Things To Do In San Diego: Wednesday, July 24-Tuesday, July 31, 2024: Comic-Con | Spritual Cramp | Michael Franti | Devotional | Lake Street Dive | Dwight Yoakam | Zack Oakley | Pallbearer | Willie Nelson | Dad Bod | X |

Okay. So. I did all my listings for the week last night so that I could merge them and also update my Comic-Con Page (which you can find if you click the little "Move To" triangle at the top of the page on Mobile). I have not, however, updated all the free stuff and activations. I'm going to go down to preview night, shoot some photos, and check things out before I decide what is worth listings and what is a bust. So, enjoy and share the listings and I'll get back to updating tonight. And I promise I'll find a better pic, too. 

Listings are after the jump. I updated activations and multi-day events, which can be found on my Comic-Con Page, as I linked before. 

Stay safe out there. 

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It has been a very weird week. Last week I was so excited to get all my listings done for Comic-Con but what I didn't realize was how much it took out of me to do them. Not only did they take hours to complete, but I guess I still have some major Pandemic PTSD. I know I'm not the only one experiencing that, but I must've really screwed with my brain wiring by being on constant COVID watch for so many hours a day, day after day, for weeks, then months, then years. The more things I included, the more I thought about crowds and COVID and "what if I run out of water?" and "where are the best bathrooms in downtown?" and "where will I charge my phone?"  These are all things I managed many times before the pandemic, but maybe we can't go back to who we were before? Any tendency I had to be a 'prepper' or 'hoarder' was exacerbated and when it came time to actually go to Comic-Con, I had a full-on night of insomnia which turned into a full on panic attack, curled into a ball on my bed, sweating it out with my heart feeling like it was gonna explode until I could get control of the stinkin' thinkin', manage my breathing and body, and finally sleep. Turns out not eating and not sleeping and a sudden summer heat dome and starting your period all together at once isn't really great for your mind or body. Things my 20 year old body could handle are suddenly calamitous for my nearly 47 year old body. 

I woke up and put all the pieces together and, after rest and food and water and a cold shower, I was refreshed and ready to face the world. Kinda. 

(more after the jump. TW: self-harm, disordered eating, suicide) 

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OH MY GOD!! I did it. I usually compile my Comic-Con stuff in the weeks preceding the event, but since I skipped the past couple years, and with the SAG-AFTRA/Writers Strikes, everything has been a little up in the air. But I did it. I'm sure I didn't get everything, but I did my best. And I linked to other local guides, per usual. I hope everyone has a magical week, CCI or not, I still got all the regular local shows and stuff together, too. I love you all. Be safe out there! 

COVID-19 Masks Are REQUIRED Statewide | California Surpasses NY In Total Cases | Burger Records Folds | Disney Closes "Eating and Drinking" Loophole

Sea Lion at Boomer Beach/La Jolla Cove (Taken 7.20.2020)

I was feeling productive today. I finished reading The Down Days. I (mostly) stayed on top of my email, an almost always impossible task. I handled some Casbah stuff in announcing the Twitch Livestream with Scary Pierre happening on Saturday night at 8:30. I happened to look on Facebook at the right time and this awesome woman listed a picnic table and chairs on my local Buy Nothing group, so she kindly chose me and we went to her house, loaded it up in the van and brought it home and unpacked it. (It often helps to say you're available for immediate pickup.) I watched the full Governor's and San Diego County media briefings. And then I took a peaceful, quiet, restful long nap. Feeling dreamy. 

After watching everything, one thing I will say though is that I don't know how I missed that facial coverings are now MANDATORY in the State. I knew it was a "guideline" and "recommended" and required indoors in certain settings, but I watch every Governor Newsom briefing and somehow I missed entirely that it became required. Anyway, I'm putting the link below because if I missed it, maybe you did, too. Or it's just irrelevant because it was already required in the County. Either way, lots of sharing after the jump. 

