Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Public Street Lighting in San Jose
You may notice when you arrive in San Jose that all of San Jose's public street lighting is yellow. The city was one of the first in the country to convert its lights to energy-efficient, low pressure sodium lamps to save electricity as well as reduce light pollution, which interfered with the nearby Lick Observatory's views of the night sky. In return for the favor, the Lick Observatory christened a newly discovered asteroid 6216 San Jose.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Something People On the East Coast Don't Realize
You know the song, ubiquitous in the late 60s, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" I was just in the shower, where it occurred to me -- with the penetrating insight that only comes to people in the shower -- that the song makes sense to everybody in the country, except people familiar with California.
The narrator is from San Jose and lives in Los Angeles. And he keeps asking directions to get back to San Jose. Directions? You go North! What person from San Jose would need directions to get there from Los Angeles?
Is the song really made for non-Californian sensibilities? The lyricist, Hal David, is from New York, after all. Or was the song a subtle but blistering (and rather unfair) commentary on the brain-atrophying effects of long term Los Angeles exposure? If the latter, then the song is actually . . . FUNNY. It's about a person who went to Los Angeles and lost his (or her -- it's usually her, as in Dionne Warwick) mind, and now can only babble incoherently to a stranger while asking for unnecessary directions.
I like that.
Posted By: Mick LaSalle (Email) April 21 2009 at 04:08 PM
Listed Under: American Life
The narrator is from San Jose and lives in Los Angeles. And he keeps asking directions to get back to San Jose. Directions? You go North! What person from San Jose would need directions to get there from Los Angeles?
Is the song really made for non-Californian sensibilities? The lyricist, Hal David, is from New York, after all. Or was the song a subtle but blistering (and rather unfair) commentary on the brain-atrophying effects of long term Los Angeles exposure? If the latter, then the song is actually . . . FUNNY. It's about a person who went to Los Angeles and lost his (or her -- it's usually her, as in Dionne Warwick) mind, and now can only babble incoherently to a stranger while asking for unnecessary directions.
I like that.
Posted By: Mick LaSalle (Email) April 21 2009 at 04:08 PM
Listed Under: American Life
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
All the world's a-twitter
Follow AAMS on Twitter! http://twitter.com/AAMS
We will be rehauling our AMTC twitter page, and will be updating live from AMTC '09 in San Jose. Check back here for more details.
Sharks start over after record-setting season
By GREG BEACHAM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — And just like that, the greatest regular season in San Jose Sharks history is an unspoken memory.
When the Sharks showed up at work Monday for their first postseason practice, nobody talked about the Presidents' Trophy they earned over the weekend by finishing with the NHL's best regular-season record. Nobody soaked in the glory of their unmatched 32-5-4 record in the Shark Tank, or the yawning 26-point margin by which they won the Pacific Division title over Anaheim.
The Sharks are thinking about the Ducks, all right — but only as their opponents in a first-round playoff series that could be the NHL's best opening matchup. The series pits two sometimes-bitter rivals against each other in the postseason for the first time.
click on link for more...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — And just like that, the greatest regular season in San Jose Sharks history is an unspoken memory.
When the Sharks showed up at work Monday for their first postseason practice, nobody talked about the Presidents' Trophy they earned over the weekend by finishing with the NHL's best regular-season record. Nobody soaked in the glory of their unmatched 32-5-4 record in the Shark Tank, or the yawning 26-point margin by which they won the Pacific Division title over Anaheim.
The Sharks are thinking about the Ducks, all right — but only as their opponents in a first-round playoff series that could be the NHL's best opening matchup. The series pits two sometimes-bitter rivals against each other in the postseason for the first time.
click on link for more...
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Sharks Lose To Kings But Claim Presidents' Trophy
Los Angeles, CA -- (Sports Network) - Peter Harrold's third period goal proved to be the game-winner, as the Los Angeles Kings ended their season with a 4-3 victory over the Presidents' Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
