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But this suburban city nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains is also known for its robust wine industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact the city is home to California's oldest commercial wine facility -- the Thomas Winery -- which dates back as far as 1839.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11668986\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1182\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-160x99.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-800x493.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-1020x628.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-1200x739.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-1180x726.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-960x591.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-240x148.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-375x231.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-520x320.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A redwood wine tank at the Thomas Winery in Rancho Cucamonga. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And to accompany that wine, the city has birthed an unusual snack food -- addictive to some, repulsive to others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richard Montañez worked as a janitor in Frito-Lay's factory in Rancho Cucamonga. One day, he had an idea to take some plain Cheetos and coat them with chili. He pitched it to company executives, and they loved it. And just like that, Flamin' Hot Cheetos came into existence -- and then became Frito-Lay's top-selling product.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But back to the town's rather exotic-sounding name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where did it originate? We called up Jennifer Dickerson, from the San Bernardino County Museum, who says it dates back to 1200 A.D., when the Kukamongan Native Americans established a settlement in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They were part of the Tongva native peoples,\" Dickerson explains, \"so the name 'Cucamonga' actually derives from these people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The name itself has had various spellings throughout history, but it has always been pronounced the same way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11668592\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-800x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-800x518.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-1020x661.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-1200x777.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-1920x1244.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-1180x764.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-960x622.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-240x155.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-375x243.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-520x337.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grapes and apricots in Rancho Cucamonga. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the 18th century, the Spanish soldier and explorer Gaspar de Portolá incorporated the Cucamonga area into the Spanish mission system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That land [then] belonged to the Mission San Gabriel for cattle grazing,\" Dickerson says. In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11657676/peanut-how-a-postmasters-snack-changed-a-california-towns-name\">Peanut: How a Postmaster's Snack Changed a California Town's Name\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11657676/peanut-how-a-postmasters-snack-changed-a-california-towns-name\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/03/PeanutPostOffice-880x576.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Ten years later, Dickerson says, the missions were secularized and the land that all the missions owned and encompassed was parceled off into what were called \"ranchos.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Rancho Cucamonga was actually one of those ranchos,\" Dickerson explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 1839, Rancho Cucamonga was a sprawling 13,000 acres.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was in a really prime location because not only was it in a good region,\" Dickerson explains, \"but it was also along the old Spanish Trail.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rancho Cucamonga was also on the road that led from Los Angeles to Mission San Gabriel to San Bernardino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's really built up in the last couple of decades,\" Dickerson says. \"It's a wonderful city.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11668594\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-800x619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-800x619.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-160x124.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-1020x790.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-1200x929.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-1920x1487.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-1180x914.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-960x743.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-240x186.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-375x290.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-520x403.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foothill Boulevard (Route 66) in Rancho Cucamonga. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>A lot of us Californians like to hit the open road, explore miles of highway and venture off onto some back roads. Sometimes, we come across towns with some pretty bizarre and surprising names. For this installment in our series “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/series/a-place-called-what\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Place Called What?!\u003c/a>” we head to Rancho Cucamonga in San Bernardino County. Know an unusual place name in California? Tell us about it in the comments below, or send a note to calreport@kqed.org.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many Californians may know Rancho Cucamonga because of its rather exotic-sounding name. But this suburban city nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains is also known for its robust wine industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact the city is home to California's oldest commercial wine facility -- the Thomas Winery -- which dates back as far as 1839.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11668986\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1182\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-160x99.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-800x493.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-1020x628.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-1200x739.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-1180x726.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-960x591.