Riverside Ca Living

Poor teddy. Severed bear paws were found this weekend in a Riverside neighborhood near the airport.  Watch out poachers - the punishment is $10,000 and one year in jail.

Today is Cinco De Mayo, a non-obligatory but extremely fun holiday for my people. I made homemade tacos and rice for dinner on Sunday as part of an early celebration and so that I could go out and celebrate Monday night also. Might as well enjoy a couple days worth of fun.

What’s going on?

If you want to make a healthy CDM meal, unlike mine which was abounding with fat and deliciousness, increase the vegetable content and try reduced fat cheese. Otherwise, try CDM recipes from the Food Network, especially that Michelada or Margarita recipe.

There were a couple of things on the weekend, a parade and celebration at Villegas Park and a car show and celebration in Corona. I hope everyone had a fun time at those events. There were just too many things going on this very weekend to enjoy them all.

Lake Alice is celebrating Cinco De Mayo with Superbad and drink specials. So is El Torito @ The Plaza and Park Sierra. X103.9 is celebrating Drinko De Mayo at Stingers in San Bernardino (get a DD for that one!) and 99.1 KGGI will be at RockNLounge in Redlands. If you know of anything else going on, leave a comment! Be safe and no drinking and driving!

The March Field Airfest was a lot of fun this year. J and I went together on Sunday afternoon. At first, we weren’t able to get in. We braved Cactus Ave. and merging cars to get in line and were turned away because it was packed. We took another trip around and were able to enter the base. Parking was well organized. It could have been insanity parking or leaving but it wasn’t. Good job Civil Air Patrol! We stayed to watch the Thunderbirds. Here’s a video I took while they got in their planes and taxied up the runway. After about 5 minutes I realized they weren’t going anywhere soon. I also took a ton of pictures, including some planes in the air. I wish I had a better camera (and maybe I will very soon).

A Riverside man purchased a six pack of red G2 Gatorade at the Vons on La Sierra, drank some of it and got sick. His neighbor took him to Parkview for treatment. He was released but the investigation continues. The Feds may join the investigation.

That’s a scary thought. I go to that Vons because its close to work. J drinks Gatorade every day. They did notice the safety seal was broken on 2 bottles of the six pack. I always check for that. I think.

Update: The drinks have been pulled off the shelf.

The Ville on Uni is celebrating early.  Check out their flyer.

Haha this “news” is straight from x17 so it may not be completely true but it was enlightening. Purportedly Tom Cruise sent Katie to Gold Base, a Scientology compound in Hemet, for some intense indoctrination spiritual counseling. Who knew there was such a place as Gold Base, right in our own backyard? Apparently a lot of people, just not me.

Check out the coverage (and coming soon video) of this year’s Show and Go from Instantriverside.com.   What perfect weather for an outdoor event.  Warm but cooling down nicely.  I didn’t take any pictures today but hope to tomorrow.  As I made my way through town today, I saw all kinds of cool cars heading towards downtown.

Big Brown wins this year’s Kentucky Derby.  KROQ had a Microbrew Festival at Santa Anita so it would have been a great day to watch the ponies run, bet on the Derby, drink microbrews and see Dramarama.

Pe.com lists businesses who are giving incentives to shoppers to entice them to spend there. WalMart will cash it for you for free. Albertsons is giving you an extra 10% if you convert it into gift cards.

Busy weekend!

Friday, 5.2:

Friday night from 6 - 9 pm, and all weekend long, the Show and Go Car Show is going on Downtown.  Check out their site for more events.

Saturday, 5.3:

Tiki Invasion II is not in Riverside, but Riverside’s Carolina Moon is performing a live burlesque show there.  Please support her.  You’ll have fun.  We promise.  P.S. Deke Dickerson will be there too.

Axel’s Hot Rod & Rockabilly Party is happening at Raxx downtown Saturday night.  Bands (including Russell Scott and His Red Hots who I’ve seen a million times and will see a million more God willing) and a DJ, clothing, car show, good food, booze and lots of fun.

Cinco De Mayo is Monday night.  What’s going on this weekend to celebrate?

