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last night was the soundDiego launch party at barBasic /east village.
a killer turnout, the night was full of good vibes, amazing people, and some of san diego’s finest musicians.
the 11 o’clock news stopped by to cover the event :

the great steve poltz introduced the great gregory page :

my friend, barbarella, had kind things to say [...]

last year, my radio pal hal, or former 94/9er mike halloran, introduced me to the fine folks at fay elementary, and their RED ACROSS AMERICA program.
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.” dr. suess.
invited back, i had the great pleasure of reading [...]

 
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my new sweatshirt

Posted by Chris Cantore on Feb 27, 2010
 
 

at the fashion valley mall to replace the iPhone i sat on (and destroyed), i stopped by the james perse store.
despite being WAY out of my budget, i absolutely adore james perse. hands down, the most comfortable clothes on the planet …
in the store for less than 5 mins, i fell in love with [...]

 
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Jónsi

Posted by Chris Cantore on Feb 10, 2010
 
 

Jónsi, angelic front-man of Sigur Ros, is releasing a solo album (Go) on march 23rd.
this is his NEW video (i love it) :

the (la jolla) cove is usually a destination for swimmers, kayakers, and seals.
today, 1/23/10, it was owned by some of san diego’s best surfers.
RARELY does the cove break, but when it does, it produces some amazing surf.
today, it averaged between 12 - 17 feet. here are some pictures, i shot (click to [...]

yesterday, january 15th, i was invited by the NAVY to embark on a submarine ride with other local bloggers (special thanks to my gal, @jbruin). a once in a lifetime opp, we boarded the USS HAMPTON (fast attack nuclear sub) just after 0:800 hours.

once inside the THREE level submarine, the first half of the [...]

 
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submarine ride

Posted by Chris Cantore on Jan 11, 2010
 
 

so, this friday, january 15th, i will be joining a crew of bloggers (special nod to @jbruin) on a fast attack submarine.
per LT. denise garcia: “this day embark will demonstrate to you the sub and crew’s capabilities and give you a snap shot of what it takes to be a submariner, operate a submarine safely, [...]

 
 

in association with cantore/creative, we’ve joined forces with NBC/san diego.
coming soon, we will be launching a music / arts / entertainment COMMUNITY called “sounddiego”.
i’m as “proud as a peacock”.
more to come in 2010 …

watching the CHARGERS close out the 2009 - 2010 season with an eleven game winning streak, inspired the following memory.
in 1994, i began my career in traditional radio.
a $5 an hour employee at STAR 100.7 (recently flipped from B100), i answered phones for the morning show and appeared on-air as “chris the bagel boy”. [...]