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The Blaze (23-25) scored five runs in the fifth inning against the Stockton Ports, winning game three of a four game series 7-4 on Friday in front of 706 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
It looked good for the Ports (18-30) as they got on the scoreboard in the top of the third, when Yusuf Carter knocked in...
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What a Deal!!!
The chart shows Kern County is clearly the winner in the worst air category. It is said that the San Joaquin Valley has the worst air in the nation but without Kern it may not even make the top ten.
Forty-five percent of the time last year our air was making at...
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Let’s look back at some of the best and worst of the 2008 NFL Season As we do, consider these unlikely developments: An 8-8 team won its division. An 11-5 squad missed the playoffs entirely. Two teams with rookie quarterbacks and first-year coaches advanced to the postseason, and a 9-7 team...
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The following list is based on online page views (the drag racing death story had more than 20,000 views):
1. Drag racer dies at March Meet
2. Car dealer regrets ads urging non-Christians to 'sit down and shut up'
3. City lawyer arrested for allegedly stealing Sausage McMuffins
4. Missing...
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As 2008 comes to end, it’s always fun to look back over the year’s movies. Since I am a sports journalists, I thought it might be fun to compile a list of the past years sports related movies. As of November 3, 2008, there have been forty-five...
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WANNA AVOID THE TURKEY TIRE AROUND YOUR BELLY THIS THANKSGIVING?
BAKOTOPIA MAGAZINE HAS THE CURE!
(CLICK ON THE COVER BELOW - FEATURING BAKO'S CHARLA CORMIER!
MEET HER AT FISHLIPS ON 11/26!
AT BAKOTOPIA'S THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING BASH!
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It's getting chilier for Georgie Bush...
CNN's Rick Sanchez Reports on Bush being ignored at G20 Summit.
You think W is counting the days, so he can hand over his mess to Obama?
<Check out the video at left.
Yikes!
THOUGHTS?
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NOW YOU CAN READ US ONLINE!
FULL COLOR PAGES - YOU CAN TURN!
FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR COMFY CHAIR!
(CLICK ON THE COVER BELOW & READ NOW!)
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I've written, about politicians wearing makeup and I've written Prudent Candidates Need Not Apply. I’ve had enough of Obama and McCain. This election year is exhausting. It seems I can relate more with Joe the Plumber and Joe Sixpack. I can't but ponder: are they related? I wonder if...
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I don't have a candidate's flag in front garden. I don't wear a shirt endorsing candidates with over-the-top padding to make my breasts look 2 sizes more busty. I don't endorse either party at this point. But I am a Social Network fiend. I live for it. I dream about social networking. Thus I...
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Like, this is Halloween, don't it wanna make you scream?
It's the
Newsletter... 2008 'Halloween / Comic-Con' Edition!
Comics and Halloween - two great tastes that go great together.
As I mentioned in the last issue, this time of year I get crazy - with only one thing on my mind...
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Testing the limits of temptation...
It's the
Newsletter...'Burn The Witch' edition!
As we kick off the month of October, I just want to warn all you readers out there. There’s something about this time of year, when the weather cools down and Halloween season returns.
We still...
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CHECK OUT AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BAKERSFIELD PERCUSSIONIST - LOUIE CRUZ BELTRAN - RETURING TO THE NILE ON OCTOBER 3RD!
(CLICK ON COVER BELOW TO READ NOW!)
(PLUS LIVE VIDEO!)
START YOUR FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MAS MAGAZINE TODAY!
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Breathe easy...
Instead...Embrace your inner Bako?
With the
Newsletter...
Hanging with the homies of Haggard reminded me of my old high school buddies. All summer long, swimming at one someone’s house, blaring the music, and when it time to clean the pool, you rode it until next...
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Bakersfield has lost another one of it's musical sons and supporters.
Kurtis Willingham was a Bakersfield concert promoter, and a good friend to many, as well as a proud father and son - he passed away yesterday August 24th, at the age of 35.
