Comedians to the Fore
The best funnymen to watch as they take the game – and having fun – seriously.
Golf Digest Editor-in-Chief Jerry Tarde recently ranked the top comedian golfers. From fifth to first, it went Larry David, Ray Romano, George Lopez, Bill Murray and, at the top, Tom Dreesen. It’s an accurate evaluation, ...
Getting Weir
Why the contenders will find themselves chasing a Canadian in ’08.
Even on the heels of a Super Tuesday, immigration hasn’t been the hottest of topics in the Pebble clubhouse. That’ll change when a 155-pound Canadian makes off with the $1,080,000 first prize (that’s U.S. currency), ...
The Daly Show
His game in disrepair, ‘The Lion’ stalks new projects, including a helpful golf guide.
John Daly likes to walk up and smack it. He does precisely that on page one of his best-selling autobiography. I’ve beat up hotel rooms, houses, and cars. I’ve gambled away a couple of fortunes. ...
AT&T Pro-Am 2008
The Industry Legend: Tom Dreesen survived abject poverty to pal with Letterman, Sinatra and Eastwood—and anchor the AT&T Clambake.
People say a lot of things about standup comedian Tom Dreesen. That’s how it goes when you’ve been in the entertainment game long enough to spend 13 years opening for Frank Sinatra, 500-plus evenings on ...
Issues / 2008 / Feb 07
Fool’s Gold
As a romantic adventure, Fool’s Gold is as dazed and confused as its leading man.
Sure, I “get” the Matthew McConaughey thing, to the extent that it’s possible for a straight guy fully to understand. The chiseled torso, the lazy grin, the surfer-boy looks – if you had a police ...
Nearly Nine to Five
Some Salinas politicians say the city needs a full-time mayor.
Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue puts in 40-plus hours a week as the city’s head policymaker, media magnet and hand-gesturing orator. And “it’s still not enough,” Donohue says. For his time, the city pays Donohue $800 ...
Though gone from the presidential race, John Edwards’ message shouldn’t be ignored.
There was brutal irony in the live coverage of John Edwards’ exit from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Perhaps the story would have been different if the media had paid more attention to ...
Greening the Greens
Environmentally friendlier golf courses are gaining recognition.
Golfers competing at this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am may be inspired (or distracted) by abounding natural splendor: Birds soaring over the bluffs, waves crashing off the shore, ocean breeze scented with hints of ...
Food Chain
Well Putt
Ready… Bing!… Oh Bing. If only we could wish upon a star-studded cast of hapless hackers for one more weekend singsong stroll behind you, the joyful warbler, Godfather of Clambake Central, Bada Bing, doobee doobee ...
Rough Operation
Keeping Pebble preened in the face of savage storms isn’t easy.
Emerald carpeting greets rough-edged cliffs with a dramatic kiss. Behind them, ocean and sky blend seamlessly to provide the perfect backdrop. Pebble Beach Golf Links, despite a January full of peril, still looks above par. ...
Local GOP cheers as California Dems turn out for Clinton.
Argribusinessman Jeff Taylor may sound a little kooky. In 2006, he ran against Rep. Sam Farr as a write-in candidate, and in late 2007, he announced that he’ll again challenge the long-time Democratic incumbent. But, ...
Chris’ Classic Confections
Chris’ Classic Confections in Monterey also rolls out homemade cakes, pies and sandwiches with excellence.
Ifirst met Barbara McHale and her son Chris Beavers at the Monterey County AIDS Project Feast for AIDS last fall. We struck up a conversation and McHale gave me her business card for Chris’ Classic ...
Art Listing for Feb 07, 2008
Art Listing for Feb 07, 2008
OPENING THIS WEEK BUTTERFLY AND LANTERN New oil paintings on Dutch linen by Lawrence Hollien. Reception, with artist, 6-9pm, 2/15. 845 Wave St., Monterey. 655-0303. carmel art association New works by Pamela Takigawa, Helene Goldstein ...
Country for Two Old Men
How Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, who both play Monterey this week, revolutionized the genre.
Merle Haggard has weathered some rough times. He was a ditch digger, a short-order cook, a truck driver and a laborer in the oil fields around Bakersfield. The legendary country musician also has served several ...
The Weekly Tally
The Weekly Tally
1.5 million The amount John Daly paid for the custom tour bus he traveled in to the AT&T pebble beach pro-am earlier this week, or about $420,000 more than first-place check at the AT&T Pebble ...
Real Estate
By The Numbers
18 Number of houses sold in Monterey up to Jan. 26, 2008; average price $652,000. 14 Number of houses sold in Monterey in December 2007; average price $661,000. 14 Number of houses sold in Monterey ...
Ticket Trials
Monterey vice mayor going to the mat over stop - sign ticket
In New York, former mayor Rudy Giuliani used city cops to taxi his then-mistress Judith Nathan to secret rendezvous in the Hamptons. In Monterey, city politicians get away with a lot less. Last July, Officer ...
Letters to the Editor for Feb 07, 2008
Share The Pain, Pal Your article in the Jan. 24-30 of the Weekly regarding Pacific Grove [“America’s Lost Hometown”] is timely and well-written. I offer a few comments on the state of our town, having ...
Squid Fry for Feb 07, 2008
Speed Racers… Forget the AT&T Pro-Am, traffic court’s the place to spot local celebrities (or at least local politicians). Monterey Vice Mayor Jeff Haferman’s getting all the press for his stop-sign ticket. But a few ...
Minimalist Lens
Dresser exhibit in Carmel shows photographer’s growth over 25-year period.
Waters sprint over rocks in a breathless frisson, effervescing the center of “Rushing Water, Virginia River, Zion National Monument, Utah, 1989.” They sweep the light across the rectangle in a bright rushing stripe, contrasting with ...
Clinton Wins Cali
About 55 percent of Monterey County Dems vote for Clinton.
Sugar cookies shaped like Sen. Hillary Clinton’s head sit on the white tablecloth tables at Chapala Restaurant in Salinas on Tuesday night. Blue “Hillary for President” signs cover the walls along with a few green ...
What Golf Club Best Defines You?
Asked at Bayonet/Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside.
BOB CAIN | Self-Employed | Salinas A: My seven iron. It’s an easy-going club, like me, but only when I hit it well. When I hit it well, it makes me feel like I’m a ...
Public Citizen
2|7 THURS. NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS INFO | SEASIDE—The Neighborhood Grants Program of the Community Foundation for Monterey County offers grants and technical assistance training to residents of under-served areas of the county who organize and act ...
Seaside Approves Tax
Measure R will pump nearly $6 million into public safety budgets.
Steve Cercone embodies the awkward relationship some city leaders have with the state law prohibiting them from campaigning on the job. Knowing that the election results will determine his department’s future, on Tuesday night the ...
Wilmot Will Run
Marina Councilmen Hug It Out for Mayor’s Seat
Marina councilmen Gary Wilmot and Dave McCall both wanted to run for mayor. With Mayor Ila Mettee-McCutchon in the race for county supervisor, the two colleagues flirted with the idea of sliding over to the ...
Cassandra’s Dream
Woody Allen revisits London less successfully with Cassandra’s Dream.
New York City has become so safe that Woody Allen was forced to relocate to London to become a killer. The bard of Manhattan is now on his third U.K. murder mystery, and this one ...
Why he never should be elected president.
Sen. John McCain’s smirky, sanctimonious, don’t-you-realize-who-I-am debate performance Jan. 30 pretty much nutshells why he never should be elected president. Despite a strong showing on Super Tuesday, he is not qualified to lead the United ...
