Rock Star Life on a Rock Bottom Budget

I sit at Riptide bar and music venue in the Sunset, kick my feet up and warm my toes by the fire as I watch the main stage at Woodstock being built, the Ramones play in LA, fans go nuts over The Beatles and have a laugh at the "Knowing Me, Knowing You" music video by ABBA, all projected onto a big screen. This place is called "San Francisco's Tahoe by the Sea" by the locals.

It is free hot dog and $2 PBR/Bud night while the bartender plays his favorite clips from the 60's and 70's. I think to myself, more people need to know about warm places (and good people) like this. Enter, Ashlear, my new zine and accompaning blog.

Starting May 18, I will attend a FREE live music event for seven consecutive days and write a review (or, an Ashlear, if you will) for each one. After the weeklong quest, I will publish to my own zine and hand out to anyone who likes free music/free food/new spots in The City.

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Ashlear Motto
Live the Rock and Roll lifestyle on a rock bottom budget.

For the readers:
I want to hear what you think of this idea and what your ears crave to hear. Leave comments on the Ashlear wall and/or reply to my Tweets to let me know!

*A Big Thank You to GoodwillGucci! Your site is an inspiration!*

Surviving unemployment - San Francisco style

As of last Monday, I am looking for work again here in the city. Every day since then I have been slapping the craigslist.org and monster.com racks.

If you are looking for work, like so many of us who have been laid off in this rainstorm of an economic climate, below are some job databases where I have found some awesome job opportunities in California and all over the world!



www.malakye.com
Action Sports Industry Career Opportunities

www.suntrek.com/_us/jobs_trekleader.php
Lead cross-country adventure camping tours for small international groups of travelers

www.bearvalley.com/employment/openings.asp
Train snowboarders in SoCal at Big Bear Mountain

www.coolworks.com
Cool Works® is about finding an outdoorsy job in some of the greatest places on Earth