StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast

Non-surprising news of the day: Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ heads to Broadway

Clinton Stark — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:01:42 +0000

Not exactly fall off your chair news, everyone has seen this coming for many, many months. Maybe even most of 2009. It has to be the most talked about on- or off-Broadway show of 2009. That, of course, would be ...

Gone in 60 Seconds: Opera, Art, Glasses, Berkeley!

Chris Wright — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:45:15 +0000

Also, Loni in East Coast studio! Follow SSC on Twitter: @SSCWestCoast. Others who read this post, also enjoyed:Green screen studio under construction, thoughts on new mediaGone in 60 Seconds: Downtown San Jose, SJ Rep, CinequestGone in 60 Seconds: Berk, Fat Pig, ...

Motorola Droid: 3 of my favorite apps

Clinton Stark — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:03:30 +0000

So far so good. I think I’m sticking with the Droid. After hearing about some of the battery life horror stories with Eris and Hero, the Moto seems like a workhorse. Yesterday, in San Francisco, I used Internet, GPS, email, social ...

Theater review: ‘FAT PIG’ a captivating take on self-image in America

Clinton Stark — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:35:43 +0000

Near the end of Fat Pig, a no-holds barred look at how we think about ourselves and others, plus-size Helen says, “I would change for you.” But the real question is whether Tom, her peer-pressure laden lover, will do the ...

San Francisco Opera: Verdi’s ‘Otello’ intoxicates with jealousy and glorious arias

Loni Kao Stark — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:43:34 +0000

Otello, often considered one of Verdi’s grandest and most challenging operas, is based on Shakespeare’s play by the same name. San Francisco Opera’s enactment of Verdi’s masterpiece displays both the blinding power of jealousy and its tragic consequences. It was a ...

Home Front: Santa Clara Valley’s World War II Experience

Chris Wright — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:13:17 +0000

Home Front: Santa Clara Valley’s World War II Experience explores how San José and Santa Clara Valley was affected, contributed and benefited by World War II. While young men and women left their families to serve their country in far ...

Scamville or why mainstream media is dying

Clinton Stark — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:20:26 +0000

This whole Scamville thing is trending big time. The story, originated by Michael Arrington of TechCrunch, exposes the scam (and extremely obnoxious, annoying) that is Facebook “games.” Little more than thinly veiled attempts to make people spend money, propegate crap on ...

2010 Loreto Calendar: Coming to a mailbox near you

Loni Kao Stark — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:30:57 +0000

The order of calendars from the printers arrived on Friday afternoon in two medium-sized, extremely heavy cardboard boxes. Friday evening and Saturday morning became a frenzied place here at StarkSilverCreek central as we packed orders of calendars, printed labels and ...

Motorola Droid: More early thoughts

Clinton Stark — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:45:27 +0000

Early thoughts on Motorola Droid on Verizon continued. Solid phone. Not quite iPhone killer (again nothing will until someone can match iTunes): I’ve been using it since Friday when I picked it up from Verizon store. The transfer from AT&T to Verizon ...

Movie Review: Julie & Julia is part french cuisine masterpiece and part overcrowded mushrooms

Loni Kao Stark — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:20:10 +0000

Ever since the movie Julie & Julia arrived in cinemas, I’ve been meaning to go see it. The wonderful write up by Pat Reardon on her experiences with making Beef Bourguignon only tempted me further. Alas, between the theater season ...