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Fresgeek Weekend: You Bunch Of A-Holes

Halloween on a Friday in Fresno. You know what that means: PARTY TIME, BITCHES! Oh, wait, that's right, it doesn't matter to me because you didn't invite me to your cool party, tonight. That's fine. Fine with me. I don't... I don't care, you know, 'cause I've totally, like, got stuff going on, Friday night.

Stuff like taking in a indie-rock show at KuppaJoe with It's An Icicle, Tokyo Death March, From Indian Lakes and Circles and Circles. I'm sure I'll meet some new friends there. Ones that want to party with me and maybe go through a taco bell drive thru at the end of the night.

Then Saturday - yeah, we're totally still hanging the next day - Saturday I take my new friends to see a bigass show at Club Fred/Audie's Olympic. We'll be seeing The Fay Wrays, The Sleepover Disaster, Silian Rail,  Fights Monsters and Geographer from SF. I might get wasted, trying to forget all about your non-inviting-party-ass.

Happy Halloween, jerks.

What You're Doing Tonight: Going to Tokyo - Garden

It's the Fresno album release show for LA band Light FM. Plus Fresno's indie-battle tested Sleepover Disaster will be there, along with Half Light and Gypsy Cab.

Focused On Fresno: Turkey Vultures Scaring Northie MILFS

 

Don't worry, Van Ness Extension Jogger Person. Don't worry about those Turkey Vultures that have been lurking in the trees above Sierra and Van Ness lately... watching you walk your BABY. The migrating Turkey Vultures feed on already dead stuff and according to this, don't eat when they're migrating anyway. They do look spooky sitting up there though.

Some fun T-Vulture facts you may want to worry about: They crap on their feet to cool them. And they puke on things that are annoying... I've been cleaning vulture barf out of my hair the past couple days.

Bootlegged In Fresno: Flywright

Back again for another installment of our favorite segment: Bootlegged In Fresno. We secretly record a live song from a local band and stick it up here for you nice readers to download. Sometimes it sounds good, sometimes it sounds hella bootleggy. This edition we bring you the pop juggernauts: Flywright.

The song "Mr. Applegate" was recorded at Crossroads on July 9th 2008. Listen for a special appearance by Mike Oz, trying to pimp his blog.

Download/play: flywright.mp3

Indie Tuesday: Starline Welcomes Shunned Sammy Fan

Because not many of us will get in to see Sammy Hagar tonight, Starline is giving you a Tower District alternative.

For a tiny five bucks, you will see Fresno hip hop group Draft Klick, electo duo Robo Pop, R&B dude Bryant Washington and rock/alt badasses Beandip.

Focused On Fresno: Madera Signage Edition

We break away from our usual random Fresno pictures, to bring you a timely Madera picture. This yard sign, causing a mild buzz in Madera, is amusingly up a tree. A closer look at the modified sign reveals why the owner might be making it harder to steal.

Download Sammy Speaking 'Wabo' on Fresno's Airwaves

Carter, DJ and Program Director for local classic rock station 95.7 The Fox, interviewed Sammy this evening about his free show at Fresno Cabo Wabo, Tuesday night. Sammy promises "Fresno will Wabo!" Have a listen to it, courtesy of us here at The Fresnan. Download Sammy with Carter: SammyInterview.mp3

*After you listen to the interview, Mike Oz has a rundown on the Hive.

The Straight Dope From Sammy Today

So, you may have heard that Sammy Hagar is coming to town Tuesday to bust the cherry of his latest Cabo Wabo. It's a free show, ya just gotta start waiting in line at eight Tuesday morning, if ya want to get in to see the Red Rocker perform.

You also may have heard about the controversy from an earlier proposal of the show costing $150 or more. Hardly free. Word is, Sammy had always wanted it to be free and had nothing to do with the price tag. A Fresnan running things may have been the culprit.

