http://www.bakotopia.com/home/RecentPostComments Recent Post Comments on Bakotopia en-us http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54839 It was a really good show! Being the old fart that I am...was more into MxPx and I love them! hahaha I took my 14 year old daughter with me and she enjoyed Chiodos so that was fun. I had to sit with her on the stands no moshpits for her! Overall it was good! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54839 That was pretty intense for one sitting in one city... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54786 definitely a great show. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53656 WE will have some great bands playing again this time and more to do!! Don't miss out! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/54786 Thanks for the review Wuertz! I'm proud of Bakersfield - A SOLD-OUT SHOW! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53656 Oh my gosh! Looks like a BLAST! Barrie :) Sunstone Designs Art Jewelry www.sunstonedesigns.com http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53621 You should find a few local bands and do an article on them what got them started what its like to be a band trying to make it in Bakersfield, ect ect http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53656 rockabilly is the shit. I remember it came back in the 90's downtown with a store called Big Daddys. I always went there. Im still pissed that its gone. =( I guess the look is coming around 10 years later (again) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 <p>Me and couple went to vegas and partied. I left immediately after my final thursday night (9:25pm), drive up to vegas, partied/drinking nonstop until st patricks. It was very tiring but very fun. SinCity baby! And yes I did pass/blanked out at a nightclub. It was quite funny, security escorted me out put me in a taxi.lOL!! and that was NIGHT ONE!!! whoaa! everything else is gonna be private here. WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS!! lolZ!</p> <br /> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53660 Yeah, this guy has a REAL writing talent and the people that I have e-mailed this interview to said that he's clever and quick. I really hope that he's as nice in person as he is via e-mail!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53657 Amazing story! I used to be a boo on Bakersfield, but born and raised here I never realized how great it was compaired to other cities. It's beautiful and fun! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53621 Well I have a few, maybe that touches the hearts of some like those of us who don't speak spanish, and how we survive in this world......Or learning more on the native culture in this land of Bakersfield!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 for spring break I went crazy on coffee I felt like changing my name to java joe http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53656 Ain't no party like a HowCool party cuz a HowCool party don't stop... Next one is April 19th at trouts again. Car show, drink specials, beauty contest, pompadour contest. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53663 That is the most to the point NL piece I've ever read! BRAVISSIMO!! ;-p http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53660 Loved this interview! EJD sounds like a cool dude. the signing is going to be great. Let's get the word out! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53657 I know the feeling Aaron. Thanks for this great article! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53656 Wow! The gals look gorgeous, and Trout's is alive and well. Thanks for the article! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53621 Damn its been a year already? I think you should do a BAKOTOPIA history of sorts from how you came up with the idea and kind of a behind the scenes look. It would be interesting to see how far its come. Other idears: Maybe a thing where you look at kids graduating in may/june. From Jr high kids (maybe theyre scared of whats to come in high school) or high school..(about to step foot in the world...its never easy..) i have tons of ideas lol http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53621 Story Ideas are the coverage of Tats & Art for Cure Convention, Tatdude's Healing Art Studio...home of the Healing Art Foundation & their fight to Save the Boobies, Real Hero Al Garcia, Too many reasons to list why you should do more coverage on both Tatdude's Healing Art Studio & Tats for a Cure Convention. Come on Matt;) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53621 You can win the tix by giving us some suggestions and ideas...how easy is that? Come on Bako peeps - this is your time to be creative! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/53621 mxpx is sooo old school! i've loved them since i was a kid!!!! i want those tix!!! pleeeeaaaaaase!!!! it's in honor of my youth!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 Well...lets see. two random road trips and way too much rock band, yes mischief ensued. road trip 1 was out to SB, love that city and beach. one recommendation, dont wear the new V-neck on a long sunny day. im finally over the sun burn, yes the peeling has stopped!! just chilled and hung out with friends that it had been too long since last visit. then road trip down to the lovely Venice Beach. Man...always trouble there, we harassed the street performers and set up our own donation station where we played guitar, well actually i just watched and encouraged donations as i have no musical talent out side RockBand. Which leads to the many many many (you get the idea) late nights playing rock band. Nothing beats the RockBand dress up like your band parties. Imagine the 80s rockstar that just crossed over from country. Chaps, vests, wigs, staches, and a vinyl aquaman costume?? dont ask questions, just imagine, yes it glorious!