by The Editors on May 29, 2008
Last night while The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher were interviewing their new boss News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch in Carlsbad’s Aviara Grand Ballroom, we were kicking back in the lobby bar listening to the cool jazz sounds of San Diego’s Keni Yarbro and waiting to see what kind trouble we could get into. Only moments before we arrived at The Four Seasons Valleywag.com’s Owen Thomas had been thrown out of the hotel entirely, so we realized anything was possible.
Each year, when the All Things D Conference comes to Carlsbadistan, we try to see how deep we can barge. This year, things went shockingly smoother. The first person we saw when walking into the lobby was Gizmodo.com editor Brian Lam hurrying into the conference center. Then, after running into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media marketing pro Rodney Rumford we decided to try rolling into the “Nightcap Gathering.” No luck. Security stopped us at the entrance. Badges? Apparently, we needed stinking badges.
On returning to the bar and telling our story of woe, a kind PR wizard from an unnamed search giant leaned over. “You need a badge?” he said. “Here, use mine. Just bring it back in 10 minutes. . . . and don’t say anything to the press.”
And just like that we were sipping free champagne in a room full of sweaty tech geeks who had been sitting in their dress slacks for 14 hours. Let just say there was a lot of “bad air” in that room. If not for the pouring talents of Aviara’s Julie and Cindy we don’t know what we would have done.
On the way out we saw Techcrunch.com’s Michael Arrington talking in the corner, but he seemed too busy ruling the tech blog world, so we didn’t bother him.
For a look at all the media that All Things D brings Carlsbad, just click here. It is astounding.
Follow the jump for all our photos of the evening.
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by The Editors on May 27, 2008
Carlsbadistan’s annual brush with digiratti stardom kicked off today at the Four Season’s Aviara as Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher host the Wall Street Journal’s D6: All Things Digital.
Today was golf day, but over the next three days (May 27-29, 2008) D6 will play host to the the biggest names in business. And they’ll all be right here in Carlsbad. See if any of these names ring a bell: Bill (and Melinda) Gates, Steve Ballmer, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Howard Stringer, Jeff Bezos, Barry Diller, Jeff Bewkes, Kevin Martin, Tom Glocer, Jerry Yang and Sue Decker.
Tonight Walt and Kara will interview Bill Gates and Steve Balmer, but we’re not really into Microsoft so we’re going to skip it. But please stay tuned over the next couple days as we bring you some “unofficial coverage” of everything that’s going on at D6. And if we can get any of them to come surfing, we’ll let you know.
[Link: D6 All Things Digital]
by The Editors on May 22, 2008
While we found a while ago that there is all kinds of free music to be found at Carlsbad’s Dove Library (in the form of CDs that can be checked out and ripped, not that we’re suggesting that) this summer there is going to be some free live music on Sunday, June 8 with Quetzal, a a Latin alternative band performing son, boleros, folk, blues and rock in English and Spanish.
The show begin at 2pm in the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium on 1775 Dove Lane, in southern Carlsbad. Admission is free, with tickets given out at the door beginning at 1pm the day of the concert. For more information, call (760) 602-2012.
Follow the jump for more info.
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by The Editors on May 21, 2008
The City of Carlsbad’s TGIF: Jazz In The Park Series has mostly left Carlsbadistan for the 2008 season which is kind of a bummer (no more walking to the shows), but truthfully, we don’t need those inland crowds cluttering up our streets anyway.
This year the 10 events shared among Stagecoach Park, Poinsettia Park, and Calavera Hills Park. The first concert is on Friday June 20 with the Debbie Davies Band at Stagecoach Park.
Follow the jump for all the other details and we will keep you posted all summer long.
[Link: City of Carlsbad]
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by The Editors on May 14, 2008
The Museum of Making Music will be honoring music legend (and Beatles inspiration) Ravi Shankar at their Evening Of Note fundraiser on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at The Crossings clubhouse at The Crossings-at-Carlsbad.
The evening opens with a reception featuring performances by Kamau Kenyatta and the San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory String Quartet. Following the reception, the gala program—emceed by Marty Levin, NBC 7/39 News Anchor—includes special performances by the Patnaik Sisters Indian Dance Troupe, Peter Sprague & Fred Benedetti, youth cello prodigy Nathan Chan and a special commemorative presentation for the honoree, Ravi Shankar.
Tickets are $100 per person (or $1200 for a table of 12). Proceeds from the evening support the museum’s ongoing educational outreach programs, workshops, performances and exhibitions.
