I feel silly paying for produce when I live ...

STREET TALK: 05.09.13 (Asked @ Laguna Plaza Shopping Center in Seaside.)

If you were a zombie, how would you hunt humans?

Follow-up: What would you use against brain-munching hordes? JORDAN DEGOOYER | Assistant Manager | Marina A: I would go to hospitals, places where I knew people would be weak. It would be easy brains. Swinging ...

STREET TALK: 05.02.13 (asked @ On The Beach in Monterey.)

What incident changed your perspective on life?

Follow-up: What do you like most about yourself? SCOTT LUNDY | Retail Manager | Seaside A: Losing my job put me in a different comfort zone. I realized that life is full of surprises and ...

STREET TALK: 04.25.13 (asked @ Erik’s Deli in Seaside.)

How would you change the immigration system? 

Follow-up: What country would you immigrate to? BOB GODB | Retired Pest Controller | Monterey A: I think the immigration system is going to get too liberal. There should be stricter regulations, especially with jobs. ...

STREET TALK: 04.18.13 (asked @ CSUMB Job Fair)

What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done in an interview?

Follow-up: Who has influenced your career choice most? KEVIN MCMAHAN | Lifeguard | Monterey A: Once during an interview I forgot my name! Geek Hero: Bill Gates because he’s a forward thinking person. The 9-11 ...

STREET TALK: 04.11.13 (asked @ Nifty Fifty’s in Seaside.)

Who was the most important coach you’ve had in life?

Follow-up: What do you think is the most underrated sport? ALICIA GAINES | Caregiver | Seaside A: My door monitor in boarding school. She was there for me and taught me girly things, and how ...

STREETALK: What’s your favorite piece of “junk”?

Asked at Bay Consignment in Monterey.

Follow-up: If you could get back anything you’ve thrown out what would you choose? LAWRENCE PETERSEN | Massage Therapist | Monterey A: A 1930s Gerber knife set I got from Hambrook’s Auction Center in P.G., ...

Street Talk 03.14.13 (Asked @ Old Capitol Books in Monterey.)

What’s the hardest to give up for 40 days?

Follow-up: Follow-up: Your thoughts on the Easter Bunny? MATTHEW SUNDT | Proprietor | Monterey A: Exercise. I exercise every day – outdoor canoeing, cycling. I couldn’t be out of the water for 40 days. Game ...

Street Talk 03.21.13 (Asked on the Rec Trail in Monterey.)

If you could win top honors in anything… ?

Follow-up: What energy-heavy habit is hardest for you to kick? JORDAN SMART | Musician | Monterey A: Everyone needs a friend. I’d want to be the world’s greatest friend. A Current Affair: Electricity. I’m on ...

Street Talk 03.14.13 (Asked @ Cypress Center in Monterey.)

Q: What would you say before you went into heart surgery?

Follow-up: What health disorder scares you the most? MICHELLE BILLECI | Paralegal | Monterey A: I love them, to be happy and celebrate the life I lived. Close to Home: Cancer…it has affected family and ...

Street Talk 02.21.13 (Asked @ Stone Creek Kitchen.)

If you were leaving Earth what would you bring?

Follow-up: What would you like to tell future generations? KATHYLEEN RICE | Educator | Carmel A: I would bring old pictures of my family just in case there is other life out there. [And] my ...

Street Talk 02.21.13 (Asked @ the Seaside Public Library.)

I say Internet, you say what? What do you like about it?

Follow-up: What can the Internet never replace? CAROL SHIELDS | Librarian | Seaside A: Google. The Internet makes information easily accessible. It helps me find out what people are talking about. Paper Vs. Metal: The ...

Street Talk 02.21.13 (Asked @ SPCA for Monterey County.)

How do you know you’re crazy for your cat?

Follow-up: What title – real or imaginary – would your cat win at a cat show? ASHLEY FESSENDEN | Customer Service Rep | Seaside A: I shoved a giant cat tower in the back of ...

Street Talk 02.07.13 (Asked @ Chipotle in Monterey.)

What did you want to be when you grew up? what are you?

Follow-up: If you were going to start fresh, what would you do? RODNEY RIDDLEBERGER |Semi-retired/Surfer | Salinas A: I didn’t really want to be nothing. I worked for Monterey Sand Company for 18 years with ...