Beyond Rhythm is playing at White Park on May 18th from 1:30 - 3:30. This event is sponsored by Word Of Mouth Reggae store on Market. What a lovely way to spend a Sunday in the park.

There is another concert at White Park on June 8th, but Riversidedowntown.org doesn’t list who yet.

Keep your drunk, dangerous asses at home Friday night, especially if you are near Highland.  There will be a DUI (pronounced DOO-EE) check point “somewhere in Highland” Friday night beginning at 6 pm until 2 am.  That’s for all tu co-workers who want to bebida tequila and celebrate Cinco De Mayo before leaving each other for the weekend.  Go straight home and do not pass El Torito.  No doubt there will be extra LEOs and DUI checkpoints all over the Empire.

It’s going to be a busy Saturday.  There’s the car show, Tiki Invasion (where Carolina Moon is performing - DON’T MISS!!) and Russell Scott & His Red Hots @ Raxx.  There’s gonna be some tired kittens and cats Sunday.

…does not always stay in Palm Springs. Take Robert Downey Jr. at the Merv Griffith resort in 2000. And now CSI actor Gary Dourdan was found in PS with a grip of drugs of various types, following what was probably a “rock-out-with-your-cock-out” weekend at Coachella. Anyone who watches “Cops” on a regular basis knows that Palm Springs LEOs have a keen eye for drug users. You can’t ride a bike with a backpack of pizzos, rigs, knives and burglary tools for more than a block without getting pulled over.

Gary was booked and released after posting $5000 bail and posing for this picture.

There will be a detour on the connector between SB 215 and 210 from 9 pm to 5 am, every night until May 9th.  Be careful.  Don’t get lost in that area, especially between 9 pm and 5 am.

From Randomlee - Local boy Shane Hunter is performing tonight at In Cahoots. We may or may not be there. It’s hard for us to commit, but we’ll do anything for RL so look for pix tomorrow.

The dough is almost on its way! The IRS Economic Stimulus Payments Information Center’s payment schedule has mine coming no later than May 2nd. A quick call to my bank confirmed that no, I am not yet a hundred-aire but I’m feeling that it’s coming real soon.

What am I going to do with an extra 600 dollars that isn’t supposed to be spent on bills? Good question. I feel some extravagance coming on.

PC Magazine recommends 16 things to spend your extra cash on, including an iPhone, GPS or a PC. CNN Money has some practical advice, which I am ignoring completely. The LA Times has 8 luxurious ways to spend your rebate check, including a new suit. $600 isn’t a rebate check, but you might get some ideas there.  For the best frivolous ideas, like throwing it all on RED or getting a high priced hooker (instead of the cheap one you usually get on Uni), check out the Post Trib.

I’m thinking locally. What can I selfishly buy for myself to enjoy without regards to anyone, yet still keep the cash in my local economy? Any suggestions?

Fires, shark attacks, traffic accidents… let’s hope today is a better day.

The weather remains the same, if not slightly cooler than the hellacious weekend. Tomorrow is supposed to be a kinder, gentler 85 degrees. If this is Spring, what is Summer going to be like?

Next 12 hours

7 am	10 am	1 pm	4 pm	7 pm
Clear	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Clear
65°	85°	92°	94°	81°
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database

It smells like fire outside. It could either be a fire that’s burning near by or someone’s bar b que. In my search for local fires, I found something just announced this week.

Riverside County announced this week that we now have an Early Warning System, which will quickly notify citizens when threatened or affected by an emergency. It can make up to 250,000 calls an hour, but only to 911 database of listed and unlisted numbers. It doesn’t contain cell phones or VOIP numbers, but you can manually register up to 5 phone numbers per address. It is also TDD/TTY compatible and will leave a message on your answering machine or voice mail if you don’t pick up. Hopefully, you’ll never need to use it, but register anyways.

BTW, there isn’t any sign of fire near by on the incident report. Must be a bbq.  Unless the huge fire burning in Sierra Madre is blowing this way.

My first question, like yours, when the polygamists hit the news last week, was, are they inbreeding? As the state gathers DNA information on 400 plus children to find out if any sexual abuse has taken place and sort out the “complex” family trees, it appears to be an opportune time to study genetics on a group with limited members and last names.

