Downtown Dirt
Grunge groups, lounging louts, and Hassling half-wits take over brick “art corral” on 500 block of State Street; Sharon Byrne wonders: whose city is it anyway? p. 12
Microbial Mayhem
Cole Porter noted that “birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it,” but probably never realized that septasexual single-cell amoebas do it too, p. 25
That’s Entertainment!
Man About Town goes ALL SHOWBIZ as Santa Barbara Fair & Expo brings “Hollywood & Vine” (along with Alaskan Racing Pigs) to town, p. 21
by Matt Mazza
SANTA BARBARA
once a week from pier to peak
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W W W. S A N TA B A R B A R A S E N T I N E L .CO M
THE MAGIC GEEKS Abracadabra
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o, babe, I have this deck of cards.” I’d timed my strike surgically, catching my wife unawares, in her bathrobe, after a post-hike shower. “And?” she asked somewhat impatiently, maybe flirting a bit. “What, do you want to play war?” “No, honey,” now I’m impatient, exasperated. “You know I hate war, just come take a look. This deck of cards is unique.” She put down her hair brush and looked. I set the hook, and reeled her right in. “See, all the backs are different colors. It’s a magic deck.” She furrowed her brow, half-smiled and walked over. I had her right where I wanted her. Now all I had to do was get her in the boat.
Try to Understand: He’s A Magic Man
Santa Barbara-based store becomes major online resource for prestidigitators around the world THE BEER GUY PAGE 8
8 DAYS A WEEK PAGE 10
PRESIDIOSPORTS PAGE 18
Wendi, my delightful beloved, didn’t know a few keys facts when I sprang my trap upon her. Chief among them was that I had just spent an hour or so with two trained and talented magicians at ...continued p.5
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