Street Talk 02.07.13 (Asked @ the Bagel Bakery in Seaside.)

When have you felt truly lost?

Follow-up: What is one thing you’re scared to lose the most? SELENA GONZALEZ | Student | Seaside A: When I was 11. I felt awkward when I was 11. I had friends who were older ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ The Dunes on Monterey Bay.)

What’s the most unfair obstacle women have to face?

Follow-up: What’s the best thing about being a woman? BECKI ROSS | Corporate Administrator | Salinas A: Themselves. Women oversex themselves and then complain about it. Mother Load: The whole experience of being a mom ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ PetSmart in Sand City.)

What’s the strangest Pet accident you’ve heard of?

Follow-up: Which of your pet’s qualities do you wish you had? MARIE VAUGHN | Retired | Monterey A: I have a toy poodle that ate a fingertip toothbrush; $1,400 and 15 staples later, we were ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked on Main Street in Salinas.)

Follow-up: What scares you the most about our society’s driving habits? BERNADETTE CONANT | Barista | Seaside A: Texting while driving. I’m self-centered. I’m not going to think about what I’m doing wrong, I’m thinking ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ Happy Girl Kitchen in Pacific Grove.)

Follow-up: What do you love to read the most? JAMESON MOHAMMADI| Painter | Monterey A: Love is the best and worst thing that can happen to someone. It leaves a hole like a cavity in ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked in front of the Apple Store in Monterey.)

What exciting piece of technology is coming in 2013?

Follow-up: What are your words to live by in the modern world? JAMES LINDBERGH | Grocery Assistant | Seaside A: A cellular eye piece that clips to your eye the way a Bluetooth clips on ...

Street Talk 12.27.12 (Asked at Maya Cinemas in Salinas.)

Tell the short story of your life in a sentence.

Follow-up: What breakthrough do you want to see in 2013? YOLANDE WHITLOCK | Retired | Salinas A: Upward mobility is still possible in the United States, and I’m a bootstrap example of success. Call to ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ Michael’s in Marina.)

Follow-up: What would be the first thing you’d ask a psychic? SANDRA CRACCHIOLO | Student | Marina A: I would run to my favorite restaurant and order everything on the menu because I know in ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ Beverly’s Fabrics & Crafts.)

What Advice Would You Give to people making presents?

Follow-up: If you had to craft your gifts, what would you make? LENORE PEREZ | Self-employed | Monterey A: Go online and look for patterns for everything. It is a great asset – especially when ...

Street Talk 12.06.12 (asked in downtown Monterey.)

What’s taken for granted about the ocean?

Follow-up: What is the best part about living close to the ocean? KAYT GREEN | Author | Pacific Grove A: The otters and wildlife. People make choices that threaten the natural habitat. This area is ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ the library at CSUMB.)

What is the biggest misconception about CSUMB students?

Follow-up: How would you change your school? DAVID NIXON | Student | Seaside A: That students at CSUMB are not political and don’t care. I believe that students don’t have the chance to express their ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ Star Market in Salinas.)

What do you take for granted?

Follow-up: What part of American history is most misrepresented? LESLIE EARNEST | Retired | Salinas A: That we are the country that gives. We give so much. We’re the first responders of the world. Red ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ A-Plus in Marina.)

What is the best mistake you’ve ever made?

Follow-up: What is the greatest lesson you’ve learned about you? NAOMI HALL | Stay-at-Home Mom | Marina A: Forgetting to take my birth control one time and that resulting in my son. He was my ...

Street Talk 11.08.12 (asked @ Target in Marina.)

Follow-up: What duty would you never volunteer to do? SARAH ELLW | Social Worker | Marina A: As a live-in intern at the Tenderloin Homeless Clinic, where I worked with children. It made me want ...

Street Talk 10.25.12 (asked @ CSUMB World Theater.)

Q: How would you genetically modify yourself?

Follow-up: What would name – and say to – your clone? MELISA ROMERO | Student | Marina A: I’d modify my nose because I think my nose is too big and awkward. New Beginnings: I ...

Street Talk 10.25.12 (asked @ Coffee Mia in Marina.)

What was your strangest talent As a kid?