Above: Kurtis and his daughter...
I've...
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Now what you hear is not a test...
It's the
Newsletter...hip hop you can't stop edition
How strong is the influence of hip-hop in Bakersfield?
Big, and I’m not talking a pair of old school Adidas and baseball caps tilted to the side with a factory sticker on the bill.
Take a visit to...
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AHEAD!
PICS LIVE FROM...
2008 LOWRIDER NATIONALS
KC FAIRGROUNDS
8/3/08
(CLICK ANY PIC BELOW TO SEE PARTY!)
!!!YIKES!!!
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YOU READ RIGHT...WE'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW INTERN - SEND ME A SHOUT!
MUST BE COOL, PATIENT, AND MOST OF ALL - NOT BORING, INQUIRE BY E-MAIL: MATT@BAKOTOPIA.COM
NOW, BACK TO THE SHOW!!!
It's the
Newsletter..."Funkdafied" edition!
School’s almost back in session for...
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SDSU OR BUST!
It's the...
Newsletter...Feel My Art 2 Edition!
Hey Bakotopians! How are you doing? Good? That’s nice to hear! Not so good? I’m sorry about that.
Maybe a nice refreshing glass of iced tea and some music could cheer you up a bit? You could even throw a lemon...
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Doing our part...
It's the...
Newsletter....SUPPORT THE TROOPS EDITION
Allow me to “get my patriot on” for a second...
About a month ago, I visited a local store and asked for a small U.S. flag - the kind you can place on your office desk. One of the clerks pointed to a...
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Nevermind the Bollocks, here's the...
Newsletter...Summertime Blues, NOT! Issue!
Bakotopians have done it again!
Standing by our motto of “letting the reader drive,” this issue is packed with enough coolness to help ease the summertime blues - we mean it when we say,...
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Kathi & Karen (SEE BLOG " I am MARRIED!!")- Congrats and how thrilled we are to share this historic day with you. I have known you both since you were pups in love 12 years ago. You have known Vanessa and I since we were pups in love...we still are and forever will be. To share this...
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Easy ridin' in 2008...
It's the one and only:
Newsletter...Bakersfield Thunder Run edition!
There’s no disputing the fact that Bakersfield loves bikes.
At Chuy’s or Amigo’s, you’re bound to run into a group of locals who need that escape from the daily grind -...
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Art is art is art...is art!
It's the
Newsletter...Feel my art edition...
Back in January, Matt contacted me about interning here at Bakotopia. I was worried at first because I know what the term “intern” usually means, but since Matt isn’t a politician and...
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<<<CHECK OUT DOCUMENTARY AT LEFT - "THE LAST BAND" BY NL BELARDES
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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"As I walk the streets of Bakersfield...."
It's the
Newsletter.."Buckinator" Edition!
The rains came down the day Buck Owens passed away.
Once I got the news we thought would never happen, the surreal feeling of it all was confusing. It was newsworthy sure, but...
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BAKOTOPIA SCOOP:
BUCK OWENS STUDIOS TO CLOSE!
APRIL 1ST, 2008!
(CLICK ON PICTURE BELOW TO READ THE STORY!)
EXCLUSIVE VINTAGE PHOTOS AND STORIES!!
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NEWS FLASH!
MARC DE LEON OF BAKERSFIELD'S
MAD DOG TATTOO IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR
OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD IN 2008!
FIRST PIC OF DE LEON COLLECTING SIGNATURES TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL, NEAR THE DOWNTOWN BAKOTOPIA OFFICE ON 3/7/08!
PHOTO BY MATT MUNOZ, BAKOTOPIA - 2008
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So magically delicious!
It's the
Newsletter...St. Paddy's Rollergirl Day Edition!
When seasons change in Bako, it means only one thing in my world - allergies.
My loud coughing (which I inherited from my dad, who can also wake up a whole house with one sneeze) has probably been driving my...
