http://www.bakotopia.com/home/RecentPostComments Recent Post Comments on Bakotopia en-us http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61349 All-star wrestling, bikini contests, bands and more?! Sign me up! What bands would I like to see perform in Bakersfield ... I'd love for Chris Isaak to pass through again, when did Weird Al quit stopping at the fair?, do you think Modest Mouse would stop and hang out like black cadillacs outside a funeral? Can't forget the Flaming Lips! Yeah yeah, I have a strange taste in music, whateva ;) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61349 If I say Mento Buru...would that be toooo much brown-nosing for free tickets??? I guess I'll have to go with Kotton Mouth Kings. I've heard so much about this fellers, that ice gots 2 checks them outs! "...Cuz your'e just a Mentirosa kon tu lengua venenosa. Today you tell me something y man~ana otra kosa, Mentirosa..." http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61349 <p><span style="background-color: #ffff00">soooooo Bako....U know it's time 2 redefine, yes, once again, the reason we call our hometown by this lovely nickname. And, when it comes to Rockin' Roots, the name applies in more ways than one! The last few days shoulda been a good eye opener to the first definition....several daze of triple digits in Mid-May??? That's good ol' <span style="color: #ff0000">Bako</span>. The second reason, well, mah dahlings, shall be realized when the Kottonmouth Kings take the stage at Rockin' Roots a week from this Saturday...and if yer askin how<span style="color: #00ff00"> Bako</span> applies there, then you reeeeallly have not been to a Kings show. SO get yer bumm out there and for sure, you will see the definition of Bako in a new light!Till then, keep it Baked. </span></p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61349 I like the Family Values tour! Let's bring them back especially Korn! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61349 dang! there are sooo many bands i want to see. Run Doris Run, the Subtle Way, Lorene Drive, The Higher, Breathe Carolina, Eek a mouse, A Skylit Drive, Scary Kids Scarying Kids, and of course all of the talented Bako bands. i might have a timing isue, but hey, make it work! Juliana http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61349 KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, OH YEAH! tHIS BE THE ONE I BE HAPPY AS HECK(CAN I SAY THAT) TO SEE, WHOOHOO http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61349 Kottonmouth Kings, OPM, mentu booru, etc. all most all of them. Its gonna be a great day, hope everyone comes. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61349 DUUUUUUDE!!! The bands at this event are awesome. But id love a repeat of Tool, and The Chili Peppers, or even Social D ... those are all time fav's of mine!!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61346 I would love for NIN, Ozzy, Rob Zombie, and AC/DC to get together and put on a huge spectacular concert with so much stuff going on the stage you would have have to see the concert 4 times just to catch everything! Massive foam guns blazing out into the moshing crowd. A light show that would make you turn into an eplectic seizure maniac. That would be so awesome I would wait weeks out in dry summer heat and wouldnt even care if my skin had boils from the sun. I would endure the pain!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61346 Okay...with summer rapidly approaching, I am gonna go for some good old fashioned wet n' wild adventure. How about a huge water balloon fight in the mud! Speedo/bikini contest! My favorite bands: Iron Outlaws, 800lb Gorilla, The Widders, Mento Buru and whoever else wants to play. Beer? well, of course, but just to keep it all ages event, boothes and fun stuff for the kids and a "beer garden" for the drinkers! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61346 I would like to resurrect a club to watch UCLA sporting events at somebody's house and have potlucks, a sports bar, or live! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/61346 I would like an arts fair...a bakersfield arts fair...local bands of all genres playing along side banners for the band made by local artists and/or an art showcase by local artists all canvas welcome whether it be body art, car art, or painting/sculpture....beer is a must but the fair must be all ages so the community can enjoy what bako has to offer...local fashion designers and shops showcasing their works would be nice..... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60126 One of your best articles :) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60126 yea i want bigger boobs cause i think they look better in shirts. but big boobs arent good for yoga. so im torn. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60126 <p>Set the Pace Chase!I totally agree with you. This is a good post, and a very well-written one at that.By the way, my ex-girlfriend had fake boobies. They felt a little wierd.