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 Crazy....what is crazy? my crazy may not be your crazy..ok, here it goes. When I was 21 I lied to my mom and said i was going to Laguna for a week but instead i took my rent money (400.00) and an extra 300.00 and flew to Hawaii to meet some guy i had never met. he was in the navy and we met over the phone through my friend (that i later married). He told me he had gotten us a hotel room and for me to go and check in, well, i get there and there is a room in my name, but i needed to pay for it. I had alread spent 400 on my flight(round trip) so that left me with like 250.00. i had to take a taxi and oh yeah, eat. The room for the week was 300. So i paid for 4 days. that left me with nothing. So i go to the room get ready and the guy calls and says he's sorry that he hadn't made it down yet to pay for the room, but he would give me the money back. he was on his way. I'm so nervous but so excited to see him. When he finally shows up I ain't to happy, at ALL! He is a jerk, a slob and lets face it he was ugly!! I let him in anyway and it just wasn't going to happen. he knew, i knew, it was just a matter of me saying dude, leave. after a few hours of just being completely grossed out I finally said enough. I kicked him out and then tried to figure out what i was going to do. Because we all know he didn't give me any money. i wasn't calling my mom, my friend was in bakersfield on leave and i knew no one in Hawaii. My room came with a free continental breakfast so i had food and drink covered. I would go down a few times a morning and just load up on juice, milk, cofffee, donuts and cereal. I spent my days at the beach and sight seeing, all free and all by myself. it was kinda lonley, but yet it was fun. I had cut my room stay down by a day and my flight left the next day. So instead of using my brain and seeing if i could fly back a day early, i slept on the beach. your not allowed to sleep on the beach but i just kept moving, a few hrs here a few hrs there, and before i knew it it was time for me to walk to the airport. Now as fate would have it I had ditched my suitcase in the restroom at the beach and went to go get it and a couple was there taking some last min pic. they asked if i could take some pic of them on the beach so i did. i got my nerve up and asked if they were going to the airport, they said yes and i asked for a ride. i told them my whole story and they said yes. Thank you jesus. So I make my flight, make it home thinking im scott free and remembered i spent my rent money. so after all the bs i still had to tell my mom what i did and beg her for the rent money. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 This may not seem crazy to you, but I am a single mother and I decided to take my daughters to a camping spot where my family used to camp when I was a kid. It's about 1 1/2 hours north in the mountains, so we made sandwiches, packed some sodas, and took the drive up the mountain. It was beautiful. We didn't actually make it to the camp site because the dirt road was closed mid way up. There was snow in the mountains. :( Now the craziest part about it was, we had no phone service, three girls on a road trip, no men. We would've been screwed had anything bad happened to the car. I'll think twice before I do that again. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 Okay Crazy, My Vice Principal my senior gave us the idea to hop trains. So me and 3 friends did, we ndd up on one that took us up north to this big junction. They started seperating the cars and reattaching them to other cars ours was all by itself and ended up attched to 5 other cars and 6 engines, it stop several times we ended up in Salt Lake after 3 days, we stayed in Salt lake for a day, nothing to really do in the home of the Mormons, and hoped back we were a day late coming back as we had to hop several connections what a time http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 Come on, I just do crazy stuff period! How about the one time when I was 17 and went to West Hollywood with some straight and gay friends. I couldn't get into any clubs, so one of my friends was like "Whatever, we'll window watch and go to Denny's" As we walked to Denny's cars kept slowing down, tapping their horns, then driving off. When one man stuck his head out the window and asked if we were working I finally figured it out. They thought we were prostitutes! On our way back to Denny's one car was so brazen as to stop, a passenger opened the door, and pulled the seat forward to "let us in" ... my friend screamed "What?! No way!" and he said, "Don't be picky, we weren't" to which she replied, "We aren't hookers! I'm not a hooker! I have style! I have STYLE!" I was just laughing my butt off as she stomped toward them screaming in her little 5' tall petite glory. Or the time we were in Oakhurst for the night to ski in Yosemite the next day ... decided it would be a bright idea to walk down the main road and try to find something to do. Saw a guy riding his skateboard across the street so we followed him to a guy in a truck saying stupid stuff like, "Um, what town is this? What is there to do?" Ended up in the truck heading like 10 miles out of town into the mountains with two weird