CoViD-19 News | Comic-Con@Home | Evidence Mounts On Aerosolized COVID-19 Transmission | Mask Or Stay Home

Sea Lion Pups wrestle at Boomer Beach La Jolla (7.20.2020)

I guess my laptop is on the fritz again but Davey Tiltwheel is an amazing human and has ordered me a new charging port and hopefully that will solve my issues. If I disappear for a couple days, it will mean my laptop finally refuses to charge entirely until I get the new part. Anyway, tomorrow Comic-Con@Home kicks off and is free for everyone. I didn't reapply to press credentials for the online part because I spend most of my days watching media briefings and reading news. Though it's part of my world to help promote livestreams and online things to do, I'm not really into it. I don't really mind being in my bubble if I'm being totally honest. I stay up late, watch plenty of movies and shows, read a ton, track email, get out every couple days for shopping or Nova's soccer or a Zoo or Safari Park trip here and there and I'm good. Nova's soccer team wants to go to the beach as a group after her practice on Friday and just the request alone has me all tied in knots with anxiety that maybe she shouldn't even be on the team if they can't follow such simple rules as no gatherings. Am I to believe they're really following the right protocols for practice (which we're not allowed to watch)?? So frustrating. Wake me when it's all over. More after the jump. 

CoViD-19: Ad Supercut | SoundDiego | Failing To Flatten The Curve | Role of Radio | Comic-Con Museum@Home

Rhino at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Taken 1.20.2020)

I don't really have much to write about today. I ran out to Big Lots and Grocery Outlet today to pick up some things for us and my parents. I figure the least I can do, if we have to pick up produce and milk and some dry goods, is not take up space in stores on weekends when it might be the only time to do so for people who are actually working. There are still plenty of people out and about living their lives, no face coverings, just living like everything's normal so I grabbed my things and split as quickly as I could. I will say that the Big Lots out on Lake Murray is pretty stocked (minus toilet paper), mostly empty, and the gas station across the street has gas for $2.29/gallon right now if you need to fuel up.
I decided to use a rhino photo today because today's Zoo email reminded me that two rhinos have been born in the past few weeks as well as an endangered retiulated giraffe. Gotta find the good news where you can. Can't wait to see some baby photos.
Some links today after the jump.

Final Notes Before Comic-Con 2019

I'll continue to add events and information to this site as I get it, but this was a final blast directly from the source, Comic-Con International. It was a note for media, so I cut out some of that stuff, but here's some relevant info for everyone. I left the preferred social media hashtags because those because those become really useful for searching social media. 

Programming

Information regarding the SDCC programming schedule can be found here https://www.comic-con.org/cci/programming-schedule and a list of our Special Guests along with their bios can be found here https://www.comic-con.org/cci/2019/special-guests

Exhibit Hall

Information regarding our Exhibitors, including booth numbers and a location map can be found here https://www.comic-con.org/cci/2019/exhibitors

Getting Here

Once again, we offer a shuttle service to the San Diego Convention Center from 63 different locations! To view a map that shows the routes and stops please visit https://www.comic-con.org/cci/shuttles

Harbor Drive Closures

Happening again this year, the San Diego Convention Center, the City of San Diego, and the Port of San Diego have created a pedestrian-only experience during Comic-Con 2019.

HARBOR DRIVE WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC (including bikes, scooters and skateboards) between First Avenue and Park Boulevard during Comic-Con, with the exception of shuttle buses and emergency vehicles. Cars will be screened.

Harbor Drive Closure Hours:

Wednesday, July 17 - 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Thursday, July 18 - 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday, July 19 - 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, July 20 - 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday, July 21 - 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
*Harbor Drive will reopen to traffic outside of the hours listed above.