Follow-up: What did you want to be when you grew up? TIM LEDESMA | Contractor | Marina A: I could fix anything. I fixed radios, bicycles at age 10. And I still fix things. I ...

Street Talk 10.18.12 (asked @ CSUMB Student Center.)

What do you get most defensive about?

Follow-up: How would you fight off killer clowns? CLARISA ROMERO | Student | Marina A: I get defensive when guys whistle at me. It’s degrading. It makes me feel like a dog. I’m not your ...

Street Talk 10.04.12 (asked @ First Friday Artwalk in Salinas.)

What’s the best way to honor a late loved one?

Follow-up: What will they say about Mitt Romney when he’s gone? CHRIS FLESCHER | Office Manager | Salinas A: Have something in their honor, whether it’s a party or a somber event, something to celebrate ...

Street Talk 10.04.12 (asked @ Cherry Bean Coffeehouse in Salinas.)

What’s the most new-age thing about you?

Follow-up: What’s the best and/or worst hippy invention? KOLLIN CRANE | Medicinal Deliveries | Salinas A: I’m all about free expression. Do what you want, dress the way you want. Don’t wear bras, they suck. ...

Street Talk 09.13.12 (asked @ In-Shape Fitness in Monterey.)

What do you think is the most old-school thing about you?

Follow-up: What do you think will be old-school in 20 years? AARON ALIOTTI | Account Manager | Marina A: Religion. It shouldn’t be [old-school], but it is. My work ethic, accountability, responsibility all stem from ...

Street Talk 09.13.12 (asked @ Gold Coast Tattoo in Monterey.)

What’s the strangest dance craze you’ve lived through?

Follow-up: What’s our most important cultural import? PERRY DOIG | Body Piercer | Stockton A: Synchronized boy band dancing. It’s terrible. Boy bands made it OK to be considered a musician without talent. Picture This: ...

Street Talk 09.13.12 (asked on Canyon Del Rey Boulevard in Monterey.)

What is your favorite healthy recipe?

Follow-up: If you could banish one health issue, what would it be? DANTE TINDAL | Self-Employed | Seaside A: I get some asparagus and cauliflower, season it with some garlic powder, pepper, and onion if ...

Street Talk 09.06.12 (asked @ Wild Goose Cafe in Carmel Valley.)

What work of art best reflects your identity?

Follow-up: What cafe snack would you be? ERIKA RAY | Dyslexia Foundation | Carmel Valley Q: Rembrandt’s “The Prodigal Son.” It’s the story of someone who strayed from spiritual life but returned and is forgiven. ...

Street Talk 08.23.12 (asked @ Lake El Estero in Monterey.)

If you could re-do one thing in your life, what would it be?

Follow-up: What is one thing you did right? KATHY ROBINSON | Homemaker | Aliso Viejo Q: I would have gotten married at an earlier age so I could have children. I got married at 37 ...

Street Talk 08.23.12 (asked @London Bridge Pub in Monterey.)

What would you put in a time capsule?

Follow-up: What will people remember about us a century from now? JESSICA ONKEN | Server | Monterey A: An iPhone or and iPod. Some of the books that are popular right now like Twilight or ...

Street Talk 08.16.12 (asked @ East Village Coffee Lounge Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam.)

Follow-up: Who is the master of that art? ANDRE CARDOSO | Student | Pacific Grove A: Parkour. It’s creates an interesting visual. It’s a sport and an art at the same time. And it takes ...

Street Talk 08.09.12 (asked @ Del Monte Beach.)

What would you have hypnosis change about you?

Follow-up: What’s the worst thing to do while hypnotized? MIKE SHEA | Carpenter | Monterey A: Just to be calmer. I moved up here and lost a lot of money on some business projects, so ...

Street Talk 08.02.12 (asked @ Marina Goodwill.)

What could you talk about for 40 years without getting bored?

Follow-up: How would you describe your oldest friend? LINDA STEWART | Art Curator | Marina A: Nature. I hike. I camp. I ski. I water ski. It’s better than walking around a gallery all day. ...

Street Talk 07.26.12 (asked @ Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.)

What marine animal would you Be? what would you say to humans?