guys - Tony and Dusty ... Dusty and his Dusty truck. Get to Tony's parents place which is like an Escher painting - stairs to everywhere and no-where. Up and turn on one flight there was a door, we're told to be quiet his parents are sleeping, in the door we go to a game room. There's a tv near the door and a couch, across the room is a pool table and another couch. I spaced out on the tv, it was some old 80's flick, like the Breakfast Club or something. Suddenly I heard my friends voice raise and then Dusty said, "We could kill you and leave your bodies in the woods, no one would find you" I replied in a voice so cold my friend said she thought I had the devil in me, "Not if I kill you first" Tony said, "I think um, we better take you back to town now" In silence we road back to town where they dropped us off. We began walking the mile up the road to our hotel, when Dusty returned, we hid behind a 7-11. The night guy there came out to toss some trash and nearly punched me out because he "wasn't expecting anyone to be out here" We told him we were hiding, he said it was where he'd hide too. We thought Dusty was gone, done washing his truck across the street at the quarter wash. So we ducked off to the Safeway down the street to use the toilet and get some gummy worms. When we came back out, he was spinning 8's in the parking lot drying his truck! So we hummed mission impossible and ducked through the shopping carts, hoping to go unnoticed. No such luck. Soon he was driving slowly down the road watching us. Then as we were about to cross a driveway he pulled in and cut off our path, then just stared at us. My friend stomped up to him and screamed, "What?! What do you want! OMG you are so creepy!" Then we ran, ducking into the nearest hotel parking lot even though ours was way down the road. We walked in the bushes the rest of the way - I'm alive to tell that story ;) Oh yeah, years later I finally asked her what had happened to make her voice raise and for that guy to say that ... she said they were trying to figure out who was going to do who and on what couch ... they thought we were hookers. She was shouting, "We aren't hookers!" We were 15 ... guess she told me that part of the story after we went to WEHO, hahah! Oh and I have to have the tickets, I have a set of their lyrics framed and sitting in my bedroom! Whenever I'm down I just remember that, it's only in my head that I feel left out and looked down on ;) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 I ran around in just my underwear completely wasted, outside smoking a cigarette... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 wooow, not going to school and not working -- didn't even know it was spring break !! well, i did do one thing productive: i broke up with my girlfriued. that's gotta be good enough for one ticket. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 I WORKED !!! Topless ... with a beer bong. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 I got busy in the Burger King bathroom. TGIF! XOXO http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 <p>Took my huge lifted truck to the dunes in Pismo and acted like I lived there , with the rest of Bakersfield</p> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lwIBc4nAU-U&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lwIBc4nAU-U&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 <p>Something crazy? I got stuck at LAX for 24 hrs trying to fly to ARKANSAS of all places. Finally got a flight - went to change planes in Denver, got delayed for 6 hrs -got on the plane - they kept us on the tarmac for another 1 1/2 hrs. We FINALLY got to our destination 41 hours after our original arrival time. But our luggage didn't - it made it after another 38 hours.Now that's crazy...</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 I actually went on an Easter egg hunt, but did not find anything? Who has got my egg? http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52651 One answer - XM radio. You'll never listen to FM again. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 I went to Disneyland for two days with three hot babes. They abandoned me for an audioanimatronic Captain Jack, but I redeemed myself by gettin' jiggy with an asteroid on Space Mountain. But the most fun was going directly to Pirate Island where I imagined I was shipwrecked with only babes and rum... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 my spring break was NUTS! let me tell you,my son and i got totally hyped up on apple juice and chocolate milk! we went crazy at the park, runnin around in the grass and collecting pinecones, leaves and chasing birds! we drove to venice beach and got insane playing on the sand and finding AWESOME shells! i drove home on the 405 at 7pm, that was probably the craziest thing ever !! so that was our spring break, me and my bubby (yes, its supposed to say buBBy), a regular pair of party animals! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 i actually worked all through spring break. it's already been said that nothing was done over break and it's more sad than crazy but, i guess it's crazy that i went through with it... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 Lets see my spring break sucked. My sister calls me on easter and asks her to come and get her because her and her boyfriend broke up. So I went and got her then on tuesday I was supposed to go out with my boyfriend but then he called me and he had to go into work. SO instead of going out and breaking up with me he did it on the phone. So I really need a fun night out please. