by The Editors on July 12, 2010
Those who thought the whole summer of TGIF Jazz in the Park was going to be a re-run of past seasons will be surprised to know that this Friday’s (July 16, 2010) Poinsettia Park performance by Louie Cruz Beltran will be a first for the Latin percussionist and his band. The Silver Lake News said:
Louie Cruz Beltran and His Latin Jazz Ensemble perform a sizzling blend of Brazilian style and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Louie’s ability to adapt his sound has allowed him to tour internationally and to work in many different styles with such great performers as Pete Escovedo, Starrfire and The Sylvers.
Poinsettia Park (click for Google map) could use a little sizzle this summer. Show starts at 6 PM. Bring your bug spray and you’re dancing shoes.
[Link: TGIF Jazz In The Park]
by The Editors on July 11, 2010
Lewis Elliot, 30, of Phoenix, Arizona appeared relaxed and casual as he cruised ahead of the field of 1,000 triathletes and set a new course record in today’s Carlsbad Triathlon with an unofficial time of 1:08:49.
“It was a good race,” Elliot said. “I came from Arizona and the water was cold. We’ve been swimming in lakes with no wetsuits. It was neat to actually be chilly on the swim. I knew it was only for 1000 so I just sucked it up.
Elliot, who wasn’t even planning on competing in the Carlsbad Triathlon until a few days ago, finished ahead of last year’s winner Cam Hill of Fountain Hills, Arizona. “Cam had a great swim. He swam at ASU. He’s a great simmer,” Elliot said. “I was happy to get out less than a minute behind him. I was able to catch him on the bike and them I’m pretty confident in my running.”
Local Carlsbadistan triathlete Thomas Lopez came in third thanks we believe to a special sticker on his back wheel. “The swim is tough,” Lopez said at the finish line. “There are a lot of fast guys out there so I just had to find some feet and hang on for the ride. It was a great bike. The guy who took first [Lewis Elliot] was flying and I just couldn’t catch up to him. The run was pretty much one, two, three with that big a gap between each of us. All in all it was a great race. I’m happy.”
On the women’s side former UCSD triathlon team member Lauren Chiodini had no trouble at all. “It was a good day,” she said. “I was third out of the swim. The water was nice, not too cold and I just powered on through it. The bike was a little bit windy, but I made my way to second. It was an awesome day though.”
Second place finisher Jessi Strensland was leading through the first half of the run, but whenshe saw Chiodini closing the gap she knew it would not last. “I raced Lauren, trained with Lauren this year knowing full well that she can run faster than me right now,” Strensland said. “I haven’t been running. Once Lauren past me I thought I better just enjoy this. Then when I stopped to talk to my friends they’re the ones who told me Tatiana was coming so I thought I better just finish this.”
Follow the jump for photos and unofficial elite results..
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by The Editors on July 10, 2010
Turns out we’ve got a horse in this race after all. Carlsbadistan based triathlete Thomas Lopez (Colnago Triathlon Team) will be competing tomorrow in the Carlsbad Triathlon rocking one of our stickers for luck. We’re of course looking for Lopez to dominate. He starts at 8:00 AM. Watch for him among all the other Carlsbadistan locals who are swimming, biking, and running.
For photos from past Carlsbadistan triathlons simply click a year: 2009, 2008, 2007.
[Link: Carlsbad Triathlon]
by The Editors on July 9, 2010
by The Editors on July 9, 2010
Here’s a shocker. The North County Times “opinion staff” is all in favor of one of their advertisers opening a 153,974 square foot big box home store in Carlsbadistan.
That’s why they’ve written an editorial congratulating the Carlsbad Planning Commission for giving “initial approval” to the Sudberry Development company, for a “153,974-square-foot Lowe’s home improvement store, a gas station, food court and small bank” in the hole on the Southwest corner of El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Rd. Yes, it is a lot that once was home to the Olympic Resort.
While we generally agree that attracting high-tech industrial, engineering and biotech companies ought to be the priority, we recognize the role that retail and like commercial services have for both nearby workers and residents,” the paper said.
Personally, we’d rather travel to the Lowe’s big enough boxes in Oceanside or Vista and keep Carlsbadistan free of big-box blight.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 9, 2010
by The Editors on July 9, 2010
A man dressed in black and wearing a black ski masked robbed a man and woman at at gunpoint at 1 AM this morning in the Koko Beach restaurant parking at the corner of Carlsbad Blvd. and Grand, according to a story in the North County Times.
At the demand of the robber, who had a handgun, the couple showed their cell phones and car keys. The thief took the man’s phone and keys to his Honda —- and then fled on foot heading north on Carlsbad Boulevard, Carlsbad police Sgt. G.E. Beason said.
Luckily, no one was hurt.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 9, 2010
The Carlsbad Police Department’s SWAT team arrived at a La Golondrina Street residents at just before 9 AM on Thursday, July 8, 2010 after neighbors had reported a man shouting threats, according to a story on 10News.com.
As the SWAT officers took up positions around the home, police continued trying to negotiate the resident’s peaceful surrender by telephone. . . About 10:10 a.m., the man walked out a back door and was taken into custody without incident. Officers then went through the home, discovering he had been inside by himself, Lt. Kelly Cain said.
Police said the 50-year-old man appeared to be having some “mental health issues.” We’d say.
[Link: 10News.com]
by The Editors on July 8, 2010
We’ve all known that the secret to great guitar playing is the having the right filter. We’ve never had the right filter, but now thanks to the Museum of Making Music Carlsbadistan’s teen guitarist will have the chance to learn it all from Joe Bigham on July 17, during the Get your Signature Sound teen workshop.
Students will experiment with stompboxes to learn how to manipulate sound through pedals and guitar techniques. Students will learn how to order, combine, and control multiple effects in traditional and unique ways. This workshop will give young musicians ideas and techniques to identify the sounds of artists they admire, and craft their own signature sound.
Maybe we’ll finally learn that solo part from Boston’s More Than A Feeling. . . wait, did they say “teen workshop?”
Class begins July 17, 2010 at 2 PM and costs $15 ($10 for members). All participants get a free “Art of the Stompbox” poster. Sign up now. Click the link.
[Link: Museum of Making Music]
by The Editors on July 8, 2010
Carlsbadistan based iPhone applications developers Appy Entertainment have released two new apps especially for Apple’s new iPhone 4. They’re not games. And they’re not all that complicated. But they work.
First up is MakeUp Mirror. The app that uses the front-facing camera to turn the iPhone into a mirror:
This little app simply harnesses the iPhone 4’s front-facing camera to position a live video image of your face inside a tasteful mirror frame on your iPhone 4.
The second uses the iPhone 4’s new camera flash as a “flashlight” get it? It’s called BrightLight. Being people who continually leave the lights off and stumble around by the light of our iPhones, this app may prove useful as we’ve been running into things lately.
[Link: Appy Entertainment]
Those who thought the whole summer of TGIF Jazz in the Park was going to be a re-run of past seasons will be surprised to know that this Friday’s (July 16, 2010) Poinsettia Park performance by Louie Cruz Beltran will be a first for the Latin percussionist and his band. The Silver Lake News said:
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