1.  Rock Star?  HAHAHA!!! Yeah, no.  Overnight radio DJ, yes.  I loved being on- the-air and spinning tunes, sharing  music and stories and being a part of the late night community that was Ventura back in 1987-1991.  I learned to be comfortable with my voice and to be focused on the listener and not introverted.  Not an easy task for some of us, especially those of us with a bad perm. 😉

So happy to gain that experience because it paved the way for my next gig with KXBS radio.

2.The only thing bad about having a Basketball Jones, is when you can’t get that STUPID song out of your head.

3.  Speaking of basketball…sort of.

Congratulations to my co-worker Derek Towers and miscellaneous City Hall workers including one Sergio Albarran (squatting in photo) on making the Ventura Star.  They did a really nice story on Derek (not shown in this photo) and his bike accident and how he’s made more than the best of it by inspiring others to do this crazy cross fit training during lunch.

That’s me by the way in the background shooting hoops.  🙂

4.  Celebrity Sighting – True Story:
I had called in my lunch order for a burrito at Corrales while riding my bike one day about four years ago. When I got there, I parked my bike and walked up to the window when four guys cut me off and got in line in front of me. Two of them sat down. They looked like they had just come in from surfing. Anyways, these guys proceeded to order over $50 worth of Mexican food going back and forth adding more to their order. Standing there annoyed, I soon realized two of the guys were Flea and Anthony Keidis. I was now embarrassed that I was dissed by Red Hot Chili Pepper members until Flea turned around and asked me if he could get me anything.

I’m still kicking myself that I had called in my order!

NOT Ventura. Photo courtesy of Zimbia.com

5.  I got a call the other day from Sydney Rose who informed me she had bought two chinchillas as pets.  She posted a photo and I have to say, they are extremely cute.

It got me to thinking that whoever came up with the idea of skinning these adorable creatures for their coats must have be really heartless, or they were freakin’ freezing to death.  But to farm them to skin them for fashion, tsk tsk.

6.  I heard a couple of people discussing their first kiss on a morning radio show out of LA.  I thought back to my first kiss which was from a kid in elementary school.  It was really soft and wet and I was left uninspired, probably because I did not have a crush on him.

7. Writing music reviews is one of the hardest things I do. I always encourage and point out the good elements to an artist’s or band’s projects. To belittle those efforts – to me – is just evil.  I’ve seen music critics who seem to make a sport of it. So when I come across music I don’t personally like, I don’t write about it; it just may be somebody else’s cup of tea. For instance, I never in a million years would have written reviews for The Grateful Dead. But look how many delusional fans they have. The same could be said for Metallica.

8.  You know on some of those forms where you are asked for your ethnicity?   Some are for medical reasons, others are for funding for governmental programs or for employment purposes.  It seems to me that America is such a melting pot that one person can’t check off one box anymore.  I’m half Mexican (actually 1/4 Spanish, and 1/4 Mexican) and the other half Swedish.  There’s no box for that!  Maybe they should list out all ethnic types and provide percentages?

9.  There is actually a book called Does God Ever Speak Through Cats?  It’s by David Evans

Of course I immediately start thinking about the current cat taking up residency at my house, Molly.  She is very demanding, yet very standoffish.  She hates to be held, unless on her terms.  She insists on lounging in the middle of floor where she will be step on…in the dark. If God is speaking through her, I’m screwed.

10.  I’ve read that “Sugar is as addictive as Crack.”  I can’t disagree, not that I’ve tried crack.

11.  From my favorite quotes file:  “The best revenge is massive success.” Frank Sinatra

Thanks for listening!