Monthly Archives: May 2011

Charles Phoenix, Ontario-born and raised entertainer, uses his immense collection of old photo slides to put on live stage picture shows that offer hilarious and nostalgic trips back in time to the Southern California of the 1950s and ’60s. In … Continue reading →

Clint Eastwood, Mickey Rooney, Michael Landon, Julie London, Eartha Kitt and a very young version of the Osmond Brothers were among the headliners at the 49th annual National Orange Show, held March 12-22, 1964, in San Bernardino. It was my … Continue reading →

This attractive and refreshing salad is inspired by our region’s many wonderful harvest celebrations. It contains oranges, in honor of San Bernardino’s National Orange Show, and lemon, a nod to Upland’s Lemon Festival, and green olives, in tribute to Ontario’s … Continue reading →

I’m cured! I faced my fear of mimes and attended one of the weekend’s sold-out performances by the Blue Man Group at San Bernardino’s California Theatre of the Performing Arts. I liked it! I’m all better now! I’m happy to … Continue reading →

    Culled from the Internet, here is a treasury of trivia about the Blue Man Group, which is the first act I can recall to sell out six shows on three consecutive days at San Bernardino’s California Theatre.   It … Continue reading →

In honor of “On Stranger Tides,” the 1987 novel by San Bernardino author Tim Powers upon which the latest “Pirates of the Caribbean” novel is based, I have put together a list of my favorite pirate novels. Yes, “On Stranger … Continue reading →

San Bernardino’s Tim Powers is the author of 12 fantasy novels, including “On Stranger Tides” (1987), the inspiration for the new movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. Two other Powers titles, “Last … Continue reading →

In honor of this year’s Redlands Shakespeare Festival, themed “Season of Controversy,” now under way at Redlands Bowl (www.redlandsshakespearefestival.com, 909-335-7377), here’s a list of Shakespeare’s Top 10 Pick-Up Lines, culled from the Internet. These are real quotes from Shakespeare’s plays: … Continue reading →

Well, I think it’s the worst one, anyway. I know there are many from which to choose. It’s the one where the guy is sitting in his chair, doing nothing, staring into space. Suddenly he remembers he needs to conduct … Continue reading →

Received many responses to a recent column about the neighborhood blight caused by stolen, abandoned shopping carts. Here are some of the best … From Steve Portias of San Bernardino: I’m not sure what grocery carts cost today, but 25 … Continue reading →