The B-Side

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This means that there may be perhaps a few posts that may contain strong language, profanity, blue words, risque material…but it is always done with class and is never pompous.

This site features off kilter reviews, ideas, rants and interviews on Art, Conventions, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Theme Parks, Halloween, Music, Night Clubs, Movies, TV, Politics, Current Events and more.

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Tuesday February 9

Eric Caidin and Brian Quinn
with Grindhouse Releasing present

The Grindhouse Film Festival - Tribute to Dan O’Bannon!

At New Beverly Cinema

All Tickets $8

Lifeforce
1985, UK, 101 minutes
directed by Tobe Hooper, screenplay by Dan O’Bannon & Don Jakoby
starring Steve Railsback , Peter Firth, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart
7:30

- plus on the same bill -

The Return of the Living Dead
1985, USA, 91 minutes
written & directed by Dan O’Bannon
starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin, Jewel Shepard, Brian Peck, Linnea Quigley
9:50

http://www.newbevcinema.com/calendar.cfm

Saturday, February 13th

PRE-VALENTINE’S PARTY Read the rest of this entry »

Check out The Wizarding World of Harry Potter site that has just went live this week for Universal Orlando Resort opening soon in 2010.

Check out cool stuff like:

• An Interactive Map
• Descriptions of all the rides and attractions
• And much more!

http://www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter

The Rubber Room unleashes a weekend-long convention called Monsterpalooza: The Art of Monsters from April 9-11 all centered around the things that go bump in the night on the big screen. Check out the thrilling and horrifying walk-through monster-creature museum and over 150 vendors will be on hand. Read the rest of this entry »

Bear group club Kuma will have a their monthly meet on Sunday Frebruary 2.

Info below as well the Facebook Link.

Well Howdy Partners!

Y’all might have noticed that this month Kuma will be in the parks on the 21st instead of the 14th. This is due to a few reasons:
IBR is the weekend of the 14th
Valentines Day falls on the 14th

This months meeting place will be at The Pizza Port at 2pm. Chris the organizer will usually remain at the meeting location until about 3pm, and sometimes arrives a little early. Read the rest of this entry »

Pink’s at Knott’s Berry Farm reopened last weekend. An official grand opening will be on Sunday February 28 with a “Hot Dogs for Haiti” fundraiser, wiener dog races and dog costume contests.

Pink’s is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and from 11 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays.

Pink’s can be found in the Knott’s Marketplace adjacent to the park at 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park.

www.knotts.com

A big brouhaha has been over the Super Bowl ad from the conservative Focus on the Family featuring former Florida Gators football star Tim Tebow. The ad features him as well with his mother Pam, who tells of her how she decided to go through with her 1987 pregnancy. His parents at the time worked as missionaries in the Philippines  when doctors there advised his mother to have an abortion due to health concerns.

Here at the B Side we greatly believe that a woman has control of her body and the Pro Choice movement. This is an instance in which saying hey its ok to have your baby it will be a football player even if your doctors say they are concered about your life and don’t recommend it. This is really just  Focus on the Family sending a murky message.

The ad has several women’s groups and organizations that support abortion state the ad violates CBS’s long standing tradition of not airing controversial ads during sports events.

“The abortion debate has no place in the Super Bowl. I organize abortion rights rallies all the time and I recognize how inappropriate it would be for me to sit in the stands with signs at the Super Bowl,” said Erin Matson, vice president of the National Organization for Women, which has called on CBS to reject the ad. Read the rest of this entry »

Against The Grain

Woodworkers of California:

Frank Andrews, Ross Gilroy, Sam Maloof, David Blackburn, Pam Goldman, William Ng,  John Cederquist, William Gourley, Bob Rosenfield, Thomas Christenson, Mike Johnson, Tom Thornton, Ken Cowell, Bruce Lewellyn, David Wade, Monica Esparza, Robert Manning, Larry White

Also OUTPOST with Noah Thomas.

A sneak peak of his work:

February 4 - March 11, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 4, 6-8 PM

Cypress College Art Gallery
9200 Valley View St.
Cypress, CA 90630
714-484-7133
www.cypresscollege.edu

Gallery Hours:

Monday - Thursday 10 am - 2 pm
Tuesday, Thursday 4 pm - 6 pm

Curated by Dan Stephens

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6

ECHOPLEX
1154 Glendale Blvd. BACK ENTRANCE!
Echo Park, Los Angeles
9 pm-2am . 21+
$5 before 10 PM, $10 cover
FREE Bootie mashup CDs to the first 100 people!

ALL-DISCO mashup set from:
SLASH FICTION

Two surprise mashup performances from:
SHUNDA K
formerly of YO! MAJESTY

Resident Bootie DJs:
ADRIAN & MYSTERIOUS D
DJ PAUL V.

Resident dance crew:
R.A.I.D.
Random Acts of Irreverent Dance

http://bootiemashup.com/la/