[Link: Museum of Making Music]
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by The Editors on May 8, 2008
Titans of the surf industry will be in Carlsbadistan tonight May 8, 2008 from 5 PM to 10 PM to help raise money for the California Surf Museum.
The inaugural Paddle Out Fundraiser at the Ocean House Restaurant is raising money for a new permanent home for the museum.
“We’re sold out and there is a waiting list,” said Jody Schmauss of the California Surf Museum. “It’s going to be an amazing evening.”
Music with SuperWave will fill the air, a fabulous Hawaiian-style buffet, and a live and silent auction with MC, Chris Cote (TransWorld Surf Editor-in-Chief and Surfing’s Robin Hood), will make for a memorable night. Pioneers and legends of surfing will be attending, to drop a few names…Reno Abellira, Schuyler McFerran (2007 Women’s World Longboard Champion), Bobby “Challenger” Thomas, Peter “PT”Townend, Shaun Tomson (1975 Pipeline Master and 1977 World Champion), SIMA President Dick Baker, Gidget, Carl and Jack “Woody” Ekstrom, Auguere brothers (Founders of Reef), LJ Richards (Oceanside surfing pioneer and US Men’s Surfing Champion), Linda Benson (Women’s World Champion), Julie Cox (Women’s World Longboard Professional surfer and Roxy team rider) and too many more to list!
Makes us kind of glad we have a top-secret media pass.
by The Editors on May 5, 2008
We didn’t make it to the Carlsbad Street Faire this year, but we know tens of thousands did because we heard the streets of Carlsbadistan were lined with cars, again.
Luckily, for all of us, the North County Times was there.
Now in its 34th year, the street fair is, according to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, the largest one-day street fair in the nation, boasting more than 100,000 visitors.
“It’s actually so popular that we get calls from out of state from people who’ve been to it before and want to plan their vacation around it,” said Angela Holman, director of communications for the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, organizers of the event.
Funny thing: we planned our vacation around it, too. But we planned to be gone. Let us know if we missed anything good.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on April 30, 2008
Hard to believe it’s already been six months since the last Carlsbad Street Faire, but don’t kid yourself. Time flies.
On Sunday, May 4, 2008 expect to see the streets of Carlsbadistan shut down so traveling QVC salespeople can clutter our Village with push-up tents filled with junk of all shapes and sizes. Get out early and load up. And don’t forget the beer garden. Because it’s usually the safest place to stand in the whole faire. Plus, in the beer garden you won’t have to worry about tripping over any neon coyote doorstops with macramé tails.
by The Editors on April 29, 2008
This Saturday, May 3, 2008, The Carlsbad Education Foundation is holding it’s annual telethon for Kids Are Worth A Million at Legoland’s Funtown Stage. More than 500 kids from 11 Carlsbad school will perform.
Performances include a rendition of Elvis’ “All Shook Up” by third graders at Hope Elementary, an orchestra group from Carlsbad High School and a musical theatre number from “Grease” by Valley Middle School students. The telethon itself will be filmed by students from Emmy Award-winning Carlsbad High School Television (CHSTV).
Follow the jump for all the details including schedule and nicely discounted ticket prices.
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by The Editors on April 28, 2008
Carlsbdistanian’s Patrick Hoyny and Matt Hultberg, along with two friends from Vista, represented the Village well at the Coachella Music Festival this year by cruising the grounds in matching Vans, colored socks, hip-packs, and Speedos, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
“These are not Speedos,” clarified Hernandez, 29. “They’re male bikinis. We’re not endorsing Speedos.” . . . “Unless,” said Huerta, 24, “they want to pay us.”
“We’re here for us!” Hultberg declared. “We’re the best thing here this year … except for Prince.”
We’re guessing we’ll be seeing more of this on the beach this summer.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
Last night while The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher were interviewing their new boss News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch in Carlsbad’s Aviara Grand Ballroom, we were kicking back in the lobby bar listening to the cool jazz sounds of San Diego’s Keni Yarbro and waiting to see what kind trouble we could get into. Only moments before we arrived at The Four Seasons Valleywag.com’s Owen Thomas had been thrown out of the hotel entirely, so we realized anything was possible.
And just like that we were sipping free champagne in a room full of sweaty tech geeks who had been sitting in their dress slacks for 14 hours. Let just say there was a lot of “bad air” in that room. If not for the pouring talents of Aviara’s Julie and Cindy we don’t know what we would have done.
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