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HOWDIDDELEEDEE!!
BAKOTOPIA MAGAZINE
ISSUE 23 "ST. PADDY'S MADNESS" IS COMING!
TWISTED SISTERHOOD: BAKERSFIELD ROLLERGIRLS!
FIND OUT WHAT MAKES THE BRG'S TICK!!!
ST. PADDY'S DAY BASHES IN BAKERSFIELD 2008!
CHASE TALKS ABOUT THE MAGIC THAT IS - GUINNESS STOUT!
THE KEYESVILLE...
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"Papa don't take no mess!"
It's the
Newsletter
Every February is officially known as Black History Month, in case you forgot.
It is of my opinion that there shouldn’t be just one month appointed to celebrate culture - it should be an everyday thing.
As a Mexican...
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Happy 3rd Birthday Bakotopia.com!
By Matt Muñoz, Bakotopia.com Editor
This Feb. 13, 2008 Bakotopia.com celebrates its third year of cyber-life in our great city.
The past three years have been such a great learning experience. So many new friends and connections have been made -...
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I think McCain did what he needed to do today. Reach out to Conservatives and be honest. He came out and stated what everyone would think he would dodge. He came out with honesty, admitted mistakes and came to the conclusion that he needed to make amends. He made his case and I for one do...
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CLICK ON ANY NAME BELOW TO GET MORE INFO ON ALL THE ACTS!
MENTO BURU!
UPGROUND!
VELORIO!
DJ MIKEY
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Say Anything......
It's the
Newsletter...V-Day Edition!
Love American style, truer than the red, white and blue…
I doubt many of you remember that TV sitcom from the ‘70s, but if you do you’ll remember how it was always a comedy of errors, but isn't that the fun of it...
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TOO MUCH POLITICS TODAY!
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE REAL DEAL!
IT'S NOT SUPER TUESDAY - IT'S FAT TUESDAY!!
IKO IKO AYAYAY!!!
EVENTS...PRESENT!!!
THE BIGGEST AND BEST MARDI GRAS PARTY IN TOWN!
THE 3RD ANNUAL BASHOLA!!
JUST ADDED: DJ MIKEY!
WHAT IS FAT TUESDAY?
(CLICK ON PIC BELOW TO FIND...
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IF YOU MISSED OUT ON THE PARTY OF THE YEAR, HERE IS A SAMPLING OF PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT.
WANT TO HOST YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY PARTY AT TROUT'S?? CALL (661)399-6700 AND ASK ABOUT THE NEW MONTHLY "ROCKWELL'S BIRTHDAY BASH" SERIES FOR 2008! A "THEMED" PARTY EVERY MONTH...
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IS GOIN' BACK TO....
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MUSIC CONVENTION !
ON A MISSION FROM GOD: POPEYE - CESAREO - MATT
ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER - JANUARY 18-20, 2008
STAY TUNED FOR THE RE-CAP NEXT WEEK!
CLICK BELOW TO CHECK OUT LAST YEAR'S SHENANIGANS!
WWW.NAMMSHOW.COM
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<<Check out what the Hectic Films guys are up to next!
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6 NEW LIVE VIDEOS!!
MERLE HAGGARD LIVE AT FISHLIPS IN DOWNTOWN BAKO!
1-06-08
(CLICK ON MERLE'S PIC BELOW TO CHECK IT ALL OUT FREE!)
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VIDEO AND PHOTO EXCLUSIVE!
FIND OUT WHAT
MERLE HAGGARD
WAS DOING AT FISHLIPS ON
JANUARY 6TH, 2008!
(CLICK ON PIC TO SEE ALL THE PHOTOS!)
<CHECK OUT SOME VIDEO FROM THE SHOW!!
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This is an email I posted today in our Kern County Barack Obama supporters group. If you would like to join and participate in the discussion, please feel free to do so at: http://my.barackobama.com/p...
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