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 I got Tattooed at the Tats & Art for a Cure Convention and Won a Best WTF Award for my Tattoo titled "My Nightmare in the Shower". It has happened to us all at least once in our live. You get in the shower and there's that little piece of Dial Soap left with 3 pubic hairs on it, But the worse part of it all is you don't know if it's yours or the last person in the shower;) I WON!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 Spring Break is still happening! Many are still yet to have theirs. Including me. My krazy Spring Break adventure would include flying to Mexico City on April 7th to see KoRn live in concert at Foro Sol Stadium and meeting these legends just before the show.I think it gets no better than this. whoohoo. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 So while my kids had the week off and enjoyed fun things like acting & cooking classes - I was having 'big fun' while doing my civic duty with infamous JURY DUTY!!! Yeah... it was a great experience to sit around with about 150 people as bored as I was - listening to some soap opera blare on five different tvs and the oh-so-sweet aroma of burned popcorn that someone had overcooked... Don't YOU wish you could have there too?!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52652 i didn't do anything crazy for spring break except stay up most nights and slept most of the days away. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/52568 This, my friend is quality work, yo! It's all about quality at Bakotopia! Good work homie! Tha Covah! The Covah! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51613 Stevie has hair!!!!! hahaha.... and dammit Duane, I didn't know you were working there... lil Bakes... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51519 <p>Also, for those of you feeling the sadness of &quot;an ending of an era,&quot; feel sad no more! There IS hope on the way and it's not John Kerry! It's called American Sound Recording Studios. I do, indeed, work for the company, so this could be viewed as shameless self-promotion, but I promise you when I speak of this place, I am speaking as a loyal local musician and not an employee. Bakersfield musicians HAVE to come check this place out! It's the largest recording facility on the west coast with some of the best gear from LA to San Fransisco. Don't let the kiddish marketing fool you... The only way to believe and understand the awesomeness of this new facility is to see it with your own eyes. The doors are wide open and you're all more than welcome to come through and tour what is the most exciting development in the Bakersfield Music Scene in quite some time!</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51519 Interesting thoughts... and some good points in there. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Bakersfield's biggest problem is lack of promoters. We only have a handful of venues in town and only 2 or 3 with a decent stage and/or sound system. What do Bakersfield bands have to look forward to locally? Why should they be inspired to play here? It's sad but true. And for some reason, local promoters completely rely on the bands to promote shows? That is a slap in the face and band's should not even entertain the lazy folks who place this burden on the bands. If you were to drive 2 hours in any direction and learn a thing or 2 about a good music scene, promoters would have much more respect for how things should be done. In sum, we need venues and promoters (real ones). http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51626 Well, you certainly sound like a hard-working, conscientious student. Don't give up your dreams. You didn't say if you were a full time student or a part-time student. Most folks in the work force who are students are part-time students, most go to school at night. So, you might want to consider reducing your course load and expenses that way. Takes longer to get that degree, but, the only other option is to quit your job and go full time, and get some loans. Please note that most loans don't have to be paid back right after you graduate - you can get structured terms and pay over time. If you have been able to buy a condo at such a young age (congratulations by the way, I didn't buy my first house until I was 34), you must have a pretty decent job, especially without a degree. Most corporations have educational assistance for their employees, provided that the courses taken can be shown to be relevent to their future career with the corporation. You may want to look into that with your employer if you haven't already. Other than that, getting a loan seems to be your best option. Although it may sound like a lot of money now, in the long run (when you are an old fart like me), it will be a drop in the bucket compared to the increased lifetime earnings you can expect to have with that degree (or degrees). Someone once told me, "If you want to make money, you have to spend money." Sadly, there's a lot of truth to that. Good luck to you. Hope you resolve your dilemma! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51613 <p>Nice work Guys! The cover is beautiful!Steve and my husband worked together awhile back and I heard about Steve always talking of making his dreams come true in art and music. Kudos!! :)</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51451 It is very sad that such a great place and some of Bakersfield's History is closing. We had the pleasure of recording songs there and it was a great experience that we wont forget. Glad we got to be apart of it. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51451 It sucks its closing its doors. Not only is it a problem to our local bands but that makes their cd prices go up too now that they are out for extra expenses http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51519 Hiya Chase MOST EXCELLENT....you've nailed it regarding a number of factors....Support The Silence Club and other bands and musicians creating unique,original music with passion without getting hung-up on labels and or genres.....Peace........Dizzy..... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51451 Our previous band "Civilian" did our first serious recordings there. It was a blast! Words can not explain the feeling of hearing something that you so lovingly created recorded for all to hear. And the end product was Excellent. Max Reese Is A Recording Genius And A Master Of A Lost Art! He can make anyone sound good and that is not an easy task. haha When you spend time in the building you can feel the history and the presence of all the talented individuals that had recorded there flow from the very walls within. Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Korn, Bucks Owens and many many more have graced this place with their very essence. Very sad to see it end. Very Sad. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51451 this is b.s. b.s. b.s. !!!!!!!! strictly a f** busness deal wtf is that honestly.. why doesn't jon buy it?.. That is a part of bakersfield history right there on the very streets of bakersfield in which buck wrote about not to mention KORN, and many many many others roots are planted deep in.. if buck was alive do you think he'd want it closed? NO!! he's preserve it as a memory in time turn it into a museum or something. celebrate it if I could I would turn it into something special for the entire city of bakersfield. I swear this is not cool.. and how unclassy.. and this coming from jon's father.. i'm f*n devastated. it should be a suprise to the community not ah lets kill it.. go out with a bang singing the streets of bakersfield.. arg I'm so pissed right now.. . http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51451 Definitely sad to see it go, but an even bigger studio is opening very very soon....ASR Studios aka American Sound Recording Studios...headed up by Josh Graham of the Smokin' Armadillos w/ Brian Boozer of Soulajar at the controls. Ryan, guitarist of Soulajar, is also on board for engineering and lessons. This building is massive! Studio A, B, and C...Lesson rooms...a STARBUCKS inside the lobby, etc, etc. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51451 Wow. Wish I could buy it. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51451 Dang. Lots of memories driving past that place... one of those places you think will always just be there. Now I'm bummed. Great article, Matt. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51451 <p>This is a real loss for the community... so much is built on the newest and latest... it's studios like this that will be missed forever... <b>R.I.P.</b></p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/50317 HI COCO,OH AND NESSA.lol,iv passed up so many good paying job's in my life, just because im not happy.the job im at now pay's the bill's but im not happy!! life is short and with out stability @ purpose we feel like were achieving nothing.im only happy when i write,or i try to place my mind some where else,girl it all come's down to winning the lotto,,,peace.. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51136 Good luck marc. Don't get discouraged. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/51136 Hey that's cool. I didn't realize it was time time to elect a new one. I hope this means Harvey is stepping down, we've had enough of him. I have been meaning to run for Mayor since I helped with Mary K. Shell's first campaign. It's great to see that there will be someone running that will make me look businesslike. Hey would anyone out there like to help with my campaign? http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/50229 Guiness es MUY BUENO~ http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/50238 EEEEK! I loved the movie Zoot Suit also! We watched it as a double matinee along with E.T. Yeah, I know weird pairing, right? Still, it left me mesmerized. The suits, the suave chicos, everything. In fact, I just bought the movie last year on amazon.com. How exciting. I will definitely be hitting the Spotlight for this! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/50238 I love 'Zoot Suit' the movie, can't wait to see the play! Excellent write-up Lauren! Matt :-) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/11403 Thanks NL! This just goes to show you. Irish themed novels are timeless!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/50229 I LOVE GUINNESS, YO!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49359 I'm sooooo glad I went last night to their show at Narduccis. All the bands were incredible!!!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49154 2 kool 2kool! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49359 This is a great writeup. Probably the best for a local group I've seen since Chris Page. Matt the man-- http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49359 This is going to be one sweet show. I've got people coming. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48297 So I'm not going to be able to make the Dresden Dolls presentation. I wanted to see that too. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49154 Hey woofs! Nices Pics! Thanks for coming out! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49154 Goodness!! The make up is great, but it made my eyes water just looking at yours... lol. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48437 Great job Chase!! I particularly do not care for how people look down upon other religions simply because they are different than their own. They are closer than anybody wants to accept. I also have a hard time when anybody declares a religion a bad group of people. There are bad within all classifications of people. Goodness, if you ask the KKK, they are the most God bearing people you can encounter. However, that hasn't tarnished the Christian faith in America, why should any other religion be treated differently. Now I'm rambling. hehe. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49152 Awesome article.... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49154 HAHAHA, damn i was hungry I guess...for BRAIN'S!!! I'm still working on getting mine up. I took so damn many like I always do. Looking forward to working with the great Hectic Films guys, it was a blast to do that. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/47414 Speaking of Aussie bands, what about (and here's where I date myself) The Little River Band? Ah, those wonderful harmonies - yeGods. Jim Robinson ala Straw Dog http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48498 we went and saw it again tonight ... awesomeness!! this is such a great show! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48498 Thanks Jen! This show has been the talk of the town, yo!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/49152 Thanks Jen! Very informative...Bakersfield has come a long way! :) http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48442 Wow. Working on the "streets of Rosedale", trying not to get run over by buttheads w/hummers and too big trucks to match too little brains--I now know why I stay away from downtown. Which is so sad because folks like us have money to spend not bullets to send. Hard to say but GOOD JOB BPD!! xxoocf http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46440 What a show it was....I got the aches and pains to prove it! The place was PACKED!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46440 "Both how I'm livin and my nose is large"....Oh yeah. Many a Karaoke mike has heard this from my lips.... I'll be there!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48437 Hiya Chase...Thank You for your work on this article...Hopefully understanding can foster tolerance....Peace....... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48437 You are completely right, and I am aware of this. I brought up the middle east thing mostly because the associations people make are with the Middle East. But in the midst of my editing of things, I realized that I actually nixed the part where I talk about the origins in India. Again though, I agree that I didn't make the distinction clear. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48437 I know it might be irrelavant to the gist of the article, or mistaken for an issue of semantics, but even grouping a set of Indians with Middle-Easterners displays ignorance. India is a South Asian country, and while it borders the Middle East, it's distinctly cultured compared to Middle Eastern countries. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48435 YAY Matt.....Honor diversity by celebrating it......WILLIE BOBO YEAH!!!!....Peace........... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48477 Those are some fantastic photos, yo!! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46440 oh hells yes i am sneaking in the back cause im broke, but i gotta see these guys! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48442 Booze,ignorance and violence...ahhh...time honored Bakersfield traditions...Thanks N.L. and Rickey for the courage of your art...Perhaps some of these Neanderthals will think before acting out their baser instincts if they believe there's a chance they'll be caught on film.....BUT I HAVE MY DOUBTS......Peace....... http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48442 Excellent article, Nick! Thank your for keeping an eye out on Rickey and Popeye! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48432 seen it, laughed hard and enjoyed myself. Great write up Greg http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48440 Great article! The 2008 election is already changing the world! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/48432 Thanks for the write-up, Greg! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46392 There are only two shows left of this wonderful musical. People, DO NOT MISS THIS ONE. I am playing bass in the pit for this show and it is one of the best this company has put on. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46385 Got a badge with the Gretsch Drum guys this year and had a blast! Wish I could have stayed longer though. Can't believe I didn't run into Matt and the gang. http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46392 Thank you for the review! Can't wait to see the show! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46392 YAY for theatre reviews ... YAY for Bakotopia.com! http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46419 <p>Annie, you would really like the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi. I was totally blown away by all the stuff I had forgotten. You are young enough to perhaps have not known it, but regardless we all should remember Ronnie. A great American.</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/46383 Happy B to B!