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Anyone want to go to the Del Mar Theatre and get creeped out with me?

Wikipedia:

Nosferatu is a German Expressionist film by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. Its original German title is Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (”Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror”). The film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was in essence an unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula…

7 pm on Tuesday the 30th. Westi will be introducing the film! And… she says there will be live music!

If you can’t make it to the theater, you can stream or download it.

Update:

Nikkie, Linus, Westi, Mike, Frost, Christina, Amba and i ate at Sitar.

Westi gave a great introduction.

The music was perfect - spooky, but not too distracting from the movie.

Near the end of Act I, the Alum Rock 5.6 earthquake hit. You could see the two-story-high ceiling swaying. The downtown fatalities from the Loma Prieta quake flashed through my mind, but after a few seconds, of course, the shaking stopped. The house lights went on briefly and a quarter to a third of the audience went out to the lobby for a few minutes, but the movie kept going and the musicians kept playing.

When we got a chance, people made phone calls. Amba called Marc and he got a quote from me saying the shaking was scarier than the movie.

It got published in the Sentinel the next day, but the Sentinel has a lousy website - the article is gone now.

A night to remember!

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I ride my bike every day, and I don’t want me or my bike to get smashed by a car or truck driver.

I’ve had many close calls, like any of us who cycle the streets regularly. I’ve had my bike smashed up once; luckily I only got a few scrapes and bruises. And even if we haven’t personally lost anyone, we all know about the tragic accidents that have happened this year.

For a couple of months, I’ve been too scared and angry to write anything about the topic. The fear and anger get reinforced on a regular basis, every time a driver gets way too close. But it so happens that I haven’t had any close calls in a couple of weeks, so I’m calmer than usual.

Following the laws isn’t enough to keep you safe. Big swiftly moving hunks of metal are never going to be safe. But there are things you can do to stay safer.

This is the best article on avoiding car-bike collisions I’ve seen. Go read it. Please. Whether you’re a cyclist or a driver or both.

And if you have any smart advice about Santa Cruz routes and/or trouble spots, please share by commenting below.

Love you all, fellow cyclists - have fun and keep safe!

P.S. If you cycle without a helmet, please get one and wear it regularly. I know someone who is alive today because she had one on when a drunk driver ran a red light and hit her. In broad daylight.

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