Official Comic-Con App

Sponsored by NBC, the App is an important tool to help you stay updated. Plus you can manage your own personalized schedules and favorite exhibitors! https://comic-con.org/apps


Social Media

Please remember us kindly with the following “official” hashtags and indicators:
#SDCC50
#SDCC2019
#SDCC
@Comic_Con

Things To Do In San Diego: Tuesday, July 16-Monday, July 22, 2019- Comic-Con Edition

Comic-Con 2018

As I mentioned last week, I went ahead and did these listings last week so that I'd have everything listed and ready to go for Comic-Con, but as you can see, it's hard to keep our regular club events separated from Comic-Con stuff, so they're all blended here, but I have a ton more information on the Comic-Con page, which includes all of the activations and multi-day additional events. You can get to that page on full screen or on mobiles with the little pull-down triangle under the header. I had a really good week but I'll save it for another post so I can get these bad boys listed and put out into the world. I will say that my Con feels a little empty without the Wired party, so if you've got any events I should work into my schedule, just say the word. I'll be going to Dylan Leblanc for sure on Wednesday, and I'm working at Balboa Theatre on Friday and Saturday night, but the rest of my days and evenings are wide open.
Full listings through Monday are after the jump.

Rosey's Read & Watch List

St. Vincent in San Diego 1.27.2018 - GRAMMY winner a year later

Like so many people pondering Facebook these days, I was wondering if I'd be better off reverting back to the days when all my whims and thoughts were shared here on sddialedin.com instead of on Facebook or social media in general. I love getting Voice of San Diego's weekly review and so I started kinda bookmarking some things I've been reading and noting what I've been watching. I don't know if I'll keep doing it here, but for today, this is what I'm gonna do. In all honesty, I've been stewing on a post like this for a few weeks (months?), but my keyboard is finally fixed, I got a new power cord for my laptop, so my excuses for not writing are diminishing. All of it after the jump.

How I Do Comic-Con: Tips, Tricks, Advice, and Photos

Darren and I were running around downtown on Monday and it occurred to me that I wrote my 'Surviving Comic-Con' post in 2010.
San Diego is very different. I am very different. Comic-Con is very different. SO I decided it was time to update.
I'll be running around with Pyles per usual, but apparently the Wired Party won't be quite our home base as it has been in the past so it will almost be like doing it for the first time for me all over again, but hopefully that just means I'll do more and see more than in the past couple years.

Hall H Line Tents Before the Con

The night before:

• Charge cameras, backup batteries
• Water bottle in the freezer
• Get 777 Noodle House food so there are cold leftovers to eat throughout the week
• Set Out of Office message on email
• Pack my essentials bag 

Here's some stuff I always take with me:

• A refillable water bottle
• Hand Sanitizer
• Advil
• Pepto
• Baby Wipes
• Camera
• Phone charger/External chargers
• Small portions of snacks (nuts, string cheese, granola/energy bars)
• Cash, particularly singles for tipping
• Lady products
• Tablet

I used to also take my laptop, charger, a power strip, a hoodie, and a whole bunch of extra stuff, but it's just way too much. The weather here has been hot by day and cool by night, but I haven't worn a hoodie in nearly two months. If there's anything I need, there's a Ross on 4th & C, and home is a 12 minute Uber home.

Some little bits of advice:

• You will be walking everywhere and should plan your clothing and footwear accordingly
• There is a TON of construction all over downtown, especially on Tony Gwynn Parkway by the library and Petco Parking. Additionally, they've locked several of the access gates at that Petco Parking lot, so be sure you know you can get out on the other side if you pass through the lots
• Harbor Drive is going to be closed to traffic. According to Comic-Con email, this includes ride-share services like Uber and Lyft, bikes and bike-shares like Lime, OFO, and Mobike, and scooters and scooter shares like Lime and Bird
• Only badged attendees of Comic-Con 2018 will have access to the front drive, stairs, and surrounding sidewalks of the San Diego Convention Center
• If you find yourself behind the Convention Center or need to get to the Embarcadero, there is a hidden walkway between The Marriott and the far end of the Convention Center where their executive offices are. Despite being required to include Coastal Access when the Convention Center was built, they will not let you pass through or over their access. 
• If you choose to ride a share-scooter, the law says you must ride in the street, wear a helmet, and be 18+. 
• If you call a ride-share, it would behoove you to walk a few blocks out of the Con chaos. You might be able to avoid surge pricing and you won't be a dick customer for your driver. 