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-240x148.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-375x231.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30975_Resized_A2623-1.1391_Redwood_wine_tank_at_Thomas_Vineyards_on_Foothill_in_Rancho_Cucamonga_old-qut-520x320.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A redwood wine tank at the Thomas Winery in Rancho Cucamonga. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And to accompany that wine, the city has birthed an unusual snack food -- addictive to some, repulsive to others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richard Montañez worked as a janitor in Frito-Lay's factory in Rancho Cucamonga. One day, he had an idea to take some plain Cheetos and coat them with chili. He pitched it to company executives, and they loved it. And just like that, Flamin' Hot Cheetos came into existence -- and then became Frito-Lay's top-selling product.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But back to the town's rather exotic-sounding name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where did it originate? We called up Jennifer Dickerson, from the San Bernardino County Museum, who says it dates back to 1200 A.D., when the Kukamongan Native Americans established a settlement in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They were part of the Tongva native peoples,\" Dickerson explains, \"so the name 'Cucamonga' actually derives from these people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The name itself has had various spellings throughout history, but it has always been pronounced the same way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11668592\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-800x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-800x518.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-1020x661.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-1200x777.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-1920x1244.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-1180x764.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-960x622.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-240x155.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-375x243.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A64-4289.248_Grape_and_Apricots_North_of_4th_Street_Rancho_Cucamonga-520x337.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grapes and apricots in Rancho Cucamonga. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the 18th century, the Spanish soldier and explorer Gaspar de Portolá incorporated the Cucamonga area into the Spanish mission system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That land [then] belonged to the Mission San Gabriel for cattle grazing,\" Dickerson says. In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11657676/peanut-how-a-postmasters-snack-changed-a-california-towns-name\">Peanut: How a Postmaster's Snack Changed a California Town's Name\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11657676/peanut-how-a-postmasters-snack-changed-a-california-towns-name\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/03/PeanutPostOffice-880x576.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Ten years later, Dickerson says, the missions were secularized and the land that all the missions owned and encompassed was parceled off into what were called \"ranchos.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Rancho Cucamonga was actually one of those ranchos,\" Dickerson explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 1839, Rancho Cucamonga was a sprawling 13,000 acres.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was in a really prime location because not only was it in a good region,\" Dickerson explains, \"but it was also along the old Spanish Trail.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rancho Cucamonga was also on the road that led from Los Angeles to Mission San Gabriel to San Bernardino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's really built up in the last couple of decades,\" Dickerson says. \"It's a wonderful city.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11668594\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-800x619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-800x619.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-160x124.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-1020x790.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-1200x929.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-1920x1487.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-1180x914.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-960x743.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-240x186.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-375x290.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Resized_A874-6.854_Foothill_Blvd_Rancho_Cucamonga-520x403.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foothill Boulevard (Route 66) in Rancho Cucamonga. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Cars swerving back and forth, spinning in circles; the sound of tires screeching against concrete; the smell of burnt rubber. The cheers of those standing on the sidelines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo] It’s not NASCAR. It’s not “The Fast and the Furious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the sideshow. And it started in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Curious listener Shirley Yuen moved to Oakland six years ago and has seen sideshows only on the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had to do a Wikipedia search after the news just to see what this is about. Why are people taking their cars out and doing all these crazy stunts?” asks Shirley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now Shirley wants to know …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What’s up with sideshows? Why are they in Oakland? And how did crime become associated with them?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpjIy3rvfX4\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sideshow Beginnings\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The original sideshows were not dangerous or nefarious. They were pop-up parties — part car show, part block party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They first bubbled up in mall parking lots of Deep East Oakland in the 1980s, says Sean Kennedy, a multimedia producer and local hip-hop historian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It seems like it started when hip-hop first got out here,” Kennedy says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I meet him at the entrance to the Foods Co in Foothill Square. It’s so deep into East Oakland it is almost San Leandro. Kennedy says \u003cem>this\u003c/em> is where it all began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a carnival that used to exist right here in Foothill Square, because there was a skating rink right here,” he says. “All the people would come down here to the skating rink and the carnival. They would bring their best cars and just