There’s a monster in the Cream City, und as long as ze young Frankenshtein walks the earth, ve vill never be safe! That’s right Dear Reader, Mel Brooks’ musical Young Frankenstein is come to the Ferndale Repertory Theater. I have been a Mel Brooks fan since I was a tyke and stayed up later than […]
Thomas Oliver
Thomas Oliver lives in McKinleyville.
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The ABCs of ABC’s Case Against Two Arcata Bars
In 125 days, we may be looking at a very different Arcata Plaza. A 10-month investigation into alleged liquor license violations at two bars, Sidelines and Toby and Jack’s, came to a head last Friday. After a rather convoluted four-day hearing, attorneys Patrik Griego (representing the licensees) and Colleen Villarreal (representing the California Department of […]
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I Lost 100 Bucks at the Horse Races and Had a Gay Old Time Doing It
The penultimate day of the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale is the best day, Ladies’ Hat Day. As the name suggests, women in hats abound — ranging from the simple imitations of Christine McVie to resplendent facsimiles of Eliza Doolittle’s chapeau at the Embassy Ball. There are a number of contests and a parade. It’s […]
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Crabs Season is over and Everything is Garbage
Well, folks, it’s over. Humboldt’s best summer distraction has come to a close and now we are all forced to confront the empty misery of our Crabs-less existences. No more heckling, no more Crusty, no more dynamic renditions of “Go Big Red,” no more band at all! Baseball has abandoned Arcata, not to return for […]
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Crabs vs. Ringtails and Rooting for the Other Guy
Tuesday night’s game was one of the cruelest shellackings I have ever seen in any sport. The Redding Ringtails, obstructed by the Carr fire currently ravaging the Whiskeytown area, were only able to field nine of their own players. They picked up a 10th body, a young man from Eureka High School known to the […]
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Crabs Win Streak Comes To A Close
Any time the Pacific Union Financial Capitalists (generally called the Puf Caps, which always makes me think of Kirby, the video game character) we’re bound to see some good baseball. Funded by a Texas businessman, the Caps are a nationwide team of plucky youngsters all on their way to Division I programs on scholarship in […]
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Any Port in a Storm? Not in Humboldt
Well, folks, it was a wild weekday series against the San Leandro Ports; but before I get started, I want to discuss something a bit more serious. On Wednesday, someone stole two beers from the Crab Grass Band. I’m having some difficulty accurately describing how wrong this is without using a slough of profanities. At […]
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Hedda Gabler Breaks the Sisyphean Loop
The lights of the Redwood Curtain Theater go down and a woman’s voice comes out of nowhere, “I hear what you are saying, Tesman. But how am I to get through the evenings out here?” No, you aren’t two hours late for Hedda Gabler, you’re just in time for Jeff Whitty’s The Further Adventures of […]
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Crabs Eat Gumbo from Walnut Creek
If any time during the Crabs short 49-game season can be called the Dog Days, it is now. On the heels of Independence Day, with Oyster Fest and Father’s Day far off in the rear-view mirror, Crabs players and fans alike need to dig deep and show their mettle. This past series against the Walnut […]
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Crabs Crunch Expos
Over choruses of “O Canada” and riotous, bench-pouding cheers, the Crabs completed a sweep of the California Expos (née Montreal) Sunday afternoon. In the 10th inning, third baseman Wesley Ghan-Gibson punched a walk-off double over the Expos center fielder and sent the Expos on a quiet bus ride back to Central California (a cruel fate, […]
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Crabs Bomb Three Homers in Series Against B-52s
Attention 101-South drivers: The Crabs have corked their bats and the Samoa exit is no longer safe during game time. Back home from their longest and final road trip of the year, our favorite arthropods pummeled their south bay brethren, the B-52s, in a two-game series. The Battle of the Safety Corridor commenced Tuesday evening, […]
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Aww, Shucks: Crabs Lose Two on Oyster Fest Weekend
Well folks, I’ll be honest with you, it was a rough weekend. Beleaguered from a successful two-game road trip in the Redding heat, one they won in the 20th inning (yes, you read that right), our favorite crustaceans dropped two of three to the visiting Seattle Studs (yes, you read that right, too). Friday, June […]