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The Fiftieth Beatle

The Jeff Hinkin Band resurrects late-’80s college rock and the Fab Four.

Before sitting down to talk at Morgan’s Coffee and Tea, Jeff Hinkin and I wait in line for a couple of hot, caffeinated beverages. In front of us, a man pays for his coffee and ...

Foodchain

Respect a Tomato…I don’t know about you, but there are few objects worthy of as much desire as vine-ripened, organically grown, lovingly cared-for tomatoes—locally grown Heirloom Tomatoes. I walked into Whole Foods the other day ...

Squidfry

GENERAL PLAN WARS…Squid should have known it would come to this. First there was just the General Plan Update. Then there was GPU 2, and GPU 3—ditched by the Supes in May, when Edith Johnsen, ...

Lit

Doc For Reals: Canadian author will discuss revealing new Ricketts bio at Thunderbird.

Ed Ricketts isn’t exactly a household name outside the Monterey Peninsula area. Hence the title of a strong new biography: Beyond the Outer Shores: The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired ...

Beach Cat Appears Doomed

PG residents express support for (and fear of) mountain lion.

“The lion has been deemed a public safety threat,” Pacific Grove Police Chief Carl Miller announced at a community meeting last week, called to discuss recent mountain lion sightings. The next step appears to be ...

Letters

Moore’s Mobilizing Lots has been written on Fahrenheit 9/11, some in praise and some in condemnation. In either case, one important point needs to be mentioned; Fahrenheit 9/11 raises very valid questions. The greatest merit ...

Discspace

XThe Best—Make the Music Go Bang Elektra/Rhino Another best-of collection, and this one in the wake of a boxed set released a few years back that was semi-definitive. Why then would one want it? For ...

Farr’s Friendly Fire

Low turnout doesn’t derail Congressman’s Town Hall meeting.

After voting against the invasion of Iraq, Rep. Sam Farr walked out of Congress with his peers chasing behind him. They urged him to change his vote, saying that he could get away with it ...

The Legless Beer Baroness

Guy Maddin‘s Saddest Music is the strangest film this side of the Coen Brothers.

Like several of today’s most exciting directors (including Pedro Almodóvar, Todd Haynes and, most influentially, David Lynch), Canadian director Guy Maddin is fascinated by melodrama—run-amok desire, soul-crunching love, the abattoir of family dysfunction. His enjoyably ...

Street Talk

Burning Bush: Asked at Osio Cinema in Monterey

Q: Does Michael Moore have any restraint in his politics or his films?Follow-up: Who would make a better president—Michael Moore or John Kerry? Brook Sebok Graphic Designer | Pacific Grove A: No, he has no ...

Ballroom Boxing

Monterey’s Riot at the Hyatt brings bloody noses and KO punches to civilization.

The ballroom at the Monterey Hyatt Regency hotel is usually the picture of elegance, with accents like hanging chandeliers and elaborate designs on the carpets. But last Saturday night, the mood of the room was ...

Southwest Spice in PG

Michael’s makes Mexican food with flavor and a sense of humor.

‘If I was on Death Row, that would be my last meal.” I was browsing EB Games at Del Monte Center a few weeks ago when the store employee made that announcement to his friend. ...

Texas Troubadour

Freddie ‘Steady’ Krc

Texas native Freddie “Steady” Krc (rhymes with birch) started early: He joined his first band, The Sound Kings, as a drummer at 10 years old. Since then, Krc has gotten a chance to perform with ...

Forum

The Safe Bet’s a Star: John Edwards, who aggressively campaigned for the vice presidency, brings some charisma to the Kerry campaign.

Never let it be said that John Kerry rushes to judgment. Four months after just about every other Democrat had decided a Kerry-Edwards ticket was the best bet for the party, the presumptive Democratic presidential ...