cruise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BiSRaXAnKGt/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy says that what many people think of as a sideshow these days, all doughnuts and destruction, was not the way it began. Back then, “no one did doughnuts or spun their cars.” It was just peacocking, showing off the cars that were the pride and joy of many — mostly male — residents. “That,” Kennedy says, “was the original sideshow of East Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People had cruised around in their souped-up Chevys before, but it was as if the introduction of the new music taught the cars to dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As sideshows spread, Kennedy says, they became a sort of cultural marketplace. People repped parties, hawked homemade fashion lines and shared the latest beats and music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was always firmly rooted in a sense of place, Kennedy says. “It’s in the soil. For some reason the air here in East Oakland breeds that kind of creativity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.09091\">The Sideshow as Cultural Marketplace\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Yakpasua Zazaboi documented sideshows across East Oakland for his documentary series “Sydewayz.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Zazaboi, sideshows were part craft fair, part improv performance, and always a place to catch the cultural zeitgeist. The sideshows, he says, were not just part of Oakland’s unique hyphy culture: They formed the space in which \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/djs_t8MSvfw?t=58\">hyphy\u003c/a> was born.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You would come out and you would really understand what is popular in Oakland,” Zazaboi says. A key part of that was the music. “I think for about three or four years straight, we used to hear this song by a group called 3X Krazy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3x Krazy- Keep It On The Real\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/elVWQn_b1-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was just a baseline and it was so popular and would sound so good on really nice audio systems, it was almost like a sideshow theme,” Zazaboi says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked to name his pick for the theme of the sideshows, Sean Kennedy says there is really only one: Richie Rich’s sideshow song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now that’s a classic when it comes to explaining the sideshow, in the early days,” says Kennedy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can hear the whole sideshow in Richie Rich’s deep and sonorous voice. “In Oakland, California,” he raps, “every Saturday night brothers be riding, straight-laced zeniths, drop-tops, buckets, high performance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Music might have been the lifeblood of the sideshow but, according to Kennedy, the heart pumping that blood was the neighborhood’s deep-rooted car culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Car Culture and the Sideshow\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668427\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11668427\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"A car sitting outside A-1 Spring Service\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-800x800.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-1180x1180.png 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-960x960.png 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-240x240.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-375x375.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-520x520.png 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-150x150.png 150w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM.png 1196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A car sitting outside A-1 Spring Service \u003ccite>(@a1springservice/Instagram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ruben Flores greets a customer whose car he has just modified at A-1 Spring Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was — and still is — the go-to place to bring your car for modifications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores, who went to Castlemont, the neighborhood high school, got the job straight out of school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The owner of the shop, he was losing a man, a mechanic, so he came down to the high school to ask about the auto shop program,” Flores says. He was hired on the spot, and has been here ever since. Now he owns the place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The first day of work became the longest day of work, 38 years later,” Flores says, laughing as he shakes his head. Those years have given him a passenger seat to car culture in Deep East Oakland. He confirms what Sean Kennedy told me — that in the beginning, it wasn’t about souping up cars to go fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was going lower,” Flores says. “Low and slow.” The best way to show off the beauty of your car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores says his shop became known for fixing up cars in a signature style.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What A-1 means, in the car culture, is the stance is higher in the front and lower in the back,” Flores says. “So they have that pointing-towards-the-moon type of look.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakpasua Zazaboi says everyone knew about A-1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was the place to go,” he says. “People would say, I have my car sitting A-1.’ It was because of the name of the shop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over time the sideshows began to change. They went from low and slow to fast and loose, with drivers performing tricks with increasing levels of difficulty and danger. The Oakland Police Department began to take notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668672\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11668672\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z.jpg\" alt=\"Sideshow at the Port of Oakland\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sideshow at the Port of Oakland \u003ccite>(Steve/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Sideshows Run Into the Law\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Everyone has a story about when and how things got out of hand. Zazaboi says it was when guys with cheap cars started doing doughnuts to get attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Kennedy says it was when the new built-for-speed Mustangs came on the market in the 1980s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe it was the death of a young girl during a police chase after a sideshow got busted in the mid-’90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever the exact moment, the crackdown by Oakland police and the city were swift. New laws were introduced that criminalized sideshow spectators, you could be fined, even arrested, for just watching. Then came a 2005 ordinance, which allowed police to permanently confiscate any car directly involved in a sideshow. According to Zazaboi, that made it personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Their car is an extension of their ego,” Zazaboi says of sideshow participants. “You take away their car, you kill their ego, and that is exactly what they did out here in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Kennedy says that response complicated the already tense relationship between police and the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Does that create an animosity to the police?” Kennedy asks. “It becomes a war at that point. And then it becomes a situation where the rebellion is, ‘We’re going to have sideshows anyway.