Rant: on. United Airlines sucks. They’re broke, busted and disgusting. Let me count the ways. I arrived at Charlotte-Douglas this morning in plenty of time for my 9:55 a.m. flight to Washington-Dulles. No problems in Charlotte. I e-ticketed, so I had the boarding pass I printed from home in my hand and ready to go. Security in Charlotte wasn’t bad,[Read More…]
I’m blogging to you from Washington, D.C., so please forgive the typos and hasty posts. I’m on one of those Sheraton lobby computers where you feed your dollar bills into a machine and it starts counting down your time. I’m here for the wedding of a friend of a friend. It should be quite the show. The groom is from[Read More…]
Ted’s excellent adventure recently led him into the village of Ajijic, not far from neighboring Chapala, Ted’s home base. Steve ran into Ted there and provided these photos, which are way cool. Go to Steve’s Web site to see more. Ted was checking out the market in Ajijic. Looks like he was having a good time exploring. Ajijic still sleeps,[Read More…]
“We should all try to live as kindly and gently as Alvy did.” Thursday night, downtown Ashevegas said goodbye to Alvy Alvarez, the gentle spirit at Gold Hill Espresso and Fine Teas who took his own life last week. A large crowd of mourners filled the Orange Peel for Alvy’s send off. As I’ve noted in earlier posts, Alvy’s death[Read More…]
If you’ve been keeping up with Ted’s excellent adventure, you’ll know that Ted met Steve Miller, a sharp photographer and freelancer. They met up in the Lake Chapala area, and Steve has been dropping notes and generally keeping in touch. If you haven’t done it yet, you need to check out his Web site, where you’ll see samples of his[Read More…]
Here’s another story from the Beer Guy, as told to Ashvegas (see archives for other stories, including “Johnny and Jesus in the Clouds”). (A little background here for starters: Cher screwed around on Sonny with several men (and probably a few women), including Allman, whom she married five days after her 1975 divorce with Sonny. They got hitched in Las[Read More…]
This is cool – from the Scrutiny Hooligans site.
You know it’s sweeps when… Bears attack. Almost. The local TV station ran a report tonight about the dangerous of bears nearly attacking people. It had a good supply of home video shot by a local resident, but that was about it. At least until they pulled out the fact that this is National Bear Awareness Week. What a great[Read More…]
Luke, I am your blogger.
Ballet Warraba, an international dance company that performs African “ballet” will hit the stage at the Diana Wortham in downtown Ashvegas tonight and tomorrow. Check out their web site. Those of us who dropped by Fair Trade Day at Pritchard Park over the weekend got a preview. The drummer jams. For a drummin’ town like Ashvegas, they fit right in.[Read More…]
I promised you a story about dog dancing, so I’m here to deliver. Last weekend, a group calling itself the World Canine Freestyle Organization came to town for a weekend of workshops in dog training and dancing. The pooch prancing is what gets everybody’s attention. The competition was actually held Friday. I think about 100 spectators showed up for the[Read More…]
Yes, it’s still sweeps. So here we go… Bulldog’s Top Ten TV News Annoyances: 10. Cliches “Focus in.” As opposed to, what, focus out? “Now we turn to.” Good Morning America does more “turning” than a carousel. “Speak out.” (See “Focus in” above.) 9. Weather Teaser “Old Man Winter dumped 10 inches of snow on us today. What’s the forecast[Read More…]
This from Ashvegas music correspondent MicFly: Truck Stop: Patterson Hood in Town When guitarists for rave-up rock bands do one-off solo shows, it’s often time break out the acoustic guitar and visit the softer side of life. Drive-By Trucker Pattersoon Hood brought an acoustic with him to Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. on Friday night, but still couldnt let go[Read More…]
Turner turning heads Got a reliable report over the weekend that Ted Turner was spotted at UNC Ashvegas graduation on Saturday. One fan asked for a picture with the cable news mogul and was sternly told “No.” I don’t know his family connections, so I have no idea if he was there to see someone walk the stage or just[Read More…]
I walked by Gold Hill Espresso and Fine Teas yesterday and snapped a few shots of this impromptu memorial to Alvy Alvarez, the shopworker-turned-owner and manager who sadly took his own life last week. His death shocked Ashvegas. People are stil stunned. I want to thank JJ for commenting on an earlier post. I didn’t mean to insinuate that a[Read More…]
OK, I’m admitting up front that I’m using this post shamelessly to put up a few pics of beautiful women in bikinis. But this is an Ashvegas business, so I’m legit in commenting. (That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it.) Let me start by saying that I admire any person, any entrepeneur, who’s willing to put themselves, and their[Read More…]
The Buncombe County Sheriff’s race Looks the High Sheriff’s staying put, after all. I wrote earlier (click “Ashvegas politics” link at bottom of post) about talk that the Buncombe County Sheriff was going to step down because of ailing health, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Here’s why: Nobody could get behind the new guy the sheriff wanted,[Read More…]
Looks like Dave Chappelle has crawled out from under the rock he was hiding under. Drudgereport has the blurb, saying that Time magazine will have the story. See my earlier post on Dave.
There’s so much going on today, I don’t know where to begin. The dog dancers are still going strong today over at the Sunspree. There’s a World Fair Trade Day event in downtown Ashvegas, where you’re guaranteed to get a snoot-full of hippie. Then there’s the Lake Eden Arts Festival in Black Mountain and a book reading by Susan “grumpy[Read More…]
It looked like the Fourth of July in my backyard because my rose, called the Fourth of July, broke out in glorious bloom for the first time this spring. It’s been a struggle in Ashvegas and the surrounding mountains because a late cold snap really fried the tender buds on trees and flowers. The late freeze killed my ancient, giant[Read More…]
Who knew we had a “military base” right smack in the middle of Ashvegas? Actually, I did. I’ve been to the Naval Reserve Center off Merrimon Avenue, behind the post office. But you can’t really call it a base. I think all of about six or seven people actually work there. While the reserve center is small, it has been[Read More…]
You know it’s sweeps when… “Punnyman” John Le interviews the mammy at the Thomas Wolfe house “living history weekend.” Swear to God, she promised to cook up some taters and a pie and “a ham if you gonna stay awhile,” all in her best mammy voice. Le played right along, cracking some dumber-than-dumb joke. I half expected him to respond:[Read More…]
There seems to be no end to the number of WLOS-TV personality weddings this year. Scott Wickersham and Candace Little tied the knot earlier this year. Cherub Charu will make it official with a big Indian wedding (I hope this isn’t one of those pre-arranged deals). And now we learn that Julie “Life’s a Wonder” Wunder is going to the[Read More…]
You know it’s sweeps when… Every story’s about a freakin’ sex offender. “Sex offender moves to Buncombe County.” “Sex offender banned from park.” “Sheriff knocks on door of sex offender.” And it’s not just WLOS. Seems like everybody’s doin it. Give it a rest, people. Puh-lease. You also know it’s sweeps when Sheraldo is hot on the trail dumb teachers[Read More…]