Well, today Sammy will be fielding that question and more, live on the radio. Sam will be on 95.7 the Fox during "Carter's" shift (3 to 7). Sorry, I can't give you a tighter window than that. You'll just have to listen. Carter is fun to listen to anyway, so just chill.

One question I know Carter won't be asking Sam: Can The Fresnan be let in to see your show without having to wait all damn day in line?

Bloggiest Moment of the Week: A Post From The Heart

Pioneering business owners and coffeemakers, Leo and Liz, opened a coffeehouse in the Fulton Mall called Cafe Corazon. The pair put everything they had into it. They battled not only the usual struggles that come with a mom-n-pop but also the bold location of being in the middle of The Fulton Mall. Maybe the location proved to be too much to overcome.

Friday, Leo begrudgingly had to announce, with a blog post on Fresno Famous, that Cafe Corazon is closing - for now.

Every person and blogger (bloggers are not actual people) I know, rave about the coffee, atmosphere and people. Too bad raves don't pay the bills.

What You're Doing Tonight: Being Trey Rogue

Like every Saturday in Fresno, there are several cool choices of how to have some fun tonight. Once you've watched Fresnan Matt Garza pitch in the World Series and you're done afterparty-ing with Fresno Film Geeks at Palomino's, do one of these (clickable) things below. You have The Fresnan Promise you'll be entertained:

Saturday Morning Fresgeek

Fresgeek Weekend: Pucks and Beats and Filmmaking and Awesome

If near record October heat doesn't get you in the mood for hockey, man I just can't help you. Yep, like I said, the Falcons reopen Selland Arena tonight and it will be a nice place to cool off. But what the hell ya gonna do after that?

And for those of you that don't read blogs on Saturdays, The Fresnan would like to remind you of the Fresno Filmmakers Forum happening Saturday at the Tower Theater. Find out more by reading this and listening to this... and this.

Falcons Have Finally Come Home

Could it be true? Word is the Fresno Falcons are nearing a sellout for their home opener against the EVIL Bakersfield Condors. Might there actually be people scalping Falcons tickets outside Selland Friday night? Could the Falcons become a tough weekend ticket? I'm thinking leaving Save Mart Center was a good move. What else is there to think about this season?

OLD BUT NEW AGAIN
The Falcons are back Downtown at Selland Arena, where they belong. New seats, new jumbotron scoreboard, new ice surface, new locker rooms, and soon a new place (nearby) to have a drink before and after.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Lots of NHL potential and actual NHL playing time on this year's Falcons team. In fact, the parent club [Chicago Blackhawks] just sent one of their draft picks, Adam Berti, to the Falcons. Adam has playing time with the Blackhawks. Also on the Falcons, with Chicago contracts, are Joe Fallon and Brennan Turner. Some NHL experience guys include players Brad Brown, Matt Stefanishion.

Now, time to go talk trash with an evil Bakersfield blogger. See ya Friday night?

Not Quite Viral: It'll Grow Back at FUSE

The blogosphere works so damn fast. If you don't jump on something within 24 hours, it becomes old and lame. Well, sometimes (when you're an indie blogger with a day job) you just can't get to things immediately. Like this video. It would have been more blog-post-appropriate on Sunday or Monday.

Oh well. Fuck it. Here is video we got of Fresno's old school punk masters, It'll Grow Back, at Milano's during FUSE:

LA Moms Yanking Gigs From Fresno Moms

LA and Frisco mommies are stealing Fresno's child labor gigs. Stage mom and blogger [Starlet] recently brought her daughter up from Los Angeles for a Gottschalks photo shoot. There were kids there from San Fran and Sherman Oaks too. Apparently there were no kids from Fresno modeling at the local retailer's shoot.

Come on North Fresno moms. You've got all kinds of time on your hands, pull your damn kids out of school and get them into the wonderful world of... child... modeling.

Worse yet, these lazyass kids just sat around playing cards and eating for most of the shoot. No wonder Gottshalks is having money trouble. Not only are they not working their child laborors hard enough, they're overpaying them.