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Kennedy and Zazaboi say that while local politicians criminalized the sideshow, local media demonized it, with story after story of violent, out-of-control youth taking over the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"East Oakland Sideshow Smack - Gun Falls Out\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/FfuzDz9XCxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy admits that bad stuff did go down, and there was by necessity a kind of nomadic, extra-legal element to the sideshows. People brought guns and sold drugs; sometimes fights broke out. And yes, young men acted stupid. But he says all that was just as likely to happen at a Raiders game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy says despite all that, the sideshow did not breed criminal behavior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not about a car show,” he says. “At that point, it’s about arresting black youth in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says the sideshow made it easy to paint East Oakland youth into an already-made stereotype: “Young black kids who don’t have anything to do with their lives, out there playing around in these cars, carrying guns and selling drugs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Auser%3Ad2ga1i8mr0izb1f4mhgc2p7an%3Aplaylist%3A0HccHh51NHruDrhD313Aca\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003ch3>Celebrating the Sideshow\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>What was lost in that narrative, Kennedy says, was the ingenuity of the sideshow: the mechanical skills it took to work on the cars, the driving skills it took to get them moving and dancing, the coordination to plan what are in essence the Bay Area’s first pop-up events. Long before pop-up events was even a term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy acknowledges his perspective has changed with age. Now that he has a few years on him, he is a little more weary of making cars spin like whirling dervishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As much as I love sideshows,” he says, “it’s a dangerous culture when it comes to spinning around a half-a-ton vehicle with no barriers and people standing there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is why Kennedy, among others, supported a push to legalize sideshows that gained some ground in the late 2000s. The suggestion was to bring sideshows out of the shadows and turn them into neighborhood street parties. They could even make money, proponents argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But opponents, like City Councilman Larry Reid, who represents Deep East Oakland, countered that it was folly for the city to sanction an illegal activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reid says the sideshows slowed down for a bit, but they seem to have picked up once again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you ask Yakpasua Zazaboi, he will say what is happening now is not even a real sideshow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I break it down like this now,” Zazaboi says. “This is how you know it’s a sideshow. If there are clean cars and women out there, you might have a sideshow. If it’s a bunch of buckets and a whole bunch of dudes clowning around looking at each other — you do not have sideshow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The definition of just what makes a sideshow is constantly in flux. Every generation has its own version, just like every sideshow has people who say it is either a criminal act or a space for the creation of culture. Maybe, just maybe, there is a little bit of both, hanging out at the sideshow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Cars swerving back and forth, spinning in circles; the sound of tires screeching against concrete; the smell of burnt rubber. The cheers of those standing on the sidelines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp> It’s not NASCAR. It’s not “The Fast and the Furious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the sideshow. And it started in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Curious listener Shirley Yuen moved to Oakland six years ago and has seen sideshows only on the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had to do a Wikipedia search after the news just to see what this is about. Why are people taking their cars out and doing all these crazy stunts?” asks Shirley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Kennedy says that what many people think of as a sideshow these days, all doughnuts and destruction, was not the way it began. Back then, “no one did doughnuts or spun their cars.” It was just peacocking, showing off the cars that were the pride and joy of many — mostly male — residents. “That,” Kennedy says, “was the original sideshow of East Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People had cruised around in their souped-up Chevys before, but it was as if the introduction of the new music taught the cars to dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As sideshows spread, Kennedy says, they became a sort of cultural marketplace. People repped parties, hawked homemade fashion lines and shared the latest beats and music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was always firmly rooted in a sense of place, Kennedy says. “It’s in the soil. For some reason the air here in East Oakland breeds that kind of creativity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 1.09091\">The Sideshow as Cultural Marketplace\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Yakpasua Zazaboi documented sideshows across East Oakland for his documentary series “Sydewayz.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Zazaboi, sideshows were part craft fair, part improv performance, and always a place to catch the cultural zeitgeist. The sideshows, he says, were not just part of Oakland’s unique hyphy culture: They formed the space in which \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/djs_t8MSvfw?t=58\">hyphy\u003c/a> was born.