Archive For June, 2012
Mystery solved. Robin Thicke performed in town last night as part of V105.5′s V-Intimate Nights series—and by “Intimate,” they must mean “Looks Like He’s Performing in Someone’s Basement.” V-Intimate Nights is a monthly-ish concert series for listeners of V101.5, which explains why tickets weren’t for sale and the event wasn’t promoted to the general public. [...]
Just left the wonderful and fabulous Sun-Ray Cinema after seeing the 3 p.m. showing of Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom (I give it a “B”) and saw First Coast News anchor Shannon Ogden and wife Torrey walking out. Apparently, she was a big fan of the film since she clapped at the closing scene and during the [...]
Ever since Robin Thicke tweeted (or is it “Tweeted”?) that he was in Jacksonville this morning, the Twitterverse has been abuzz. OK, so maybe 36 retweets (reTweets?) doesn’t exactly qualify as buzz, but the fact that he went to the trouble of letting everyone know that he was in the River City—and then never responded to [...]
You may recall several weeks ago when the Jacksonville Jaguars and City of Jacksonville (more specifically, Downtown Vision and a nice young man whose name I shan’t reveal) were vilified in the press for introducing the world to “Jaguaring.” The two-minute instructional video was featured on the home pages of NFL.com, NBC Sports and most prominently [...]
In case you missed my ramblings on First Coast Connect this morning (or you are still mopping up from Hurricane Tropical Storm Tropical Depression Debby), here’s what’s coming up this week Around Town: Thursday, June 28 Playin’ Hookie With Wes Anderson 2 PM, Sun-Ray Cinema Friday, June 29 Ringo Starr 7 PM, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Friday, June 29 [...]
Here’s what’s up for bid tonight at The Specktacle. You will not find a more original bunch of items, trust me. More info and FAQ about The Specktacle answered here. Tickets for purchase here or at the door at 927 Events (if the fire marshal doesn’t throw you out on your bum for waiting ’til the last [...]
I am overwhelmed with the number of people who have expressed an interest in coming to my humble event, The Specktacle, a star-studded benefit for Special Olympics, especially, those of you who are smart enough to have already purchased your tickets. (Translation: Do not call me, non-ticket-buying-in-advance people, from the red carpet—and yes, there will [...]
In case you missed my ramblings on First Coast Connect this morning (or you are so excited about The Specktacle you can’t control yourself), here’s what’s coming up this week Around Town: Thursday, June 21 Go Skate Day 5–9 PM, Hemming Plaza Friday, June 22 Margarita Fest 7–20 PM, Morocco Shrine Fest Friday, June 22–Saturday, June 23 Pauly [...]
A very observant Eye Team member spotted comedian/actor/original Jackass Tom Green at the Jacksonville Airport yesterday. Green, who’s looking quite fit these days, is performing at the Comedy Zone tonight through Saturday. Tickets start at $20. I can only hope he will do “The Bum Bum Song.” Green will also making an appearance at Sun-Ray [...]
In case you missed my ramblings on First Coast Connect this morning (or you’re still frantically searching for that Jaguaring video), here’s what’s coming up this week Around Town: Thursday, June 14–Saturday, June 16 Tom Green various times, Comedy Zone Friday, June 15 The Family Stone 8 PM, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Friday, June 15–Sunday, June 17 King Buster [...]