</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60138 WOOT for artwork! Great story! :) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60150 I hear you on the awesome networking power of Bakotopia! It's doing some amazing things for our Arts scene, here! Great story! :) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60138 boobies. (lol) i like art. its fun. but i dont find art moving. but i know some men will find the boobie art moving. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59003 This reminds me of the "Gay Agenda" my brothers and sisters are supposedly pushing. All I can say is that at our meetings, we have the most fabulous food and table decor. Also, we stopped giving out free toasters for every gay or lesbian recruited- we now use movie gift cards. Any questions? Good. Cosmos will now be served on the lanai. Actually, I think gays could write a decent sized book (wait- didn't we do that already?) on assimilating into the given culture, we just make it prettier. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59003 No. No one hasn't conquered their neighbors. You lot just travel a lot further to do it than anyone else. But as I said we're taking it all back. By merging with you and creating a hybrid race and culture. FEAR THE MOCHA SEXY. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60138 Choosing my art as the cover means a lot to me. You guys did a great job making this article both beautiful and interesting. Great artists and great articles?! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60152 I love the Underground Gallery, hope everyone makes it out to the Grand Opening! ~Aaron http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59003 I have always been saying "take away Mexican food and you'll have won". Haha. But on a serious note, even in ancient Myan civilizations, Aztec or whatever, has anyone been innocent of taking over another group of people and forcing them to conform to their ways? I'm being sincere about this question too. Because I think it speaks a lot about the nature of power and the nature of subjugation http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60138 Thank you so much for using some of my work in this article! It's wonderful that more people will see that art is thriving in Bakersfield and there are quite a few people who are going to work their hardest to keep it in place and growing strong! -Audrey. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60149 <p>Awesome! I'm so bummed I couldn't go this year... I would have killed to see Portishead, Rilo Kiley, The Swell Season, Metric, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson,&nbsp;St. Vincent, and OF COURSE Prince and Roger Waters! Thanks for letting the rest of us live vicariously through your article &amp; photos :D</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60138 What you have done with this issue is so great!! I don't think that everyone in town is aware of what is here in our beautiful city. The amount of talented people is truly amazing!!! All of those artists are really great. And, everyone is welcome to come and join our gallery. We are open to any and all local artists. We also want to show Bakersfield the true talent that exists here!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60138 Some really impressive stuff on here. Soulajar is still seeking to get in contact with Bakersfield area painters, particularly those using the acrylic medium. If you are one, or know of one, get in touch w/ us and we'll take it from there. aumstudiobakersfield@yahoo.com 661-331-5081 (Brian) Thanks! Soulajar http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60150 Great story! I'm glad Bakotopia has helped in your venture. MsJosey loves the necklace she bought from you at the street fair! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/60012 <p>Easy Brettzky, you're getting all berzerk, dude - this is just a lil ol' website, not National Security, I'm here to help. First of all, as a lesson in web ettiquette, you should never navigate away without &quot;SAVING&quot; your post. Have you used the 'Help' button on the top right corner of the homepage - there's plenty of contact info? Idea: Send me an e-mail and explain the problem you're having - I check my e-mails everyday. Like all websites, we go through software updates that send things into a spin - there are browser issues, sometimes people spend too much time writing an e-mail and their computer times out and you lose data. What browser do you use? AOL? IE? Firefox? Chill...and help will be yours....Lemme know if you need any help. I'm always here. Peace brotha!</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/58084 My daughter wants to get her hair done but its really short like..in a bob almost is that possible? http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 My family and I love the jazz. Brubeck is amazingly talented, though his composing outshines his live stuff. The 'rents would dig a night out at the festival - almost as much I'd like them to get out of our house :) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 I don't have a particular person or group I like because I like them all. It would be great to win tickets because I've never been to the CSUB Jazz Festival, however, my sister went about 10 years ago and loved it. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 my own stuff, when i simply sit while in the mOOd and do it. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 It comes down to either Michael Brecker(R.I.P.) or Pat Metheny. If I had to choose I guess I would say Pat is my favorite jazz artist. His solos and writing are just so magical to me. It doesn't even matter what style he's playing either you can still tell that it's the same old Pat we know and love. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 My favorite Jazz singer is Frank Sinatra. I love Frank because, well...theres probably not any other way to put it but, "He's Frank." haha everything about him was absolutley the greatest. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 <p>Joe Pass. As a guitarist, I got the privilege to listen to him for the first time on a Hi Fi Phono. Blew me away. His tones and melodies opened up my world in a way few other guitarists have.</p> <p>...and ditto on your edit Meestro</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 <p>For years I have wanted to attend the CSUB Jazz Festival. I am a newbie to most jazz, but really like Nora Jones.&nbsp; I would love to have a day to relax with a good friend, some good weather and some good music.&nbsp; Wouldn't you like to make my wish come true??&nbsp; Thanks!</p> <br /> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 It is so hard to pick just one, especially with the different styles and era's of Jazz. I love it all, I guess I would go with Quincy Jones, because that is who just came to mind right now :) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 There are some great names already mentioned in the comments above - I'm a big fan of Dave Brubeck and the Dirty Dozen, as well as Al (too many notes) Di Meola and Thelonius Monk. Still, I think one of my all time favorites is the Paul Cierly group from the CSUB Jazz program's CD Twirl - from the opening sax riff on "Deely Bops" to the building funk vibe of "Not Necessarily" they're a great example of what Doug Davis has done to nurture and inspire some amazing music! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 <p>My favorite? Hmmm, that is a toughie, 'cause I like so many. BUT...Jeremy Pelt - trumpeter - is one of them. Listen to his &quot;Scorpio' and tell me this isn't the hottest thing since Miles did &quot;Spanish Key&quot; - it's just outstanding!</p> <p>Lots of free, live mp3 versions of it (and other tunes) at his website: <a href="http://www.peltjazz.com/mp3.html">http://www.peltjazz.com/mp3.html</a></p> <p>Here's one of the better versions: <a href="http://monsterisland.alkem.org/mp3/jeremypelt/volume14/Scorpio.mp3">http://monsterisland.alkem.org/mp3/jeremypelt/volume14/Scorpio.mp3</a></p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 <p>The best jazz ever for me was a group in Miami back in 2004 called Tobacco Road, it was a dive bar in the jewelery district&nbsp;that I accidentally found. 15 jagerbombs later I was their biggest fan. That time Matt sang 'A Kiss to Build a Dream On' was pretty sexy too.</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 I love The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Starting listening to New Orleans Style Jazz, while on a trip to the sweet sixteen in New Orleans when I was 16. I fell in love with the sounds of Bourbon St. I picked up The Dirty Dozen 'cause the album said sounds of Mardi Gras. Enjoyed it for years then, some 10 years later, I got to see them live in Long Beach at the Blue Cafe...Most excellent show...could really feel the music...throughout your dancing soul!! 2nd favorite is Taj Mahal....last seen at Detroit Jazz Festival 2006...The Fireworks are intense!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 I could listen to Nora Jones nice voice all day! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 My favorite jazz artist of all time is without a doubt Miles Davis. He has been able to transcend the many styles of jazz, while pioneering a couple on his own. One of my favorite Miles tunes is "Honky Tonk". Check it out sometime. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 A group I've recently found is called Loe and The Nastys. They are young, fresh, and funky - but not elephunky! I first heard their music when I was looking at an amazing artist's work online http://philinthecircle.com/ One of their songs narrates the work "A Moment" You can find them on myspace at www.myspace.com/loesmusic :) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 This Monty (user name BakersfieldRPG) My favorite jazz artist is Dave Brubeck if you listen to "Take Five" it answers it all. Dave has captured, to me,the sound of the city in about 5.5 minutes. I also like Norah Jones, who could be considered Jazz, I could listen to her soft voice all day. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59360 <p>My favorite current jazz artist is organist Robert Walter of Super Heavy Organ, Greyboy Allstars, 20th Congress, Steve Kimock Band &amp; Stanton Moore fame. If you ever wanted to see Travis Bickler (Deniro's character from Taxi Driver) playing fat organ leads, look no further...his 'you talkin to me' face is priceless.</p> <p>edit: Norah Jones? Really? Check out her superhero sideproject El Madmo...she portrays a punk rock guitarist/singer...punk rock in the sense of late 70s police-ish type punk, not Total Chaos. Just got my preordered CD in the mail today, but I believe it hits shelves on May 20th...That girl's not jazz...she plays a piano, hangs w/ cool cats, but is a singer/songwriter through and through...it's been grouped country, it's been grouped jazz, it's been grouped pop, but it's always been singer/songwriter. Check out El Madmo for a good chuckle.</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/59236 Good Stuff!!!!!!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/58082 Brilliant I must say. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/58083 Snazzy! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/58084 oh hell yes these girls are AMAZING!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/58082 Excellent job Chase! Matto.. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/44059 Really dig this post. Technology has made it easier for those with photographic talent to be seen. I hear from some fellow photographers who've been around a while complain about the noobies coming in with their point and shoots ruining the pricing structure. You know what though? A few of them are better then those who've been established for awhile. Don't get discouraged and please avoid being like every other person who buys a "prosumer" camera and thinks that's it, "I'm a photographer". Learn your craft. Love it. You'll do fine. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/55978 I agree with McCain's health plan but not his stance on the war. Great articles, both of them. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/55978 I hate McCain when it comes to him being the president. but as far as age? who cares. look at hugh hefner dude, everything is posible. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 I can't think of anything funny at the moment, but I do have a cool story. We went to Fishlips because The Expendables were in town. We ran into a friend from the Phoenix area there!!! He used to be in a band we knew, but that band broke up. After our initial surprise and greetings, he said he hoped he would see us there that night......and that he is now a member of the band that was touring with The Expendables....Authority Zero! What an awesome night that was! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 i had a hard time leaving the fest one year ... i couldn't fubd my car and then i got lost lOOking for it, until finally i remembered i didn't drive there and came with others. duh... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 WELL THE TIME I HAVE IN MIND IS MY VISIT TO ONE OF THE BARS IN GOOD OL' DOWNTOWN. I DONT NEED TO MENTION THE NAME OF THE BAR CAUSE IF YOU KNOW WHO I AM YOU WILL KNOW WHICH ONE I AM TALKING ABOUT.SO I HAD A FEW DRINKS AND WAS FEELING VERY GENEROUS WHEN THE BARTENDER HAD MADE A COMMENT THAT THEY WERE A LITTLE WARM, SO THE NICE PERSON THAT I AM I HAD TAKEN OFF MY SHIRT AND GAVE IT TO THEM TO WEAR. SO THERE I AM SITTIN AT THE BAR IN MY RED BRA!!!!HOW STRANGE IS THAT A GIRL DRUNK IN A BAR WITH HER SHIRT OFF? THANKFULLY I HAD A JACKET HANDY. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/55959 really almost seen it all, as a bartender in a small bar in the middle of nowhere, I able to see things and do them from the other side of the bar. I think the funniest thing i seen was when one of our locals came in and was playing pool, she had bent over to get the white ball, but was wearing a pair of loose fitting jeans so there was that small lip in the back, well to the point, anouther customer walked by and poored a beer down her jeans causing her to jump hitting her head on the pool table and knocking the pool ball every where .. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 omg. in vegas. so embrassing but the moment got there me and my friends started drinking all day and into the night. hopefully i didnt pass out yet but i dont remember much but i did get kicked out of a club and escorted to my room for being too drunk. the next morning i was sooo hung over and my friends took me to breakfast. i order this huge plate, barely ate few bites and my friends were throwing pankcakes at me and i hardly remembered em. the pics proved this! dammit! haha. it was funny and fun. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 pick me, i wana win http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 one time me and my friend were at the alley cat and they thought he was the singer of the plain white ts and we got tons of free drinks all night, he ended up going home with this girl because she thought he was the singer. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Ok this was doosie!!!!! This was when I turned 21 last year, it was after a good family nite, and all my cousins were in town.......(My birthday was the week before so this nite was extra special)...So everything was great we went to our first bar McMurphy's....Had a few there then went to our offical Eastside spot known as the Dier (Grenedier). And the only thing I remember was that, people kept buying pitchers of beer, me and another person were getting free drinks, then I remember being soooooo drunk I kept saying "I love you" to everyone. And didn't go home till 5am the next day......That was my first and most exciting time at a bar!!! (The next day I had my first hang-over, which was not good).....Now I've had several tall tales, this was the first of many....... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 After leaving work for the day a friend called to go out that night. So I went straight to the bar. I had forgot to use the lint roller to get all the work day fuzzies off my shirt. While dancing at the bar they turned on the black light and my black shirt was glowing. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 A little while ago when I was a bouncer at Goose Loonies(remember that place?) a young bride-to-be decided to stand on the bar and hang her bra from the row of team banners. Unfortunately, I had to ask her to step down. Her girlfriends escorted her outside to get some air where they sat her in the back of the limo. I stayed up front posted up at the door and received a bonus: with the windows down, she dropped both straps on her dress like a Deja-Vu pro, and proceeded to fumble for 5-10 minutes trying to get her bra back on! I am sure she lived happily ever after, but that was a Hell of night to be a bouncer in downtown Bako! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 The funniest thing that happened to me at a local bar or club was seeing Kyle Gass perform with his band Trainwreck at Fishlips. You could barely tell it was him because he had on some ridiculous wig that was part Elvis and part Joe Dirt. That and the fact that he just stood there, played his acoustic guitar, and sweated all over the place. I guess if you're half of Tenacious D you can just show up and people will love it. Good times, noodle salad. Cheers, Ry http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 O.K. HERE'S MY FUNNY INCIDENT,LAST YEAR OR YEAR BEFORE I CAN'T REMEMBER I WAS DRUNK!!BUT THE WAY THEY SET UP THE PORTA POTIES VERY CLOSE TO THE STAGE.I WAS DO'ING # 1 WHEN THE GUITAR PLAYER FOR ADEMA KICKED THE POTTY AND IT SHOOK ENOUGH THAT I PISSED ON MYSELF A LITTLE..THEN HAD TO WALK AROUND TWO HOURS WITH A STAIN..WELL ILL GO CRY NOW EVERYBODY KNOW'S NOW.... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 <p>I want to win!!! I haven't been to the Festival of Beers for like 3 years now. I so desperately need to reminisce my days of drinking in public and having a good time!!! PLEASE PICK ME....I promise I'll behave, sort of :-)&nbsp; The last time I went I remember I made out with another girl!!! Aww memories, or lack thereof LOL.</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Nothing happend to me but my fiancee fell asleep in the bar and wouldn't wake up. So his friend's had to carry him into the car and he's 6ft 2 and 210 pounds...hehe http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 WELL, ONE TIME DOWNTOWN I ALMOST KNOCKED DOWN A "HOMELESS" TWEAKER WHEN I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER W/ MY CUTE DATE(WHO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HOOK UP WITH FOR MONTHS) IT WAS SO HUMILIATING BECAUSE THAT TWEAKER STARTED GOING BERZERK ON ME!! GOD I WISHED HE WOULD HAVE DISAPPEARED! WE GOT KINDA SCARED SO WE JUST LEFT IN A HURRY AND OF COURSE EVERYONE WAS LAUGHING AND STARING AT US!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Seems like all my funny moments involve my friends falling down. LOL! Let's see... my friend being pushed (not sure who pushed her. ha ha ha) while sitting in her high-top chair. Or maybe when she fell at Riley's. =) Always fun times! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 My best friend and I went to Riley's one night, several drinks later we noticed a woman on the dance floor that looked suspiciously like a man. Some guy was drunkenly flirting with us and we had the bright idea of making a deal with him ... if he would go dance with the wo/man and gently grab the crotch area to verify the sex we would kiss each other in front of him. Guess what? He actually did it! He sauntered up to the masculine lady, started bumping nasties then went for the gentle stroke between the thighs, immediately by the look on his shocked face we knew that it was indeed a man. Have to give him credit for not just running away, but instead he danced a little longer with the other man then politely excused himself to come back and make us fulfill our end of the bargain. Eek! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 did my post make it in? http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 I have a very funny story, Spring Break had just started and I was out with my classmate and homie, Oscar. He and I started the night out drinking over at his crib. We started out the night by drinking a Hinney mini-keg and made our way down to Amstoy's to kick off the end of the quarter. There the fine bartender at Amstoy’s comped us something called a Pineapple Hand Grenade. I had never had one before, but it knocked the ever-loving hell out of me. It was great, smooth and packed a wallop. Oscar and I headed back to his house and cracked into the rest of the Heineken keg. After knocking back two or three more beers, we decided to head downtown and make our way down in a pub-crawl fashion. After having a few beers at Fishlips, we made our way into the Syndicate Lounge. After a few Rum N Cokes, shots, chasers and beers, we found ourselves at Riley’s on a Friday night. The place is packed from wall to wall; I am quite passed my consumption level, but Oscar wouldn’t let me quit. He kept pumping me full of beer, pitcher after pitcher of Amberbock Finally, when everything was done; I tried to find a nice quite place to pass out. The quietest place I was able to find was the bar top at Riley’s far back near the deejay booth. I laid my head out there trying to pass out, sleep it off, whatever; with my head firmly planted on the bar in Riley’s. While my head was planted there, I had bartenders telling me I had to go home; Oscar kept asking me if I was alive. Passer-byers asking Oscar if his drunk friend was going to make it home. When I woke up, I had a headache, a bruised ego, a small lump on the back of my head and a pissed off wife waiting to put her foot up my ass when I got home. Was the night of drinking worth it, I can’t say, but damn it’s fun to cut loose every once in a while. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Okay a few years ago , I worked for one of the sponsors of Brews in The Village. So my boss gave me some free VIP passes, Well this gave us a pass with no punch card, we drank as much as wee wanted. Well off in the back, was a little fenced area, with a porta potty, a table and a couple of chairs and an un manned keg of Lengthwise. This was serve yourself VIP area, so I did, I drank and drank and drank a lot of good lengthwise ale that night. What a great time, I think, lol http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 When I was 19 I went to a bar/restaurant that is now FISHLIPS with a group of friends and someone sitting at the table with me decided to see if my pepper spray key chain really worked. Soon everyone in the bar was rubbing their eyes and heading for the restrooms to try and get some water on their eyes, including me. Police came in to the restroom and questioned everyone including me and I explained what happened. The cops weren't amused and gave us a stern talking to and I never carried pepper spray again for a long time. My husband and I would Love to go to the beer fest for the simple fact we have 3 kids and don't do much without the kids. It would be nice... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 One night a couple of us went to Chuy's on Rosedale for drinks. This guy none of us knew offered to have a beer drinking contest... a few pitchers, a couple shots, and a scooby snack later i puked all over the parking lot... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 I loved the beer fest a couple years ago. There were so many good beer samples to choose from. But then it all caught up, and I definitely needed a ride home from somebody else. At least if you pick me this year, I will be doing a community project in the morning at Stiern Park; so I will not be drinking in the morning too and not have as many samples to get so plastered! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Remember Goose Loonies? Well one Friday night back in ’01 we (the girls from Stier’s) went out to spend all our $2 bills he gave us for bonus that year on - you guessed it: BOOZE. I was like soooo underage. Many many rounds and $228 later, Crazy and I were in the bathroom with our waters puking our guts out, forever clogging up the entire bathroom. The men’s room actually had a line! LOL We paid our bill with all two dollar bills and were “escorted out.” My DD was the cabbie and I had no mo money so you know… HAHA just kidding! When I got home, I broke into my stashOcash and gave him ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS… and then asked for my change! Yeah that’s right. So WE had to work the next day, but Crazy never called or showed and got fired. I worked by myself totally hungover. I never saw her again. Pretty funny. Good times. And I will not drink Alabama anything ever again… XOXO