Follow-up: What marine animal would you have as a pet? DIANE WYSE | MBARI Intern | Marina A: I would be a parrot fish, because you can hear them eating underwater. And I would tell ...

Street Talk 07.19.12 (asked @ Seaside City Center.)

What’s the most daredevil thing you’ve done?

Follow-up: What’s the most daredevil thing you’ve done? STEVE HUNTER | Repair Man | Santa Cruz A: Riding horses bareback in the rodeo. I would want to experience all the adrenaline and excitement. Fast Wheels: ...

Street Talk 07.05.12 (asked @ Stone Creek Village in Monterey.)

What musician deserves more love?

MARY GODFREY | Retired | Monterey A: Earth, Wind and Fire were able reach all these different genres with their music and attract a wide audience. Give Me Shelter: The Rolling Stones. Some of their ...

Street Talk 07.05.12 (asked @ Valnizza’s Deli in Monterey.)

What makes you feel most independent?

Follow-up: What military training would you want? AARON MONTGOMERY | Field Tech | Salinas A: My job, because I’m able to support myself and my family, and just the freedom of living in America in ...

Street Talk 06.28.12 (asked @ GameStop in Monterey.)

What is your most unique hidden talent or skill?

Follow-up: What superpower would you give the president? CHRIS FUGATE | Night Auditor | Pacific Grove A: I can sound exactly like Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget. Power Pledge: The superpower to stick to his ...

Street Talk 06.21.12 (@ Parker Lusseau in Monterey.)

What would you leave for future generations?

Follow-up: What do you want on your tombstone? DEBBIE PAIK | Server | Santa Cruz A: More public libraries. They’re a space to share ideas, and free knowledge. Everything else you have to pay for. ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Outdoor World in Monterey.)

What animal, creature or species do you wish it was legal to hunt?

Follow-up: What’s the most disgusting creature on earth? M COSTELLO | Event Coordinator | Menlo Park A: Beaver, because their skins can be made into hats and coats. Plus, I’m sure they would be very ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Book Haven in Monterey.)

What’s the craziest chapter in your book of life?

Follow-up: What’s the title of your story? Who plays you in the movie? OLIVIA COUNTRYMAN | Letter carrier | Salinas A: Meeting the Dalai Lama was mind-blowing. I felt enlightened listening to him talk, like ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (Asked @ Carmel River Beach.)

Follow-up: Your favorite beach, river or body of water? TIMON SLOAM | Artist | Los Altos A: It’s one of my favorite places to paint because it gets beautiful evening light and good protection from ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Old Monterey Marketplace.)

What was your initial reaction to the Salinas High scandal?

Follow-up: How do you feel about the coverage it’s getting? BAILEY JONES | Cashier | Salinas A: I graduated from Salinas High last year – I didn’t believe it at first because he worked with ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked near El Palomar in Monterey.)

What have you tried to cut out of your diet?

JAMES REAL | Cashier | Manchester, England A: Food in general. Sometimes I just feel fat. Men can be anorexic too, you know. I usually can last four days before I cave in and have ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ the MPC gym .)

What’s your favorite foreign phrase?

Follow-up: Make up a word to describe how you are feeling today. MO MANN | Professional College Athlete | Seaside A: Mahalo, it means hello and goodbye. I love Hawaiian stuff, and I like the ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Carmel Plaza.)

What interesting or atypical items do you like to collect?

Follow-up: What’s your favorite thing you’ve ever found? AUSTIN MCKENZIE | Student | Visalia A: Wine corks, for their texture. Some have nice red staining. Those I use for art projects. Funny Bunny: We found ...

Street Talk 04.26.12 (asked the Hyatt Regency Monterey.)

Follow-up: If you could be born again, what would you want to be born as? ROBERT GOODMAN | Accountant | Phoenix, Ariz. A: Being there and understanding that you don’t have all the answers; the ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked on Alvarado Street in Monterey.)

What was a better invention, the bicycle or beer?

Follow-up: What’s a creative hangover remedy? JOHN ALLEY | Bartender | Monterey A: Beer because it stopped the Irish from taking over the world. Go Pro: Take half a shot of vodka and half a ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Monte Vista Village shopping center in Monterey.)

What’s your craziest neighbor experience?

