The San Diego Traveler

September 1st, 2008

DEVO Rocks the Race Track

Seventies new wave band DEVO appeared last night on the infield of the Del Mar Race Track, and they rocked the place!

Although not quite as hyper as in their heyday, DEVO sounded just as good, and were every bit as entertaining.
The concert started with an instructive film on dressing for a DEVO concert - […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

August 2nd, 2008

This Week’s Featured Photos

You may notice that this week’s photos all have something in common. Yes, they’re all from Comic-Con, San Diego’s biggest and most colorful convention.

Thanks to these photographers for capturing some of this week’s fun:
Photo #1 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/attackcat/2718504612/Photo #2 credit: Flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelyenglishmanor/2708386036/Photo #3 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/madfamily/2714540778/Photo #4 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemuzika/2709640194/Photo #5 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemuzika/2708809185/Photo […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

July 27th, 2008

Zombies Descend on the Gaslamp!

The latest Zombie Walk took place on the streets of San Diego yesterday, to the enjoyment of the Comic-Con crowd. Zombies stumbled by the Convention Center before heading up 5th Street in search of fresh brains.
If you’re not familiar with Zombie Walks, you can read more about them at Wikipedia, or here at TheSanDiegoTraveler. You […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 3 comments

July 8th, 2008

Independent Film Festival at Comic-Con

The film line-up for this year’s CCI-IFF (Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival) has been announced, with the following films:

Thursday, July 24

10:00-11:30
Comic-Con Film School 101

Action/Adventure

11:30-12:10:
A.W.O.L.

12:10-12:40:
The Living Sword

12:40-1:15:
Bookie

1:15-2:05:
ATF: Asian Task Force

2:05-2:30:
Shinobi Warriors

2:30-2:55:
Citizen

Comics-Oriented

3:00-3:30:
New York Chronicle

3:30-4:10:
Woman’s Work

4:10-5:55:
The Crusaders #357: Experiment in Evil!

Documentary

6:00-6:25:
Masked

6:25-8:00:
Independents

8:00-9:45:
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

9:45-11:00:
Night Gamers: A Tale of LARP

Tags: animation, anime, cci, comic-con, comics, […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 1 comment

April 19th, 2008

Celebrate the Earth

According to Wikipedia, Earth Day began in 1970:
“On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Denis Hayes, the national coordinator, and his youthful staff organized massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 12 comments

April 3rd, 2008

Visit the Village of Falconbridge and Step Into the Renaissance

For the next two weekends (April 5-6 and April 12-13), Felicita Park will again be transported back to the 16th century to celebrate the 4th Annual Escondido Renaissance Faire.
Travel back in time to visit merry olde England during the reign of Elizabeth the First. See Her Royal Highness, along with Her Royal Court […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 1 comment