http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Well... a few years ago when I was still in college a few frieds and I wanted to go out and have a few drinks after class, this being a thursday we tried not to get to intoxicated (that didnt happen) the next day I was completly hung over I rolled out of bed and threw on the same jeans as the day before. That morning with the worst head ache imaginable I stood up in front of my DRAMA class on stage and gave a little speach, after just a few minutes I had the entire class laughing so hard, but I didnt know what was so funny untill I finished and went back to my seat... well sitting on stage in all of their glory was a BRIGHT ORANGE GARFIELD THONG! yes in the spot light, I had forgotten that they were in the jeans that I was wering the crazy night before ...not the best day ever!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 lets just say I am not the best at walking in tall stilletos.. after a night of drinking at rileys I was walking out and broke a heel :( the next thing i know i am surrounded by cops asking questions thanks to my friend who came and saved me by telling them he was my dd and taking me home :) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Hmmm only picking ONE drunken crazy story!!! well there are tons, but I can remeber one year me and 3 of my girls went to Beer Fest and of course got a little tipsy and as we were leaving trying to find our DD who was picking us up MY FLIP FLIPS broke and flew off my feet and landed on the hood of the Taxi passing by..needless to say we thought it was hilarious BUT I was missing a shoe the rest of the day http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Hmmm...well one night me and my girlfriends were all drunk and we decided it would be a good idea to sing karaoke: Rod Stewart(If ya want my body). We were having a blast and had the whole bar cheering and dancing because we are big goof balls. After we took our bows, we did a big group hug to congratulate ourselves and three out of five of ended up falling on the ground in the bar, uninjured--laughing hysterically. We didn't spill the beer and someone peed their pants...hahahahaha! Good times!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 No funny incidents....I'm just always the sober driver for this event but this year I get to go and enjoy the beer. woooohoooo....so I wanna win. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/57107 Pick me! Pick me! I could use a lot of beer right now! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/56970 Yay JESSE!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/22117 BEST COVER EVER!. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/56006 I gotta, gotta be there! Thanks for using some of my photos from last year's desmadre. The 20/30 Club sounds like my kind of organization. I think I needs to join them. "Peace Out brodi" http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/56690 Beautiful story. Carlos was a very sweet kid and he is missed by many friends. This goes to show how life and love are eternal...Viva Carlos!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/56006 Awesome story! See everyone there! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/16519 Awwww, my boyfriend's parents house. I love my second family <3 http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/56066 Thanks Aaron! How's fatherhood treatin' ya? Matto http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/55973 I'm checkin' those bands out as I write! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/22117 I like it most when Bakotopia Magazine has a local focus on talent as well as events (and it looks like this issue does that). Keep up the great work! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54933 i like the cover... very nice http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/55947 I love those pics! Theater people and musicians, we are a weird group of artsy fartsy's aren't we? But that's why people love us so much...hehe! THANKS JULIE!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54933 "When I say yumm...You say Eee.. Yumm-Eee" http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54933 <p>You're such a sweetie Matty! *blushing* And Thanks N.L. for posting racy photos of me on Bakotopia maybe I should post your high school senior photo in return! :) Just kidding, thanks for the great article! What's a girl to do? Just go with it!</p> <p>Seriously though, This book is all about empowering women in their 40''s and I think that is a great thing.&nbsp;So everyone go buy the <a href="http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=39+and+Holding+Him+by+Robin+Slick,+ed.">book</a> and add the book on <a href="http://myspace.com/39andholdinghim">myspace</a>.</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54933 Thanks NL and Matildakay! Dizamm, Mel! You got somethin' rockin' under those jeans, yo! Congratulations on the covers! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54906 Soledad is totally fly, yo!