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“...Man that guy is way cool; he’s like a Rolling Stone or something...”

There are a lot of fund-raising events in Bakersfield right now...evidence that we're a very giving community.But I doubt there are any that are more fun than the Boots and Bachelors Auction held for the benefit of the Bakersfield Homeless Center.

A collective sigh of relief spread through the office today. It was the usual “end-of-an-issue” sigh. You know, the kind of sigh accompanied by girlish laughter and a feeling that can only be described as “editorial euphoria.” Which will henceforth be known as Euphitorial (patent pending). Many of us in the office suffer from this condition.

Right here...this issue is smokin’!

In theory, blogging is easy. One simply has to jot down a few anecdotes, a life lesson, a handful of opinions...and bingo-bango you've got a blog. And, in theory, your electronic diatribes will resonate with at least one person and you'll have a follower.

...as I was saying (writing), all of this high-tech stuff is a little overwhelming to a guy that remembers being worried about bomb shelters in the mid-'50s, along with pink and black jackets, blue suede shoes, '55 Chevys, Andre's, Stan's, and the famous Michener's Drive Ins. Whoops. There I go, dating myself.

You can find the perfect present for someone with some type of sentimental value 20 minutes before the party.

When your mom gives you a DVD copy of the movie Driving Miss Daisy and signs it “Road Map,” you know she’s got plans for your future.

Because just like Coco Chanel once said about herself, “I don't do fashion, I am fashion."

A blog? Our Executive Editor (yes, he's my son) thinks I should communicate with the world. When I asked him “what should I communicate?” his reply was “stuff...but make it cutting edge.”

I swear, he's more like his mother than ever (thank God).

Welcome to the new and improved Bakersfield Magazine website. I'd like to electronically welcome you to this blog. Hello!

You might be wondering why I'd title my blog “Alliteration Aside,” when, clearly, I'm a huge literary nerd. Seeing as I generally condone the use of alliteration in any form (assonance or consonance), why would I want to excuse it?

I can’t help but notice that this isn’t a rock concert. What gives?