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Cultural diversity in art down by the firehouse
Of course there's ethnic diversity among the firemen of Kern County. But does the giant mural of firemen in downtown Bakersfield represent such multiculturalism? Pride, safety, heroes. That's what I first thought and that's what I...
Posted by thenovelist - Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:02:18 PDT
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Under their spell
You could say that Dirty Spanglish is the perfect band to write the Harry Potter song, “Hots For Hermione.” Pop culture influenced? Likely. “Harry Potter came out when I was in the third grade,” says...
Posted by thenovelist - Sun Aug 26, 2007 16:09:33 PDT
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Ralph Bailey vs. Dolores Huerta?
Ralph Bailey appeared on ABC23 Monday night for his Two-Minute Take show, this time to talk on the topic of social justice. Really the topic seemed more like Ralph Bailey vs. Dolores Huerta. On a personal level I disagree with...
Posted by thenovelist - Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:57:10 PDT
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An Interview with a War Correspondent: Talking about the Novel, Last One In
I had an interesting interview with New York Times reporter Nicholas Kulish who was a war correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. His new book, Last One In is a great satire and comes out July 1st... Here's a bit of our interview:...
Posted by thenovelist - Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:25:37 PDT
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Bakotopia tests conservative market with racy print issue! Oh My Lord!!
Conservative Bakersfield is getting an eyeful with the latest issue of Bakotopia magazine. Bakotopia has even gotten a bit tongue and cheek with a self-imposed NC-17 rating. (The Issue in question...ohhh mama!) Yowsah! It's a...
Posted by thenovelist - Fri Jun 1, 2007 13:58:08 PDT
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Interview: Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Lauren Baratz-Logsted. Hers isn’t an easy name to learn or write. Call me a simpleton. Yet, if you said her name these days, I’d know exactly whom you were talking about. She’s a regular commenter on LitPark, a regular...
Posted by thenovelist - Sat May 12, 2007 10:01:28 PDT
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Amy Wallen talks sugary goodness and her LA Times Bestselling book, Moonpies and Moviestars - By N.L. Belardes
I first met Amy Wallen online. Oh wait, that's the only place I've met her, other than reading her book, Moonpies and Moviestars. You know, reading any book is like stepping right into the skull of a writer. In this case, one obviously...
Posted by thenovelist - Mon Apr 23, 2007 14:02:49 PDT
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Bakersfield's Metro Galleries re-opens!
On April 12th, the same day as the Noveltown mixer, I met legendary Bakersfield newscaster Gaylen Young from KGET channel 17 outside of the original location of Metro Galleries. It was a strange windy day to be near Eye and 20th Street....
Posted by thenovelist - Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:21:07 PDT
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New Noveltown member, N. Frank Daniels gets brutal with literary elitists N+1
*NOTE: First off I want to welcome N. Frank Daniels, author of Futureproof, to the Noveltown team. He'll be posting here often. In fact, you can expect him to be carrying the Noveltown standard into literary battles and peacekeeping...
Posted by thenovelist - Thu Apr 5, 2007 14:26:43 PDT
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Bloggers are not journalists?
On a day when Lithuania bloggers made news in America, I can’t help but think fellow bloggers might be interested in an overlapping tale. I’ve never considered myself a journalist, though I did recently try to join the...
Posted by thenovelist - Wed Mar 28, 2007 17:08:17 PDT
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Bakotopia Newsletter 3 - 16 - 07
It's manic babe! It's the Bakotopia newsletter! Sponsored by Bakersfield PREMIER musician outlet! Visit Stockdale Music Today! AYAYAYYY!! Spring is almost here and with all of us sweating in winter, what's better than MORE...
Posted by matt - Thu Mar 15, 2007 20:19:54 PDT
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LIVE PIX! Bakotopia CD Release Party 1
-3-3-07, Backstage Club, Bakersfield, CA CD RELEASE PARTY 1 WITH: THE FILTHIES SAFE SOUNDS CREW MENTO BURU THREE CHORD WHORE VANITY AVENUE LIKHY2 TRIPLINE Backstage Club was filled with the fans and supporters of the...
Posted by matt - Thu Mar 15, 2007 18:58:15 PDT
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Robin Slick talks to Noveltown about Big Apple Books and Erotica - By N.L. Belardes
If I were to crown the most wickedly delicious queen in all of Philly, I would have to give the crown to Robin Slick. Why? Simple reason. Robin Slick has one of the most fabulous names ever for a writer. It’s not long, or drawn...
Posted by thenovelist - Wed Mar 14, 2007 19:01:31 PDT
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A Conversation about Community-Building with Lloyd Y. Asato, founder of the One Million Splotz of Glue Campaign
The civic-minded philosophers of the world. One such thinker, Lloyd Y Asato, has sat in coffee houses with his friends and colleagues to ponder not only his civic duty, but yours, mine, and even children whose ideas may be listened to,...
Posted by thenovelist - Thu Mar 8, 2007 13:14:39 PST
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Invasion of the Bakotopians! Local music CD is second in a year to illuminate the Bakersfield music scene
When I walked over to Bakotopia headquarters to pick up my review copy of the new Bakotopia compilation, Matt Munoz wasn’t in his cubicle. So I looked around. Photos of musicians and comedians adorn the walls of his workspace....
Posted by thenovelist - Sat Mar 3, 2007 12:25:13 PST
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