mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | October 27th, 2009
A Multi-Hyphenate’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking, Chapter 1: Pre-Production
Kimberly Wetherell, director of the short comic documentary “Why We Wax”, discusses what it takes to successfully make a film on TheNervousBreakdown.com. – Erika Rae, Irresponsible Editor
The most important thing for any Multi-hyphenate (Writer/Director/Producer) to know before embarking on an independent film project is this: No One Knows Anything.[1]
First and foremost, you must always remember: [...]
Good Grief, My Poor Car!
By Karen DeVincenzo
I went to the auto body shop today to remove items from my car that had been living in it longer than I can remember. You know, obsolete maps from the door pockets, stale tic-tacs and change from the glove compartment, the just-in-case toothbrush from the center console. They all got tossed into [...]
The Next Species
James Gaitis muses about the species after us on RedRoom.com. Enjoy! – Erika Rae, Irresponsible Editor
We were talking about the next species to come. The species after Homo sapiens. She said she hoped its defining characteristic would be a new sixth sense. And when I asked her what sense that might be she said, “A [...]
The Flying Pedestal
Please enjoy this charming post by Irene Zion on TheNervousBreakdown.com. – Erika Rae, Irresponsible Editor
When my family moved to The Free Territory of Trieste, it was a time when people did not fly across the ocean. Flying was prohibitively expensive and rare. No one really believed that airplanes made with all that heavy metal could actually fly [...]
Bakersfield Jam To Hold Open Tryouts Oct. 24 – 25 In Hawthorne
Dust off your old Air Jordans. It’s time for some professional basketball tryouts.
The Bakersfield Jam, the Bakersfield area NBA D-League team affiliated with the NBA Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers, are holding an open tryouts Oct. 24 and 25 at the HAX facility in Hawthorne, Calif.
Tryouts will be held from 8 a.m. to [...]
Commentary: Spanish Language Under Attack As CSUB Faculty Take Stand Against Possible Phaseout Of Modern Language, Chicano Studies Programs
One of Bakersfield’s economic and intellectual foundations has come under attack in Bakersfield: the Spanish language.
This time at an institution of higher learning where axing a Spanish program would make CSU Bakersfield the only CSU campus without a Spanish language program, and that as a campus embedded within a Hispanic community.
Don’t think there’s an economy [...]
Condors Downed 8-2 By Ontario Reign: Coach Leaves In Goalie For 7 Goals Before Pulling
It was the second game of the ECHL season and already a record was broken, not to mention the Condors morale for at least a game as they took on the Ontario Reign and were decimated 8-2.
Who knew the Reign could muster so much offense as a different Ontario team seemed to show against the [...]
Photo Of The Day: Ducks Truck
The Anaheim Ducks were in Bakersfield on Friday night at the opening of the Bakersfield Condors. So were the cheerleaders…
If you have a “photo of the day” then email it to nickbelardes@yahoo.com along with a description and/or caption.
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Fistfight During Condors Opening Night
Opening Night: Bako Condors Crush Ontario Reign 5-0
After what some fans called a bloody ECHL preseason (not for the home team, but their opponents) the Bakersfield Condors trounced a dismal Ontario Reign team 5-0 Friday night for the first game of the season at the Rabobank Arena in front of 5,007 fans.
Of course the pre-game started off in style with the team’s [...]
