November 18, 2011
On the Internet at www.MissionValleyNews.com
Volume V – Number 11
Get ready for...
Do what you wanna do. Make a life, not a living! Be unique, define yourself. Make a difference!
Bushwalla S
an Diego's Bushwalla is doing what feeds his soul; playing music for a living. It's no easy feat, musicians have long tried to achieve this goal and only a few succeed. As for Bushwalla, he considers himself lucky as well as blessed. He tells Mission Valley News that it's been an eight year ride of touring and performing for a living. " I just flew in from Australia" he says. " I love it there and they seem to love me back!" Bushwalla performed throughout the Great Downunder with the climax being the Sydney Blues & Roots Festival where he played alongside Anne McCue and the Steve Edmonds Band. "I usually do little mini-tours of two months or so" says Bushwalla. "This stint in Australia was just three and a half weeks, but in Europe I spent two months in both England and France. Bushwalla plays a hybrid mix of influences that create an eclectic style worthy of a visionary. And like a visionary, he uses terms to describe his music that are unorthodox. Says Bushwalla, "There are three shades I like to color in when it comes to music. These include folk, funk, and hip-hop. And he is currently
Brewmaster Dean Rouleau
Mission Valley The new Milwaukee!
San Diego has now become ground zero for a new craft beer revolution, and Mission Valley is home to some of San Diego’s best brewmasters. Dean Rouleau is the beermaster at San Diego Brewing Company, one of the original local breweries. Located at Mission Gorge Road and Friars, San Diego Brewing Company has been brewing top-notch beer for almost 20 years. Dean Rouleau has been beermaster for 6 years and spends most of his time amid the chilled stainless-steel beer vats located in the brewing room. This is where the magic happens and it usually takes around 7-10 days to produce a batch. Dean’s Grandfather and Uncle were beermasters, so for him, it’s literally in his blood. After a stint at the Siebel Institute in Chicago where he enrolled in the master brewer program, he then traveled the globe setting up brewing operations and learning different styles of beermaking. Dean’s favorite style
See BUSHWALLA, page 4
See BEER, page 15
Mission Valley resident inspires with strength A determined lifelong athlete overcomes obstacles and thrives. by Vince Meehan
Ingrid U. Mancini has been an active participant in outdoor sports since before she immigrated to America from Germany in the '50s. Track and field is her passion, and the shot put is her specialty. At 17, she married an American soldier and moved to America shortly after. However, the marriage only lasted four years and she was soon divorced and living in a strange land. Mancini attributes the divorce to both of them being married too young, and too soon, and harbors no ill will to her ex-husband. Her pride is her two daughters Carolyn and Susan, as well as her granddaughter Jennifer. Before she came to America, Ingrid was passionate about sports and fed that passion by skiing in the Bavarian Alps. She explained that outdoor sporting is a lifestyle among the Germans including the girls. After the war, Mancini and her family escaped to western Germany from Leipzig in 1946 to escape communist rule. This was a hard time for all Germans because of the lack of basic supplies. Mancini says "Anybody alive during those years still appreciates every small thing. See INGRID, page 4
Ingrid U. Mancini's granddaughter Jennifer shows off her grandmother's medal.
Songstress Whitton comes to San Diego to support her new CD Page 7
Mission Valley is home to one of the most renowned art schools in the country. Page 3
It's still football season so come watch the game in Mission Valley! Page 5