MICHAEL SULLIVAN | Manager | Monterey A: I was about 17 and I was blasting “Melting Pot” by Booker T. & the MG’s. An elderly lady who lived next door walked into my house and ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Turtle Bay Taqueria in Monterey.)

What was your closest near-death experience? 

Follow-up: Have you ever had a psychedelic experience? LEE KNUTSEN | Volunteer | Marina A: I was in an auto accident when I was 5. I had a broken leg and was in a coma. ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Museum of Monterey.)

What should be considered an art form that’s not?

Follow-up: What “art” is most overrated ? DAN TONSETH | Fish and Game | Mammoth Lakes A: Food. Like pizza or some high-end eats. That stuff is art even though it gets eaten. Designs on ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ yet-to-open H&M in Monterey.)

What’s the most unique thing hanging in your closet right now?

Follow-up: How do you describe your fashion sense? TONY CATALANO | Educator | Seaside A: A poncho I got from Cabo San Lucas in 1992. It makes a Skittles bag look dull. Tuck Rule: I ...

Street Talk 03-15-12 asked at the Edgewater Center bus stop.

What is the equation of your life?

Follow-up: What do you wish you were taught in school? FERNANDO ANDRADE | Volunteer | Seaside A: Spending time with family = enjoying life. Saving Grave: More science should be taught, to give people a ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Cannery Row Brewing Company.)

How do people misjudge you?

Follow-up: What celebrity do you get compared to most frequently? NATHAN BURCH | Busser | New Monterey A: Ladies assume that I’m a player because I’m flirtatious, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. ...

Street Talk 03-01-12 asked at Home Depot in Seaside.

What amazing athletic ability would you like?

Follow-up: What sort of preparation would you need for a marathon? CARLY BETHUNE | Sales Rep | San Jose A: The triple-jump. It’s a track-and-field event. I did it as a kid. But I’m not ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Paris Bakery in Monterey.)

If I gave you a blank check and said “go for it,” what would you do?

Follow-up: What if the check was for $50? DAWN MCCULLEY | Counter clerk | Monterey A: I’d open more centers in Monterey County for the developmentally disabled. Mom Love: I’d give it to my son ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ East Village Coffee Lounge in Monterey.)

What mementos would be on the scrapbook page of your life?

Follow-up: What hobby would you make your career if you could? AARON DICKERSON | Tennis Coach | Monterey A: Little things from the places I’ve been, such as grass from Indiana, sand from Maryland, sawdust ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Allure Salon in Salinas.)

What’s the biggest misconception about stylists?

Follow-up: What’s the worst hair trend of all time? LYNN COLIJN | Hairstylist/Esthetician | Salinas A: That we ended up going to beauty college because we failed at just about everything else. No Party: The ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ The Works Cafe and Bookstore in P.G.)

What in your life is currently clogged?

Follow-up: What is your favorite uniform? ALEJANDRO MONCADA | Student | Salinas A: It is me who is lodged, unsure of whether to stay or go. If I stay I fear I’d be conforming to ...

Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Peter B’s in Monterey.)

What is something you’re always on the hunt for?

Follow-up: Besides romance, when do you like to be hunted? JEFF BARETT | Teacher | Monterey A: Quiet time. In this hyper-connected, media-driven world there’s just not enough time to sit and be offline. Tools ...

Asked at Lollapalooza in Monterey.

What creative things do you do to exercise your mind?

Follow-up: How do you define health? MARIA S. BECK | Receptionist | Monterey A: Through argument with people, my family, friends, etc. I try to introduce myself to new perspectives and challenges. Or I get ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Toro Place Cafe in Salinas.)

What would you put on your own giant cut-out?

Follow-up: Where would you put it? LISA GONZALES | Waitress | Salinas A: A ’67 Camaro. It’s my favorite car. Keepin’ It Classic: I’d put it off 101, right by the mall exit to remind ...

Street Talk 01-05-12 asked at Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore in Carmel.

What is the best evidence that the world is ending?

Follow-up: What three things would you bring if you survived? PAUL FRIDLUND | Bookstore Owner | Carmel Valley A: The insanity of the people in Washington. They are not serving the people anymore. There is ...

Street Talk 12-29-11 asked at Yangste’s Taste of Thai in Salinas.

