Victor Caballero
This blog is written by Victor Caballero. I write about a wide variety of topics ranging from music to community events to energy.

Digital Video Expo 2009
September 22 – 24, 2009
Pasadena Convention Center | Pasadena, CA

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Free exhibits passes will be available until September 7, 2009.

MOVIEMAKER READERS RECEIVE $50 OFF CONFERENCE RATES & FREE EXPO PASSES!
Digital Video Expo [...]

Make-Up Artist Trade Show
North Hollywood
IMATS to be held at the Pasadena Convention Center This weekend.
June 20 and 21, 2009
Sat. 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
*Note the new opening time for Sunday
About the Show
Known simply as “The Show” to the make-up world, the International Make-Up Artist Trade Show (IMATS) is [...]

From Bistro 45:
FLORA SPRINGS
SATIATES & SATISFIES
This winemaker dinner brings a bounty of Flora Springs’ best to the Bistro (and to you) direct from St. Helena.
We very much look forward to seeing you and taking great care of you.
Robert, Deborah, Damon and Tim
The Bistro 45 Team
Flora Springs Winery
Come, meet, drink, and dine with Richard Tiedeman from [...]

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to meet Hans Liebl at the Whole Foods in Pasadena.
Here’s the picture from store in the sausage case at the Whole Foods in Pasadena.

Hans is the original owner of the “The Original Brat Hans”tm.
Coleman Natural Foods
1667 Cole Blvd, Bldg 19, #300
Golden, CO  80401
www.colemannatural.com
Print out these coupons:
Take the [...]

EVENT INFORMATION
About The Tour
The Pasadena Center Operating Company is proud to host, for a second year, Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California. The AMGEN Tour of California will bring the drama and excitement of a professional bicycle stage race to Pasadena. The world’s top professional teams will compete over an eight-day, 650-mile race [...]

Join us at Corfu, relax and enjoy our home-style Greek and international cuisine. You’ll fit right in whether your taste today is running towards waffles, fish or sandwiches (Try the brie chicken sandwich on the lunch menu, it’s to die for). We also serve soup, salads, pasta, steaks and traditional Greek specialties. Our dinner entree [...]

giggle (www.giggle.com), has opened its first Los Angeles location in Pasadena.
The store is located at 517 S. Lake Ave.
The company also operates an e-tail and resource Web site at www.giggle.com/registry.aspx. Furniture, decor, bedding and blankets, feeding and nursing items, toys, clothing and books and music, are among the items offered.
Hours for the Pasadena giggle [...]

Neighborhood Green Fair
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasadena
301 N Orange Grove Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91103
email: greenfair@myway.com
phone: (626) 227-7116

On January 31st, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church will be hosting the first annual Neighborhood Green Fair in beautiful Pasadena California.
In this public event our goal [...]

Pink Slipped Mixers 2.0 – Pasadena

When:
6pm – 9pm Wednesday, January 28 2009
Where:
Villa Sorriso, 168 W. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA
Map
Submitted by:
Edwin on Oct 20, 2008

Description:

Our Pink Slip Mixers are about hundreds of professional, mid- to upper-level executives who are (might be) victims of the “economic downturn” of 2008. [...]

Looking for loose teas in the Pasadena, CA area?
Here’s a couple stores where you can buy loose teas.
Rose Garden Cottage- off Lake in Pasadena
India Sweets & Spices – Atwater Village
Elixir – West Hollywood, on Melrose
Chado Tea Room – Pasadena
Bamboo Teas-  in Claremont and Pasadena http://bambooteas.com/
700 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101 – 626.577.0707
Bird Pick Tea [...]

Hi Folks:
One of our favorite Mexican restaurants is La Fiesta Grande located on Colorado Boulevard near the Pasadena Playhouse. It’s been run by the Delgado family for over 35 years. Great food and atmosphere, kid friendly and it gets my vote for the best margaritas in Pasadena. La Fiesta is a regular participant in Nite [...]

Candice Freez owner.
There’s even an Elvis Bunny
Bunny a day. 24,000 bunnies.
Out of room. 10 times bigger, pubic restrooms.
Huell Howser, Adam Corolla, and many celebrities have been here.
Candice – “the obsession has enhanced their life”
There are real bunnies at the museum.
Bunny Museum
1933 Jefferson
Pasadena, CA
626.798.8848
You must make reservation.
School groups are welcomed.

Bunny Museum
www.thebunnymuseum.com
1933 Jefferson Dr
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 798-8848
Get [...]

Happy New Year! May 2009 be a good year for all. Good health and prosperity to all.
I’ll be riding my bike to see the Rose Parade shortly. And will be taking pictures.
In the meantime you can see some of the pictures from the rose parade floats here:

Rose Parade 2009

Two stealth bombers have arrived in the southern california area to make a display during the new year’s day events in Pasadena.
One will fly over the rose parade and the other over the rose bowl on January 1, 2009.
The 2 billion dollar planes are awesome to watch.

The location for Botcon 2009 has been revealed!
As released on Botcon.com and through members emails, the convention will be held in Pasadena, California!
The event is scheduled to run May 28 through the 31st.
The following email was sent out to members of their collectors club.

This just in from the North Pole:
##Santa just announced the location of [...]

Reports this morning that a body was found in the Eaton Canyon nature area in Pasadena. News reports are that the body was found between 5:30-7am on Wednesday December 17, 2008.
Update:
The Pasadena Star News reports that the person committed suicide.
Body in Eaton Canyon is suicide victim
Article Launched: 12/17/2008 11:03:06 AM PST
ALTADENA – A man whose [...]

(Photo from Isaac Garcia)
http://picasaweb.google.com/isaacgarciadesk/StealthB2BomberFlyoverPasadena#5277176336237514322
Here’s some video:

Around 2pm, about 5 minutes ago on Sunday December 7, 2008, the US Air Force Stealth Bomber did a flyover Pasadena, CA. Going over the San Gabriel Mountains and back again. There must be an air show or this was a training exercises. The sound the Stealth makes is very [...]

Very disturbing to read about the increase in bike thefts and how there is a connection to scrap metal with the bikes that are stolen.
Bikes at Gold Line Metro stations targeted
Tim Brick, a local environmentalist and bike advocate, departed the Gold Line train at the Lake Avenue station last week to find his bike missing [...]

Pasadena joins the growing number of cities banning smoking in public places.
No smoking in public spaces within 20′. I think it is a good law to pass.
I was walking down Lake Ave yesterday Black Friday and so many smokers standing outside of store doors smoking up a storm. In particular one person that I found [...]