Apps you should download:

• Comic-Con Official App
• Compass Cloud (allows you to buy an all-day MTS pass for $5 per day which works for the trolley and busses)
• The Free Ride (FRED is a little golf-cart that gives free rides around downtonw)
• Bike and Scooter Share: Lime, Mobike, Bird, OFO

The Free Ride

San Diego Trolley

Here's my updated map of downtown highlights:



More pictures after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego- Comic-Con Edition: Tuesday, July 17-Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Last night, Darren and I wandered around downtown to scope out the staging for Comic-Con and the surrounding areas. I've been obsessively listening to EW Radio on SiriusXM and trying to get through my billion Comic-con emails. I still laugh that I'm press enough to get all of the emails but not press enough to get any real party invites. Or worse, being invited and then getting RSVPs declined. Hilarious. Anyhow, I promised listings including Comic-Con, however I didn't include multi-day events or activations. For those, you've got to go to my little header and select "Comic-Con 2018". Listings are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Oh, man. Getting to finally see Natalie Merchant for the first time in my life was pretty magical. Despite having a sinus infection, she sounded amazing, showed herself to be funny and warm to her audience, and played a two and a half hour show. I was crying by the second song, in case you were wondering. So Comic-Con is here and I'm trying to make every minute count before Pyles comes and picks me up and we begin Con ambush. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the outside activations, walking the floor a bit, the return of three days at the Omni for the Wired Party, and this year is really special because this person I know from a million lifetimes ago, Michael Cerveris, is in the cast of The Tick, which should have a pretty huge presence at Con, so hopefully I get to bump into him for at least a minute to say hi. Wednesday archives are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: Monday, July 17-Tuesday, July 19, 2017

I have to say, I have spent a dozen hours putting this weeks listings together so I hope everyone finds them useful. It was a pretty great weekend with the Thorn Rock The Pale release at Casbah on Friday and a chill show at the Observatory with Joshua Radin, Rachael Yamagata, and Brandon Jenner. Sunday we grilled out, caught GoT on the East Coast feed, and while Darren worked, I hit the Bar Pink 10 Year Anniversary. This week is going to be BONKERS so I'm bracing myself. Monday and Tuesday archives are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: Monday, July 6, 2015

Normally this time of year, I feel the buzz of Comic-Con as I'm scrounging for every detail of every party and event to include in my listings. Unfortunately, this year I was snubbed by CCI and didn't get a press credential. I'm not sure if it's because I submitted my paperwork incorrectly or they just don't need stupid San Diego bloggers, but regardless, I won't be a part of it this year. Of course, I'm hoping I can still manage my way into the Wired party at the Omni and the Burger Records events at the Observatory, and Casbah has pretty rad shows, and there's Epic Future Radness at Tower Bar, too, so it's not like I'll be sulking at home, but hopefully next year I can get back into the game. Anyway, it was a really great week last week, so sorry for no updates. I put in a lot of work hours, but was still able to do a ton of fun stuff for Nova's Summer Break. We did a day at Aquatica, Nighttime Zoo, Nova did a Nature Camp at Mission Trails, we went to the County Fair, climbed trees at J Street Marina, and spent Independence Day at Shelter Island with my parents. I didn't go to a lot of shows, but Jacco Gardner and Calvin Love were great, as was the amazing Redwoods Review at the Casbah on Friday. I'll add Comic-Con events as I hear of them. Monday archives are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: July 13-15, 2012

It's Friday night and I'm sitting in the Movies On Demand lounge before all the madness kicks off tonight. I'm gonna go find some food, because after last night's bender, it was a critical error not to lay a solid base. It has been a great day so far. Pyles and I hung out at the Wired Cafe for a while, ran through The Walking Dead Escape, hung out with Ders and Adam at the Workaholics happy hour, and went back to the Wired Cafe for last call of the daytime party. There are a ton of free parties and events related to Comic-Con tonight, but there's also really great shows all over town. Call Taxi Rob and have a great night! (The only update to tonight's list is Jesse LaMonaca at Urban Bar & Grill. Drop by and give him a hug. He give the best hugs ever.) Archives are after the jump.