Q: What kind of secret club would you form? What would initiation be?

Connie Ortiz | Retired | Salinas A: It would be a behind-the-scenes theater club. They would have to put on a one-act play, presenting a monologue. In the Hot Seat: I’m not exclusive, I’m inclusive. ...

Street Talk 12-22-11

What do you like to do when the weather gets cold?

Follow-up: What do you avoid? BERNIE RICHTER | Nonprofit Worker | Santa Cruz A: Get under the covers and watch a movie. I like to watch documentaries. Nature and science, especially. Truth in Advertising: Buy ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Olympia Plaza in Seaside.)

STEPHANIE BONITATA | Semi-Pro Soccer Player | Auburn A: I recently moved to Santa Cruz and I really didn’t expect that. I though I’d live in Auburn forever. Neck-rophobic: I’m really weird about people touching ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Northridge Mall.)

What is your best high school memory? 

Follow-up: What do you most want to forget? TINA BU | Stylist | Salinas A: I played soccer all the time with people from around the neighborhood, friends and people from school. We started a ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Flanagan’s Pub in Carmel.)

What do you think about the amount of religion in our lives?

Follow-up: What do the California missions represent to you? RICK TYSON | Artisan | Cachagua A: Spirituality is more crucial. Religion is divisive by nature. Bad Teacher: In the Carmel mission there is a painting ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Monterey Harbor.)

When do you feel most out of your element?

Follow-up: What’s something you thought you lost forever, but found years later? DAN CARPENTER | Missionary | Orem, Utah A: When I wake up in the morning. I am NOT a morning person. Pianist Envy: ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Peppers Mexicali Cafe in Pacific Grove.)

What would be a good symbol for P.G. besides the monarch?

Follow-up: If you could be any insect, what would you be? ZOE FILBIN | Waitress | Monterey A: A walker with wedding bells. People always say, “You’re either a newlywed or nearly dead” if you ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas.)

What author, dead or alive, would you spend a day with?

Follow-up: What book is the most overrated? KARINA SALCEDO | Family Services Advocate | Salinas A: I’d like to have a glass of wine with Ernesto Sabato. We would just spend time hanging out and ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Marina Donuts and Bagels.)

What would be your Witness Protection identity?

Follow-up: If you could change your name what would you pick? EDUARDO DOMINGUEZ | Confectionist | Hollister A: I would create signature luxury automobiles from concept to production and market them internationally through a partnership ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Starbucks and Chipotle in Sand City.)

What’s the worst haircut you’ve had?

Follow-up: What’s a random act of kindness you like to practice? SCARLETT TANOUS | Hockey Instructor | Carmel A: The barber that did my hair left it with my bangs directly above my forehead and ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Edgewater Transit Exchange in Sand City.)

What is the best unanticipated benefit of riding the bus?

Follow-up: If you could create your own route what would it be? DARREL GAINES | Student | Seaside A: Sightseeing. It’s always interesting to look around at whatever is outside. To the Stars: I want ...

Street Talk 10-13-2011 Asked at Whole Enchilada Market Place in Moss Landing.

What is your favorite thing about Moss Landing? Follow-up: What is Moss Landing’s best kept secret?

ESTEBAN TREJOS | Engineer | San José, Costa Rica A: The air is so fresh. I like the produce stands too, so much fresh fruit and vegetables. Oblivious to the Obvious: The row crops right ...

Street Talk: 10-06-11 Asked at Jurassic Pets in Salinas.

What is your most irrational fear? Follow-up: What politician or celebrity scares you the most?

LEAH PAQUETTE | Sales Associate | Seaside A: Birds. They just fly out of nowhere and get so close to you it’s scary. Follow-up: Lindsay Lohan because she seems totally out of control and unhealthy. ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Asked at The Works in Pacific Grove.)

What is most central to your identity? 

Follow-up: What is a new interest of yours? MORGAN SINCLAIR O’CONNOR | Barista | Pacific Grove A: I love my bike more than anything. His name’s Algonquin. I name everything. When I freak out or ...

Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Caffe Trieste in Monterey.)

Follow-up: Who is your favorite innovative thinker? AIDAN STELZRIED | Student | Pacific Grove A: Jessica Black. She’s inspiring a lot of… bad music. Pop culture is just getting out of hand. Locked Down: John ...

