Chris Clobber: “I wrote and perform a thing called the Lighter Side Tour, which is a comedy tour of the San Diego Zoo,” Clobber said during a recent phone interview. “It’s in place of your sort of the generic ‘and then right there’s an elephant’ kind of thing. I love working with everyone at the San Diego Zoo, with the people and the information and everything they’ve put together over there but mostly I like making the visitors laugh.”
Known as the Zoo Man to San Diego families, Clobber has been entertaining locals and tourists for years with his animal sounds and lighthearted humorous take on animal education.
“They call me Zoo Man over at the zoo during the day but they call me Chris Clobber, stand up comedian by night, and the guy at the comedy club and the guy at the zoo have very different approaches,” Clobber said. “
From purpletink007:
Chris Clobber is related to Laurence M. Klauber (1883 in San Diego, California – 1968) who was an American herpetologist, and was considered to be the foremost authority on rattlesnakes.
References:
Comedian Clobber thrives on animal magnetism http://buff.ly/1ggU2iA
Laurence Monroe Klauber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://buff.ly/1ggU4aj
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Koalapalooza - San Diego Zoo video
SDZoo | February 18, 2011 | See how today's koala joey naming event went and check out what's in store for the rest of Koalapalooza.
Related:
How to vacation in San Diego on a budget | Mint Blog, 2011.
Koala - Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - photo, 2012.
Koala - Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - photo, 2012.
California's Bargain Wine Boom in San Joaquin Valley - TIME Video
As consumers shift away from expensive Napa Valley wines, business is booming for small winemakers in nearby San Joaquin Valley. TIME magazine, 2010.
High-volume "Two Buck Chuck"winery looks like oil refinery on Google Maps satellite images
From The New Yorker:
"It also irritates Franzia when people describe Bronco’s facility, with its 452 stainless-steel storage tanks–including 6 liquid oxygen tanks that once held fuel for intercontinental ballistic missiles and are now being used to make champagne – as being reminiscent of an oil refinery."
Judge for yourself from the Google Maps satellite view below:
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From CNN:
"In 2002, Franzia persuaded Trader Joe's to sell a low-end label called Charles Shaw (after the winemaker who sold the tony label to Franzia, and dubbed Two Buck Chuck by consumers) that waged war on domestic wines in the $4 to $10 range - and was named best chardonnay in a blind taste test at July's California State Fair over far pricier competition.
"There's not a doubt in my mind that the two biggest things that have happened to the wine industry in the last 10 years are the movie Sideways and Two Buck Chuck," says Gary Vaynerchuk."
The Bronco Wine Company maintains over 50 brands of wine.
References:
Fred Franzia and American wine under $10. Dr. Vino.
7-Eleven convenience store chain is getting into the value wine business, releasing two low-priced proprietary wines. MSNBC.
Fred Franzia and Two Buck Chuck. The New Yorker.
Two Buck Chuck takes a bite out of Napa. CNN.
Why You Should Be Drinking Cheap Wine - Slate Magazine, 2011.
Charles Shaw wine. Wikipedia.
Bronco Wine Company. Wikipedia.
"It also irritates Franzia when people describe Bronco’s facility, with its 452 stainless-steel storage tanks–including 6 liquid oxygen tanks that once held fuel for intercontinental ballistic missiles and are now being used to make champagne – as being reminiscent of an oil refinery."
Judge for yourself from the Google Maps satellite view below:
View Larger Map
From CNN:
"In 2002, Franzia persuaded Trader Joe's to sell a low-end label called Charles Shaw (after the winemaker who sold the tony label to Franzia, and dubbed Two Buck Chuck by consumers) that waged war on domestic wines in the $4 to $10 range - and was named best chardonnay in a blind taste test at July's California State Fair over far pricier competition.
"There's not a doubt in my mind that the two biggest things that have happened to the wine industry in the last 10 years are the movie Sideways and Two Buck Chuck," says Gary Vaynerchuk."
The Bronco Wine Company maintains over 50 brands of wine.
References:
Fred Franzia and American wine under $10. Dr. Vino.
7-Eleven convenience store chain is getting into the value wine business, releasing two low-priced proprietary wines. MSNBC.
Fred Franzia and Two Buck Chuck. The New Yorker.
Two Buck Chuck takes a bite out of Napa. CNN.
Why You Should Be Drinking Cheap Wine - Slate Magazine, 2011.
Charles Shaw wine. Wikipedia.
Bronco Wine Company. Wikipedia.