Comic-Con 2012 General Guides & Links

It's my 7th year attending Comic-Con so I guess I'd say I'm a veteran now. If you're from San Diego, there are plenty of things going on to get into the fun and if you're a visitor, welcome to our beautiful city. I will be updating as frequently as possible to keep you up to date. (Note that this site will automatically load to a mobile version on your smart phone, but all of the information is there, including the pull down tabs that will take you to the Music Venue information and other pages.)

Here's a roundup of links for 2012:


Official Comic-Con Site


Tracking Board Event & Party Grid


The Hollywood Reporter Full Guide To Parties


Unofficial Comic-Con Blog


My Comic-Con Survival Guide (from 2010)


Gaslamp.org Comic-con Events & Specials


Gaslamp.org General Comic-Con Maps, Guides, Restaurants & Bars


Speed-Force Con Tips


FirstShowing.net 2012 Programming Guide - Movie Listings 


Examiner: IGN Events


Entertainment Weekly PopWatch Blog/Comic-Con Posts


Crazy For Comic-Con Fan Blog (I love their PACK THIS list)


The Agency's 3rd Annual Comic-Con Bingo


Here's a Twitter List I made a couple years ago. I haven't updated it much, so tweet at me if there are accounts that should be added to it.


Recommended eats/drinks in Downtown:


The Lincoln Room (901 4th Avenue/$5 Happy Hour food menu 3-7pm Daily)
Hodad's Burgers (945 Broadway)
Chee-Chee Club (929 Broadway)
The Propagandist (835 Fifth Avenue)
El Dorado (1030 Broadway)
Analog (801 Fifth Avenue)
Ciro's Pizza (536 Market)
City Pizzeria (675 B Street)
Vin De Syrah (901 5th Avenue)


Did I miss a link? A party guide? Let me know!!  I can be reached on Twitter, through my Facebook profile, my Facebook page, or you can leave a comment on this site.

Comic-Con 2012: The Walking Dead Escape- Live The Apocalypse

Comic-Con International 2012 is just around the corner and every year seems to top the previous with large-scale events. This year is no exception as Petco Park turns into a live zombie apocalypse. You don't have to have a Comic-Con badge, but you do have to buy a ticket which will be $75 for "Survivors" who actually run the course or $15 for spectators who just want to watch the action as it plays out. I've heard that tickets for Thursday are going fast (if not sold out already), so you can expect this to be the talk of the Con. For more information and to buy tickets, CLICK HERE.

This is a separate event from the San Diego Zombie Walk which will take place on Friday, July 13 and is open to everyone who wants to participate. As usual, zombies will meet at 4th & Broadway between 5 and 5:20pm to begin their downtown takeover.

Patton Oswalt Live In San Diego To Kick Off Comic-Con, Tickets Onsale Today at 10am

I am trying to catch up with email and I really wanted to post about this earlier this week, but never had the chance. I love Patton Oswalt and seeing comedy shows at Spreckels is actually better than seeing a concert there, in my opinion. Full press release is after the jump.

Patton Oswalt
SPRECKELS THEATRE – SAN DIEGO, CA
Thursday, July 12, 2012
On Sale Friday, May 11th at 10 AM
Ticketmaster Link

Things To Do In San Diego: July 24, 2009

Friday, July 24, 2009 (Comic-Con) :