Street Talk 08.18.11 (asked @ Stone Creek Kitchen in Del Rey Oaks.)

What is the healthiest thing about your lifestyle?

Follow-up: How do you feel about Spandex? NICOLE LITTERINE | Supervisor | Monterey A: I love to hike. I hike Big Sur, I get outdoors as much as possible and I go spinning like crazy. ...

Street Talk 09.08.11 Asked at the Monterey County Fair.

What do you take for granted most? Follow-up: What event helped you see everything differently?

Wesley Adams | Disc Jockey | Seaside A: Little things. Food. To look in the fridge and choose. Some people don’t have that. Golden Rule: I was walking into Chipotle. There was a guy about ...

Asked at Best Buy in Marina: What obsolete technology do you prefer to newer gadgets?

Linnea McWhirter | Student | MIIS A: I prefer catapults to artillery because you can launch anything. Like peasants or diseased cows. Not a Peep: Twitter. Because celebrities are the worst people in the world ...

Street Talk 08-25-11 asked in front of Book Haven in Monterey.

What is the story of your life?

Follow-up: What are you crazy about? JIM HENNING | Canvasser | Santa Cruz A: I took a roundabout way of discovering music in order to go to composition school. I look up to people like ...

Street Talk 08.18.11 (asked @ Costco in Sand City. )

If you could create a sculpture of anything, what would you create?

Follow-up: What would you write on Scribble Hill in Seaside? Joann Burns | Retired | Seaside A: I would sculpt a bust of my mother out of marble because my mother was a beautiful person… ...

Street Talk 08.04.11 (asked @ On the Beach Surf Shop in Monterey. )

What stereotype do you break?

Follow-up: What stereotypes do surfers experience? MICHELLE BAKER | Teacher/Manager | Marina A: As a snowboarder I’m considered a punk-ass bitch, so I try to be as nice as possible to skiers. New Wave: The ...

Street Talk 08.04.11 (asked @ Peter B’s in Monterey. )

What would you do without power for weeks?

Follow-up: How do you feel about nuclear energy? KIRBY DUNAWAY |Boat Wright | Monterey A: Well that’s kind of a f***ed up question because I live on a boat and I don’t have power so ...

Street Talk 04.28.11 (asked @ McAbee Beach in Monterey. )

What animal scares you the most?

Follow-up: What is your spirit animal? KELLY CABRAL | Homemaker | Tracy A: A lot of animals. The birds that are moving around here. I’m scared to pet the sea animals at the Aquarium. Big ...

Street Talk 07.21.11 (asked @ Music Unlimited in Monterey. )

What technology would you invent to make life easier?

JOSH KIM | Student | Marinae A: Some device that could teleport you places, with items with you if you needed. You wouldn’t have to factor in travel time. Outside the Bo:x: Pandora. I find ...

Street Talk 04.28.11 (asked @ Music Unlimited in Monterey. )

What does classical music make you think of?

JOHN BROOK | Office Manager | Monterey A: All the great stuff that Beethoven wrote when he was completely deaf, like “Moonlight Sonata.” Starred and Feathered: Buckethead, guitar player for Guns N’ Roses. He wears ...

Street Talk 04.28.11 (asked @ The Park Lane in Monterey. )

If you had to get a tattoo, what and where would it be?

Follow-up: What is the most misguided stereotype about old people? MELANIE SHEBALIN | Retired | Monterey A: A hummingbird on my ankle. I love hummingbirds; I think they’re beautiful birds. Old News: That they don’t ...

Street Talk 04.28.11 (asked @ Asked at the U.S. Post Office in Marina. )

What’s the most patriotic thing you can do?

Follow-up: What’s the classic All-American meal? KRISTINA BECK | Student | Marina A: Join the military. I’ve dated a lot of military guys and I saw their love for the country grow. Their values were ...

Street Talk 04.28.11 (asked @ Asked at Bayonet Black Horse in Seaside. )

What do you want to find about your family history?

Follow-up: What legacy do you hope to pass down? MIKE CUTINO | Student | Monterey A: There’s a guy named Burt Cutino in Monterey and I’d love to meet him and see if we’re related. ...

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