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Bakersfield, CA 93301
Happy Anniversary, baby!
It's the...
Newsletter..."Martini's anyone?" Edition
If you know me, or somebody who does, you know I don’t believe in slowing down.
It’s been a great first year of Bakotopia magazine, and I couldn’t be more proud of the great work we’ve accomplished as team - that includes YOU!
Thinking back to the first round of initial cubicle discussions about concepts for the new magazine last year, one idea sticks out the strongest: “Let the reader take the wheel.”
Since our first issue hit streets on May 4, 2007, that’s exactly what we’ve claimed as our strong point - letting the reader drive.
Stopping by my office, you’ll most likely find me on the phone or answering e-mails. I like to be available when I get a question from a community writer or newly registered Bakotopia.com user. No question is too crazy, trust me - I appreciate them all, and no one bugs me.
The whole process of putting a magazine together has been a learning experience, and the talent this city is packed with is overwhelming.
There’s not enough room to list all the great regular contributors who’ve been “driving” the Bakotopiamobile every issue, but I can tell you that they come from all walks of life, most with no journalism background whatsoever.
Musicians, students, actors, artists, and just good local people who want to make our city a happening place. If you’d like to contribute, too, by all means, just start writing!
We’re definitely not resting on our laurels with this issue - there’s always more work to do. Bakotopia has big plans for expansion through 2008, and we add more free racks every week - keeping issues free to the public thanks to our great advertisers who feel Bakotopia readers are the people to reach.
The Bakotopia office creative crew also deserves a round of applause for making each issue eye appealing with cool graphics, and making changes as needed during crunch time. They’re amazing!
So, on that note I hope to see all of you at Chuy’s SW on May 3rd at 5 p.m. for a big THANK YOU bash for all your love and support! Time for a rager!
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NEW BAKOTOPIA MAGAZINE ISSUE 27 IS OUT NOW!
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION! IT'S MANIC, BABE!
FIND A FREE RACK NEAR YOU!
Reflecting on the past year of Bakotopia Magazine! Memories! Cheers, babe!
Cover photo by M329 Photography!
EXCLUSIVE interview with The USED! In Bako May 5th!
CSUB Jazz Festival is back May 9 & 10th! A PREVIEW!
  
Atomic Kitten's vavavavoom pin-up beauty style!
 
BAKOTOPIA 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BASH IS SATURDAY, MAY 3RD!
Club Mystique: Bako's newest BBW Club is a hit!
 
BAKOTOPIA & MAS MAGAZINE PRESENT CINCO DE MAYO 2008! DON'T MISS IT!
THE HIPPEST AND BEST EVENTS IN BAKERSFIELD!! GET YOURS LISTED FREE!
  
PIX FROM ALL KINDS OF LIVE EVENTS IN BAKO! DID OUR BAKORAZZI GET YOU?
  
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! WE LOVE YOU ALL!
WANNA SEE YOURSELF IN OUR DELIGHTFUL, DELICIOUS MAG?
NEXT DEADLINE FOR ALL STORIES, EVENTS AND PICS: 5/7-8/08!
   
