Cover » April 2008

His Plot: Ed Leeper’s backyard, a wonderland of spare parts, paintings, collectibles and nature, includes a rack of gorgeous multi-colored bottles that made up his first real artistic undertaking 20 years ago.
Ed Leeper’s curious kind of madness can make a lot of sense.
Ed Leeper poured animal blood all over his Purple Heart – while wearing a dress. He counted a half-ton of granite, pebble by pebble, 89,339 total, while sitting on a... read on»
By Mark C. Anderson posted April 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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Writing on the Wall: Ed read. And read. As part of “Bound Marriage,” Leeper plowed through the whole set of 1959 Encyclopedia Britannica, plucking out each name he encountered and printing it on the wall of his studio in Big Sur. He arranged all the volumes on the table, lacquered 2,950 wedding photos in packs of 50 across the middle of each wall, and posted 500 pictures of deceased people from the Monterey County Herald obituaries.
Some of the stats that matter for a conceptual artist.
Ed Leeper calls himself a serial artist, in part for his irrational passion for repetitive, statistic-driven work. “I’m really content with art work that takes a lot of time,” he... read on»
By Mark C. Anderson posted April 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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One Man’s Gift : A community ponders life without Leeper.
A community ponders life without Leeper.
It’s like the Pope without the robes, politics without the pandering, the Pacific without the waves. Monterey County without Ed Leeper – a lot of people can’t picture it. “Oh,... read on»
By Mark C. Anderson posted April 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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House Broken: Maria Alonzo stands in front of her deceased son Abel Cardona’s Salinas home, where Cardona used to barbecue during Raiders football games and wrestle with his pit bull “Oso.”
County foreclosures are expected to almost double this year; bargain hunters are in the driver’s seat.
Her son killed himself over a house. At least that’s what Maria Alonzo believes. Abel Cardona Jr. and his wife, Maria Solis, bought the north Salinas home in May 2006.... read on»
By By Zachary Stahl posted April 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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Lending a Hand : Options to help avoid foreclosure.
Options to help avoid foreclosure.
Socorro Bernal has heard plenty of sad stories as the lone foreclosure counselor for the Monterey County Housing Alliance, a Salinas-based nonprofit that helps residents in danger of losing their... read on»
By Zachary Stahl posted April 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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28 Days With a Camera : View over 18th Street, Pacific Grove
A Canadian documents Monterey County day by day.
He says it with the kickback cadence of a too-cool college kid, speaking at a clip that’s the polar opposite of the standard shutter speed on his $2,500 Canon. ... read on»
By Trevor Kehoe posted April 10, 2008 12:00 AM
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Group Mentality: The Christian McBride Band (above) will perform at MJF ’08; the festival website describes the Christian McBride Situation—which can include DJs as well as traditional instruments and plays here Thursday night—as “eclectic, anything-goes-electro-acoustic.”
Christian McBride leads a stacked Next Generation Festival lineup.
Don’t let the name fool you. While the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Festival showcases talented high school and college musicians, the event also offers plenty of opportunities to catch... read on»
By Andrew Gilbert posted April 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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Special Judgment : Terri Lyne Carrington | George Duke | Billy Harper
Three legends show the kids how it’s done
George Duke Terri Lyne Carrington
 Billy Harper Like many of the young players here in Monterey this week, Texas-born tenor saxophonist Billy Harper formed his first... read on»
By Bradley Zeve posted April 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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