Rants & Raves 2007
Local (and then some) Rants & Raves 2008
RAVES (M’s Best of the Best)
Champagne: Krug, Brut 1996
Sparkling Wine: Schramsberg Brut Blanc de Noirs 2003
Pinot: Halleck & Sons 2005
Grenache: Jeff RunquistWines 2006
Malbec: Chateau St. Jean 2004
Grappa: Mazzatti di Altavilla Le Rose
Marguerita: Barn Diva, Healdsburg
Restaurant: Ravenous, Healdsburg
Sushi Ran, Sausalito
Chocolate: La Dolce V
Tomatoes: Tiger-Striped Heirlooms from Sol Food Farm
Smile: Shea Breaux Wells (new CD coming soon)
Sir Richard Branson
Jazz /JazzExperience: Patricia Barber performing to a very intimate audience, Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Barn Diva
Club: The Forge, Miami
Party: Jean’s Pajama Party, Eldorado Kitchen. Sonoma
Foundation: SEVA
Film: Juno
Painter: Kim Lordier (fantastic Norcal pastels)
Theater: sad to say didn’t get much in this year- heard Coast of Utopia and Rock and Roll both by Stoppard are fantastic
Speech: Chairman Dana Gioia Stanford’s 2007 Commencement Speech
RANTS
“You finished?” What’s up with five-star restaurants rushing over to take your plate just as you place the last bite into your mouth? Don’t they have enough dishes in the kitchen?
“I will call you back just as soon as I can” As heard on one too many VM’sUGHHH yes we know how very important you are and that meeting with your endless lists of senior VP’s will take 3 months at least
The New Gateway Drug Highly addictive, extremely violent online adventure games targeting our youth, especially boys who have been found to play for hours, days, weeks at a time alone in their bedrooms.
Sebastopol, CA The community is PCing themselves into the dead zone of indignant stagnation and misdirected hostility (makes one want to light up a cig on Main Street)
Not Giving Money to Homeless People Do we really think that by not giving them a $1 or $5 that this will help?
Hearing the N word from Anyone Rappers included, it just plain hurts
Fake Floral Bouquets Are they really sent as gifts?