GET INVOLVED! POST YOUR STORIES! SEND US THE COOL STUFF!
Peace....
MATTO
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Bakersfield, CA 93309
MAGAZINE
1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY IS COMING!
SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2008!
5pm-close!
FREE SHOW! ALL AGES!
WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU!
(CLICK ON FLIER FOR MORE INFO!)
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Read about Carlos Ortiz Jr's
donation of life - a wonderful story!
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Location:
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Bakersfield, CA 93301
I'll drink to that...charity!
It's the
NEWSLETTER! FESTIVAL OF BEERS EDITION!
Spring in Bakotopialand can only mean one thing - festivals.
Festivals of all kinds: music, food, tattoos, and of course BEER - which brings us to this very special edition of Bakotopia you hold in your hand.
The Active 20/30 Club of Bakersfield and Bakotopia are the perfect match to lift Bakersfield’s coolness factor to heights unknown with the help of our mutual supporters - YOU!
You will notice that Bakotopia Magazine has grown a little bit since last issue, and with good reason. Over the past year Bakotopia.com has fast become the go-to local website, and our magazines continue to fly off racks the minute they hit the street!
I am amazed by how many great contributions flood my mailbox every week - everything from event reminders, story ideas, and full print-ready articles lifted right off our Bakotopia.com blogs.
Inside you’re going to meet a local blogger who has re-defined sexy, more debate on the presidential election, local tattoo stories, controversial topics to boggle your mind, and tips on making your boobies more bountiful.
By the way, have you noticed how generous people in Bakersfield are? Not only is the Festival of Beers a fundraiser for kids in need, but there are tattoo shops and punk rock
aficionados assembling a string of benefit shows for worthy causes. Hats off to you, Bako!
The community effort at Bakotopia continues to work like a well-oiled machine. Our readers make the news happen, and our advertisers make it possible to bring that news to the rest of the city at no cost to the reader!
So enjoy yourselves at this year’s Festival of Beers, and don’t forget your designated driver! Support our Bakotopia advertisers and let’s keep on growing, shall we?
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BRAND NEW BAKOTOPIA MAGAZINE ISSUE 26 IS HERE!
OFFICIAL PROGRAM AND ISSUE OF THE ANNUAL SUDSFEST - APRIL 26TH!
SPECIAL 'FESTIVAL OF BEERS' MONDO SIZER! EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET READY FOR THE BIG DAY!
(FIND A FREE RACK NEAR YOU BELOW!)
TOP STORY: BAKO ACTIVE 20/30 CLUB: PARTYING WITH PURPOSE!
BAKOTOPIA MAG'S 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BASH - MAY 3RD!
EXCLUSIVE: BAKO MAN WINS BIG ON PRICE IS RIGHT!
LOCAL BLOGGER MAKES EROTIC FICTION COVERS - H.O.T!!
VOTING VOICES: RAISING MCCAIN / BATTLE OF BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE!
 