• Shark Attack @ X1FM Open Door Sessions (Free, All Ages, 7pm, BYOB)
• 3 o'clock Fridays Presents G. Love & Special Sauce @ Del Mar Race Track (after final race)
• Castiotone for the Painfully Alone, Concern, The Dabbers, Trashcan Fires @ Casbah
• Amanda Palmer (of the Dresden Dolls), Vermillion Lies @ San Diego Women's Club (2557 3rd Avenue, Hillcrest 7pm All Ages - A Fundraiser for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund)
• True Blood Happy Hours @ Rock Bottom/Prohibition (7-9p)
• Shoreline Rootz (Bob Marley Tribute) w/ High Tide (Sublime Trib), Two Spot Gobi and DJ Man Cat presented by BFD Productions @ Belly Up
• Syndicate, The Beautiful View @ Ken Club
• Kissing Tigers, None Other, Holiq & Mannyfesto (of SPAM), Sahtyre (of Swim Team), DJ Knowledge @ Beauty Bar
• The Modlins, Sister Cities, Anthony Maniscalco @ Tin Can Ale House
• TNA/Midway Arts Presents Daughtry @ Hard Rock Hotel
• Gregory Page @ Swedenborg Hall (1531 Tyler, 92103)
• Dr. Sketchy, Comic Strip Burlesque @ Ruby Room
• Spirit Photography, BRAAIINS!!, XYX (mexico), Blue Jungle @ Soda Bar
• Feel The Noise feat DJs Gabe Vega & Saul Q @ U-31
• William Fitzsimmons, Jenny Owens Young @ Lestat's (2 shows: 6pm & 9pm)
• Pistolera @ The Loft, UCSD
• Joel McHale (Talk Soup) @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Adult Swim Presents Tim and Eric Show Awesome Show Great Job Tour @ 4th & B (7pm)
• The Mighty Boosh Bash @ 4th & B (11pm)
• iHeartcomix Paper Heart Party feat. Glass Candy, Franki Chan, Acid Girls @ Voyeur
• Miss Erika Davies, Pant Hoots, DJ Mikey Face@ Whistle Stop
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour, 5:30pm)
• Heroes All Access VIP Event @ House of Blues (3-5p)
• Brian Posehn & Doug Benson (live comedy) @ Balboa Theater
• Beer Pong Happy Hour @ Henry's Irish Pub (4-7p)
• The Infusion Project feat Fortune + Encore's "Shades of Summer", with DJs Neva and Theron @ Stingaree
• XX1090 Listener Party feat. JAC @ Del Mar Race Track
• Normandie (LA)@ Bar Pink
• The Chop Tops, The Strikers, Knock em Stiff, The Watchmen @ Radio Room (Sailor Jerry Promo)
• Horror Film Showcase and Comic-Con After-Party feat DJs Mark E Quark, Schugar, Ian Dunn. Live art by Sean Dietrich, Kai Martin, Brian Hebets, Raggatron @ El Dorado
• Lisa Sanders, Doug Pettibone @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• Illfonix @ Kadan
• Astra Kelly, Echo Revolution, The Napolean Complex, Bobby Pena & The Stowaways @ O'Connell's
• Sci Fi & UCP present Bear McCreary: The music of Battlestar Galactica @ House of Blues
• Organika Reggae presents Englishman, Cualli, Ranking Forrest, Chunkey Roots, Selecta Fari @ Winston's
• Split Finger, Slower, Stained Glass Saints @ 710 Beach Club
• Latin Funk Festival - Agua Dulce, Locos Por Juana, Bayonics, Elijah Emanuel @ Canes
• Devil Driver, Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, Despised Icon, MyChildren MyBride, Veil Of Maya, For The Fallen Dreams, Oceano, Periphery, Thy Will Be Done @ Soma
• Auto Electric, The Spill, Out Together, For Venice, Birds of Paradise @ Epicentre
• Drainage X, Dive Bomber, Aepnia, Endoxi @ Dreamstreet
• Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• The Mighty Regis @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Tizer feat. Lao Tizer, Chieli Minucci, Karen Briggs @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• Late Night Live feat Trapt, Divide The Day, Since October @ Anthology (Late Show 10pm)
• The Color Of Glass, Endoxi, Silent Lune, Faintly Macabre, Propaganda @ Channel Twelve 25
• Café Moliendo @ Portugalia
• Project Out Of Bounds @ Surf n Saddle
• The Finaly Blitz feat Dr Indulgent, Alex Villalobos @ Kava Lounge
• Second Sun @ Spin
• Underground w/DJ Professor CC & DJ Brother Darkness @ Stout
• Up, Up and Away! - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. @ Summer Pops, Embarcadero

Comic-Con: Herds Of Nerds

I shot some video as I was leaving Comic-Con last night and thought I'd share. If you're averse to crowds and people, this is definitely not the event for you.