Lt. Col. Steve Loomis On Dadt’s Repeal Saturday morning, retired Lt. Col. Steve Loomis woke up, put on his sweatsuit and sat down in front of the TV. He tuned [...] Marisa Demarco \ Dec 23, 2010 Blog Lt. Col. Steve Loomis (second from right) stands with his platoon in Vietnam in 1970. (Courtesey of Lt. Col. Steve Loomis)
Pride President Jesse Lopez On Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell This morning, President Obama signed the repeal measure into law. Watch White House video of the signing ceremony here. I caught up with [...] Marisa Demarco \ Dec 23, 2010 Blog Jesse Lopez
This Week's News/Opinion: Torn Up About Lead & Coal, Cop Cars, Refresh Nob Hill, Private Tsa? This Week's News/Opinion: Torn Up About Lead & Coal, Cop Cars, Refresh Nob Hill, Private Tsa? Businesses and residents on Lead and Coal weren’t prepared for the massive renovation along the one-way thoroughfares, but the city says the project [...] Alibi \ Dec 23, 2010 Blog Payam Hasanzadeh (left) and Daryoush Varyani, owner of Saffron Cafê (Sam Adams)
This Week's Music: Burque Ska Band Reunion (Tomorrow); The Rondelles’ Acerbic Romance This Week's Music: Burque Ska Band Reunion (Tomorrow); The Rondelles’ Acerbic Romance Local third-wave ska legend Giant Steps reunites and will be skanking into the Launchpad this week. Show Up!: Burque ska band reunites, Wednsday, [...] Alibi \ Dec 23, 2010 Blog Giant Steps, all buttoned up (myspace.com/giantstepska)
Newscity: All Torn Up About Lead And Coal Business Owners Are Shocked By The Roadwork, But The City Says They Should Have Seen It Coming No one was prepared for this renovation. That’s the prevailing response from business owners on Lead who, for the next 18-months, will watch [...] Sam Adams \ Dec 23, 2010 News (Sam Adams)
This Week's Film/Tv: Superhero Shorts At/And Abq Comic Con & Ff, I Love You Phillip Morris This Week's Film/Tv: Superhero Shorts At/And Abq Comic Con & Ff, I Love You Phillip Morris Reel World : Superhero shorts entires solicited for First Annual Comics in Film Festival at Albuquerque Comic Con, Jan. 15 and 16. Film [...] Alibi \ Dec 23, 2010 Blog Hey, that’s not Jenny McCarthy.
This Week's Arts & Lit: "Wtf With Marc Maron," Stone Mountain's Got More Than Beads This Week's Arts & Lit: "Wtf With Marc Maron," Stone Mountain's Got More Than Beads Culture Shock : 24 hours in a Gulag, photographic arts, STREET ARTS’ last hurrahAfter dozens of appearances on national television and more than [...] Alibi \ Dec 23, 2010 Blog Marc Maron, great comedian, terrible organizer (courtesy of Marc Maron)
Culture Shock: 24 Hours In A Gulag, Photographic Arts, Street Arts’ Last Hurrah Now That’s A Bad Day Sometimes you have a bad day. It happens. There isn’t much you can do about it. The alarm goes off and you think, [...] John Bear \ Dec 23, 2010 Art Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Interview: Comic Marc Maron Returns To His Hometown For One Stand-Up Night At Cell Theatre Comic Returns To His Hometown For One Stand-Up Night Marc Maron isn’t famous, but he should be. The stand-up comedian and ex-Albuquerquean has appeared on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” three-dozen times [...] Christie Chisholm \ Dec 23, 2010 Art Comedian Marc Maron records podcasts from his home. (courtesy of Marc Maron)
Gallery Profile: Stone Mountain Bead Gallery Is In The Business Of More Than Beads Nearly 30-Year-Old “Gallery” Is In The Business Of More Than Beads Stone Mountain Bead Gallery supplies artists, but the East Nob Hill store is also like a museum. Thousands of styles, shapes and colors [...] John Bear \ Dec 23, 2010 Art The large yellow beads are called “African amber” but are actually made of resin. (John Bear)