HELP CHCKN FROM D.I. BEAT CANCER!
FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS IN LA!
THE BOURGEOIS GENTLEMEN AT EMPTY SPACE!
TATTOO TALES PART 3 IS BACK!
HOWCOOL.COM PRESENTS THE GREASE BALL!
BAKERSFIELD TATTOOS UNITE EXPO AT THE DOME!
CHI-CHI-CHA-CHA - BREAST ADVICE!
EPITOME OF SOUND: COACHELLA BOUND!
MCGEE'S MAHVELOUS MAKEOVER!
LIVE REVIEW: JIMMY EAT WORLD AT RABOBANK - 4/6/08!
LIVE REVIEW: CHIODOS AT THE DOME - 4/7/08!
BAKOTOPIA & MAS MAGAZINE PRESENT CINCO DE MAYO 2008!
PICS FROM JIMMY EAT WORLD / PARAMORE / RBD / CHIODOS - BY JOSEPH GOMEZ!
THE HIPPEST AND BEST EVENTS IN BAKERSFIELD!! GET YOURS LISTED FREE!
PIX FROM ALL KINDS OF LIVE EVENTS IN BAKO! DID OUR BAKORAZZI GET YOU?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! WE LOVE YOU ALL!
WANNA SEE YOURSELF IN OUR DELIGHTFUL, DELICIOUS MAG?
NEXT DEADLINE FOR ALL STORIES, EVENTS AND PICS: 4/23-24/08!
GET INVOLVED! POST YOUR STORIES! SEND US THE COOL STUFF!
Peace....
MATTO
EXCLUSIVE NEWSFLASH!
BAKERSFIELD'S VERY OWN
MICHAEL DAUNER
WILL BE ON THE PRICE IS RIGHT TODAY!
4/14/08! CBS TV - 10AM PST!
CHANGE THE CHANNEL! CHECK IT OUT NOW!
MAS MAGAZINE
EXCLUSIVE!
CNN'S SOLEDAD O'BRIEN SPEAKS TO
BAKERSFIELD'S MAS MAGAZINE
BEFORE HER 4/17 VISIT TO BAKERSFIELD!
(CLICK ON COVER BELOW TO READ NOW!)
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Location:
2800 Buck Owens blvd.,
Bakersfield, CA 93308
SPECIAL SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!!
MIKE NESS OF SOCIAL DISTORTION
!LIVE!
Buck Owens Crystal Palace
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008!
(CLICK ON PICTURE FOR TICKET INFO!)
Location:
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Bakersfield, CA 93301
For locals, by locals, BUT OF COURSE!
It's the
Newsletter
I’ve been receiving a lot of e-mails lately from out-of-towners who seem to be amazed by what they read about Bakersfield in Bakotopia magazine.
Everyone from former locals, to our military servicemen and women across the globe fighting the good fight, or just random web surfers - it’s always nice to get a message thanking us for keeping them up to date with what’s happening back home. And not just about events happening in town, they love discovering new places to go when they visit: new restaurants, tattoo shops …
Bako does have a pulse, and it’s about time we get our piece of the national praise pie!
Our city tends to get a bad rap from the critics - most of whom usually pass judgment based on one bad cup of coffee at a local diner during a quick stop off the freeway.
As we know, those critics obviously don’t live in Bako…
This issue is guaranteed to keep Bako critics back in their caves, and give our readers what they came for.
Chase has this week’s cover story with a great interview featuring Zach Lind, drummer for emo rock outfit Jimmy Eat World, and tons more from all of our talented Bakotopia.com users.
For all the book fiends out there, Rubiconreader interviewed author Eric Jerome Dickey; we have information about an upcoming art show to benefit a sister in need; Greg Goodsell is back with another hilarious observational piece that only Greggy can pull off; and a coda to our previous “Bakersfield Sound” issue. We had so many great contributions, we had to make sure they made it into your precious little hands this issue.
As always, THANK YOU to all of our advertisers and everyone who came out on St. Paddy’s Day - what a night we had!
Take that, Bakersfield critics!
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NEW FREE ISSUE OF BAKOTOPIA MAGAZINE, ISSUE 25 IS OUT NOW!
FIND A RACK NEAR YOU, ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!
JIMMY EAT WORLD ON THE COVER!
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JIMMY EAT WORLD!
SAVING LIVES THROUGH ART AT NARDUCCI'S - 4/11/08!
THE BAKERSFIELD BOOMERANG EFFECT!
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR ERIC JEROME DICKEY!
APPEARING AT RUSSO'S BOOKS - 4/16!
THE BAKOBILLY BEAUTY RIOT COMES TO TROUT'S!
  
A NOT SO MELROSE PLACE IN OILDALE!
SPRINGFEST AT BRIGHTHOUSE AMPHITHEATER 4/5-6!
IS BARACK OBAMA GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION?
BAKOTOPIA MAGAZINE IS LOOKING FOR COMIC WRITERS!
THE DOWNTOWN PUB CRAWL ON APRIL 12TH!
THE 16TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF BEERS IS COMING! 4/26/08!
BAKOTOPIA MAGAZINE IS THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE 2008 FESTIVAL!
THE HIPPEST AND BEST EVENTS IN BAKERSFIELD!! GET YOURS LISTED FREE!
PIX FROM ALL KINDS OF LIVE EVENTS IN BAKO! DID OUR BAKORAZZI GET YOU?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! WE LOVE YOU ALL!
WANNA SEE YOURSELF IN OUR DELIGHTFUL, DELICIOUS MAG?
NEXT DEADLINE FOR ALL STORIES, EVENTS AND PICS: 4/9-10/08!
GET INVOLVED! POST YOUR STORIES! SEND US THE COOL STUFF!
Peace....
MATTO
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