Western United States
CaliforniaSeaport Village in Downtown San Diego, California
Balboa Park, San Diego, California
San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Coronado, San Diego County, California
San Francisco, California
A Trip to Northern California by CotterGarage on Flickr
Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Washington
Downtown Seattle
Pike Place Public Market
Waterfront in Seattle
Miners Landing at Pier 57 on the Waterfront
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on the Seattle Waterfront
Space Needle
Image: Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
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High Sierra: always a dangerous and unforgiving area to fly
From CNN article about Steve Fossett crash site work:
"The high Sierra is always a dangerous and unforgiving area to fly, he said. There's little room for error, Manning said, for pilots who like to fly low and slow, "yanking and banking" through the region's spectacular granite peaks and canyons.
"There are so many things that could have gone wrong," he said. "Was it a medical problem? Did the aircraft fail? He had flown that aircraft before but not a whole lot. Did he know the area? The wind shears, the down drafts? Did he just get into a compromised position where he couldn't get out?""
References:
Snow halts Fossett crash site work. CNN, 10/2008.
Image source: Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 license.
Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco, California
From Wikipedia:The Farallon Islands, or Farallones, are a group of islands and rocks found in the Gulf of the Farallones, off the coast of San Francisco, California, USA. They lie 27 miles (43 km) outside the Golden Gate and 20 miles (32 km) south of Point Reyes. They are visible from the mainland on clear days. The islands are officially part of the City and County of San Francisco, California.
This is the link to the website of Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association.
Image source: Aulon Island, Arch Rock, Sugarloaf, off the Farallon Islands, California. Taken by Duncan Wright. GNU Free Documentation License.
Photo Tour of Stanford University by Robert Scoble
Photo Tour of Stanford University by Robert Scoble:
"This is a fun 18 minute video where Thomas Hawk shares some low-light shooting techniques and we visit a variety of different parts of Stanford’s campus. More on the photowalk over on Thomas’ blog."
San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Air Safari at the world-famous San Diego Zoo. From Wikipedia: San Diego Zoo is one of the largest, most progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species.
Air Safari is "an overhead gondola lift that provides an aerial view of the Zoo and is a quick way to move from opposite ends of the Zoo."
Koala Eats Gum Leaves at San Diego Zoo
Chinese sheep
Hippo, Okapi, Snake skeleton
African rain forest
Indian elephant and other animals and plants
Indian Rhinoceros
Indian Rhino at San Diego Zoo
A bamboo door at the canyon
An elevator from the canyon the the "upper floor" of the Zoo
From Wikipedia: The San Diego Zoo also operates the San Diego Wild Animal Park, which displays animals in an even freer condition than at the Zoo. Some animals are regularly exchanged between the two locales to provide them with a regular change of scenery.
References:
San Diego Zoo, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Related:
San Diego: An oasis of indulgence. Independent, 09/2008.
36 Hours in San Diego. NYTimes, 09/2008.
How to vacation in San Diego on a budget | Mint Blog, 2011.
Seaport Village in Downtown San Diego, California
Seaport Village is located at the bay in downtown San Diego, California. San Diego is the 7th largest city in the U.S.A., with about 1.2 million residents.
Embarcadero Marina Park
Seaport Village
Seaport Village
San Diego-Coronado Bridge, locally referred to as the Coronado Bay Bridge. From Wikipedia: The bridge was designed exclusively for motor-vehicle traffic: there are no pedestrian walkways, bike paths, or even shoulders. It has been said that the reason for this was to prevent persons from leaping off the bridge to commit suicide. Considering the volume of traffic on the bridge as of 2006, should a vehicle break down or encounter another problem, it will almost certainly cause a serious collision, as there is nowhere for the disabled vehicle to go, and no way for oncoming traffic to avoid it.
Seagull at San Diego Seaport Village
Seagull
References:
Seaport Village, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
San Diego-Coronado Bridge, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Related:
San Diego: An oasis of indulgence. Independent, 09/2008.
36 Hours in San Diego. NYTimes, 09/2008.
How to vacation in San Diego on a budget | Mint Blog, 2011.
Balboa Park, San Diego, California
The 200-foot California Tower in Balboa Park. From Wikipedia: Balboa Park is a cultural complex which contains 15 museums, theaters, gardens, shops and restaurants as well as the world-renowned San Diego Zoo.
Sculpture of El Cid Campeador. From Wikipedia: Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1040-1099), known as El Cid Campeador, was a Castilian nobleman, then military and political leader who conquered and governed the city of Valencia.
House of Hospitality in Balboa Park. Most of the buildings are in the Spanish Revival style, a richly ornamented eclectic mixture of Spanish and Latin American architecture.
Piaza de Panama in Balboa Park. The Museum of Man is seen behind the fountain.
From Wikipedia: El Prado is a long, wide promenade running through the center of the park. Along this boulevard are many of the park's museums.
Museum of Natural History
Balboa Park fountain
References:
Balboa Park, San Diego, California, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Related:
San Diego: An oasis of indulgence. Independent, 09/2008.
36 Hours in San Diego. NYTimes, 09/2008.
How to vacation in San Diego on a budget | Mint Blog, 2011.
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