Help! A republican stole my name! This from the official website of the GOP, regarding recent additions to the Republican National Committee Communications team: Michelle Richmond is the Assistant Press Secretary. Richmond joins the RNC after having served as Press Assistant to Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO). Originally from Virginia, Richmond has worked on several…Continue reading Mid-Ranking Republicans Charged with Identity Theft
Category: Fun-o-rama
opium’s literary death match — the morning after
The lowdown: Four contestants, two rowdy rounds, one winner, and a flying beer. Round one: Joyce Maynard and Stephen Elliott. Round two: me and Sam Hurwitt. Beth Lisick and John Wolanske proved to be exuberant and witty judges. After Judge Numero Tres, Howard Junker, left the bar following the flying beer incident (compliments of Steve…Continue reading opium’s literary death match — the morning after
tonight at the library, plus Shipwreck!
Please join me tonight at the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library. 6:30 – 7:30. 100 Larkin St. at Grove. I’ll be reading from the Year of Fog, followed by a Q&A. Plus, I saw this interesting article by Steve Rubenstein yesterday in the Chron, about wreckage from a 19th century ship that…Continue reading tonight at the library, plus Shipwreck!
today on West Coast Live
Catch Peter Plate, the all-female accoustic quartet Misty River, and me today on West Coast Live. We taped the program at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley a couple of weeks ago. Peter Plate talks about San Francisco as the noir setting for his novels; I talk about my favorite kind of fog and am…Continue reading today on West Coast Live
Mustache-a-Thon, + Reba’s Caddy
826 Valencia is having a Mustache-a-Thon to raise money for their excellent, unique free programming for kids. Yes, mustaches are no longer just for firemen. “Over six weeks, they’ll carefully tend to their emerging mustaches, meet weekly at a neighborhood bar to show off their progress, and swap tips on waxing ends. We’ll take weekly…Continue reading Mustache-a-Thon, + Reba’s Caddy