| Bodies removed from Temecula home
Updated at 1:05 p.m. By: The CalifornianSheriff's officials are officially investigating the shooting deaths of two men and three women as a case of multiple murders and then a suicide. The bodies were found at a home at 31089 Iron Circle. The identities of the victims have not been released, however neighbors say the home was being rented to Jeff Blixt, 45. Authorities say that only one of the victims ---- one of the men ---- lived at the home. At this point, investigators are not saying who they believe the fired the shots.Bodies removed from Temecula homeUpdated at: 11:40 a.m. By: The CalifornianTEMECULA ---- Coroner's officials removed the bodies of two men and two women late this morning from a home on Iron Circle, in the wake of a Sunday afternoon shooting rampage that authorities believe was a murder-suicide.When officers arrived at the home late Sunday afternoon, they found four dead bodies and one woman who was still alive.
Bringing glamour to the Gaslamp
Friends and colleagues attribute Robert Todak's success in the hotel business to a killer work ethic, a passion for detail, and a flawless sense of style. But Todak, general manager of downtown San Diego's new Hard Rock Hotel, tells it differently. "I've been really fortunate. I had a lot of good breaks. And it all stems from the day that I went into the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and the Rockette liked me," Todak said, with deadpan delivery. Todak is not only a guy who knows how to tell a good story – more on the Rockette later – he also has plenty of stories to tell. The hotelier honed his trade at the side of hotel czar Ian Schrager, half of the team that created the iconic 1970s New York City nightclub Studio 54 and who later pioneered the concept of the boutique hotel.
Ken Poston's Big Band Showcase: You Had to Be There
So what's it really like, inquiring minds often ask, to be present at one of Ken Poston's exhaustive (not to mention exhausting) big-band extravaganzas? Well, there are perhaps as many answers to the question as there are those who attend these semi-annual auditory marathons. Speaking for myself, by the end of Day 1 of the Poston/L.A. Jazz Institute's Big Band Showcase, held October 4-7 at the Sheraton LAX Four Points hotel, I was merely euphoric. By the end of Day 2a breathtaking non-stop tribute to the great composer / arranger Bill Holman that featured not one, not two, but three performances by Holman's mind-blowing big bandI was starting to pray that I'd be able to paint in mere words a reasonable picture of an event that is essentially indescribable. By the end of Day 3, I'd decided that I couldn't.
Sunday shocker
After they knocked off the Cleveland Browns last weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers looked as if they were in total control of their playoff fate. Some football folk already were looking ahead a few weeks to their showdown with New England as an AFC Championship preview. All those thoughts are so much premature conjecture after yesterday's shocking 19-16 loss to the New York Jets, whose last victory came way back when the Mets still thought they had a chance to win the World Series. The Jets broke their six-game winless streak, riding the toe of kicker Mike Nugent into the winner's circle for the first time since Sept. 23. Nugent booted four field goals, including the overtime winner and another that tied the score with 23 seconds left in regulation. And the Steelers now are left to contemplate their future, after allowing their quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to be sacked a season-high seven times.
Host bucks the YouTube trend, draws cult following
He is like a living, breathing can of Red Bull, this Michael Buckley character. Only he swears he never touches the stuff. And he swears it's not a character. "This is all me. It's me to an extreme, but it's me," Buckley says in his trademark rapid-fire manner, punctuating every few words with a jittery laugh. He wears a blazer and tie over a tattered pair of jeans and sneakers. His gelled hair stands in straight, spiky points. And a geek-chic pair of green Dolce & Gabbana glasses frames his sweet, but smirky, face. Yes, this is all Michael Buckley. And through the far-reaching lens of the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube.com, the Connecticut native has parlayed being his own irreverent, fast-talking, pop-culture-obsessed self into a second -- if entirely accidental -- career.
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