My second question was, with probable inbreeding, how come these kids don’t have two heads and missing limbs? The answer was: Give it more time, according to Jonathan Turner, a professor of sociology from UCR. The sect began with a fairly diverse pool not too long ago. Also in the sect’s teachings, incest is taboo. These factors kept inbreeding to a minimum but subtle health effects could appear now and the more obvious manifestations could surface later.

“A lot of people may share one-eighth or one-sixteenth of their genes, which probably doesn’t create big problems,” Turner says. “When you share 25 to 50 percent of your genes, that’s when you start to get abnormalities.”

Food for thought, y’all.

And another.  Then not as bad.  Hang in there.

Sunday Hi 94° Lo 56° Clear

Monday Hi 90° Lo 52° Clear

Tuesday Hi 79° Lo 49° Clear

Wednesday Hi 70° Lo 45° Clear

Thursday Hi 76° Lo 45° Clear

Good news: The Showcase Theater in Corona is NOT closing its doors for good. It is NOT having its last performance ever tonight.

Bad news: The ShowCase Theater is closing its doors in its current Corona location for good as the city works on their downtown redevelopment, plans which do not include the notorious all ages punk/rock club. The Showcase is having its last show tonight, with regulars Death By Stereo.  Says owner Ezzat, expect them to reopen at another location.

There was a letter to fans and the comunity on its site (in full after the break)

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98 degrees today.  I think there is some sort of severe weather alert so let’s just plan on staying inside where it’s cool.

The Fox and I made it to the Farmer’s Market.  In spite of the heat and warm wind, it was going strong.  I went to my two usual places - the Hummus/Pita guy and the Bread Guy.  I highly recommend both.  I am posting their pix here so you’ll know where to shop when you hit up the FM next weekend.

Friday 4.25:

Coachella - Duh! Opening night. You know my feelings on this one. I didn’t want to go when it was first announced because I had been a couple of times and remembered how hot and crowded it was. But now, I’m remembering, with a tear in the eye, how fun it was and how great the music and vibe was. So yes, I’m regretful I’m not there this year. But to all of you who are there, have fun! And to those who aren’t - checkout the webcast via Kroq & AT&T.

Hobo Jazz at Back to the Grind; Trainwreck at Lake Alice, Mansion at Sevilla,

Saturday, 4.26:

Walking tour of Downtown Riverside - All you need to know is RMM, 2 PM and $5 (kids free).

Newer Topographics: Photographs of Digitally- Altered Urban Landscapes, Eri at the UCR/California Museum of Photography.

Even parked, this car looks like its hauling ass through hell. From last year’s car show.

From last year’s car show, one of my favorites .

Aww I thought the car show was this Saturday, but it is NEXT weekend (May 2nd - 4th). Here’s the flyer:

Last year, the Fox and I went and took some cute pix. I’ll post a couple from Flickr.

Not that I am going or anything but here is I.E. Weekly’s Unofficial Guide to Coachella for you lucky puppies.

Not that this has anything to do with Coachella but have you heard the recently released Weezer song?  And if so, do you like it?  I will need to consult the pile of Rolling Stones that stack up waiting for me to have a quiet afternoon to lie in bed and do so.

That incident at 9th and Vine was a simulation of a hazmat incident. Multiple agencies participated in the event, which lasted from 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.

Stay away from the 91 and La Sierra this weekend. All westbound lanes and the east bound car pool lane from 11:00 pm on Friday until 5:00 am Saturday. Then its the opposite on Saturday night until 7:00 am Sunday morning. This is due to the ongoing La Sierra Overpass Project.

Indio’s ready for Coachella. A day and 12 hours at this writing. I better get my ass to bed.

J bought the domain for me DAYS ago and I’ve been too lazy to do all that administrating.  Tonight, I came home from work, played a game of Tiger Woods (a couple birdies, a few pars and a LOT of bogeys and double bogeys) and got a wild idea to change my blog from riversideliving.wordpress.com to riversidecaliving.com.  Update your bookmarks!