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You would come out and you would really understand what is popular in Oakland,” Zazaboi says. A key part of that was the music. “I think for about three or four years straight, we used to hear this song by a group called 3X Krazy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3x Krazy- Keep It On The Real\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/elVWQn_b1-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was just a baseline and it was so popular and would sound so good on really nice audio systems, it was almost like a sideshow theme,” Zazaboi says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked to name his pick for the theme of the sideshows, Sean Kennedy says there is really only one: Richie Rich’s sideshow song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now that’s a classic when it comes to explaining the sideshow, in the early days,” says Kennedy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can hear the whole sideshow in Richie Rich’s deep and sonorous voice. “In Oakland, California,” he raps, “every Saturday night brothers be riding, straight-laced zeniths, drop-tops, buckets, high performance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Music might have been the lifeblood of the sideshow but, according to Kennedy, the heart pumping that blood was the neighborhood’s deep-rooted car culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Car Culture and the Sideshow\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668427\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11668427\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"A car sitting outside A-1 Spring Service\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-800x800.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-1180x1180.png 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-960x960.png 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-240x240.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-375x375.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-520x520.png 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM-150x150.png 150w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-15-at-12.23.57-PM.png 1196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A car sitting outside A-1 Spring Service \u003ccite>(@a1springservice/Instagram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ruben Flores greets a customer whose car he has just modified at A-1 Spring Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was — and still is — the go-to place to bring your car for modifications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores, who went to Castlemont, the neighborhood high school, got the job straight out of school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The owner of the shop, he was losing a man, a mechanic, so he came down to the high school to ask about the auto shop program,” Flores says. He was hired on the spot, and has been here ever since. Now he owns the place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The first day of work became the longest day of work, 38 years later,” Flores says, laughing as he shakes his head. Those years have given him a passenger seat to car culture in Deep East Oakland. He confirms what Sean Kennedy told me — that in the beginning, it wasn’t about souping up cars to go fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was going lower,” Flores says. “Low and slow.” The best way to show off the beauty of your car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores says his shop became known for fixing up cars in a signature style.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What A-1 means, in the car culture, is the stance is higher in the front and lower in the back,” Flores says. “So they have that pointing-towards-the-moon type of look.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakpasua Zazaboi says everyone knew about A-1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was the place to go,” he says. “People would say, I have my car sitting A-1.’ It was because of the name of the shop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over time the sideshows began to change. They went from low and slow to fast and loose, with drivers performing tricks with increasing levels of difficulty and danger. The Oakland Police Department began to take notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11668672\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11668672\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z.jpg\" alt=\"Sideshow at the Port of Oakland\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/8137508395_3324bca931_z-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sideshow at the Port of Oakland \u003ccite>(Steve/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Sideshows Run Into the Law\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Everyone has a story about when and how things got out of hand. Zazaboi says it was when guys with cheap cars started doing doughnuts to get attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Kennedy says it was when the new built-for-speed Mustangs came on the market in the 1980s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe it was the death of a young girl during a police chase after a sideshow got busted in the mid-’90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever the exact moment, the crackdown by Oakland police and the city were swift. New laws were introduced that criminalized sideshow spectators, you could be fined, even arrested, for just watching. Then came a 2005 ordinance, which allowed police to permanently confiscate any car directly involved in a sideshow. According to Zazaboi, that made it personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Their car is an extension of their ego,” Zazaboi says of sideshow participants. “You take away their car, you kill their ego, and that is exactly what they did out here in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Kennedy says that response complicated the already tense relationship between police and the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Does that create an animosity to the police?” Kennedy asks. “It becomes a war at that point. And then it becomes a situation where the rebellion is, ‘We’re going to have sideshows anyway.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Kennedy and Zazaboi say that while local politicians criminalized the sideshow, local media demonized it, with story after story of violent, out-of-control youth taking over the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"East Oakland Sideshow Smack - Gun Falls Out\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/FfuzDz9XCxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy admits that bad stuff did go down, and there was by necessity a kind of nomadic, extra-legal element to the sideshows. People brought guns and sold drugs; sometimes fights broke out. And yes, young men acted stupid. But he says all that was just as likely to happen at a Raiders game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy says despite all that, the sideshow did not breed criminal behavior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not about a car show,” he says. “At that point, it’s about arresting black youth in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says the sideshow made it easy to paint East Oakland youth into an already-made stereotype: “Young black kids who don’t have anything to do with their lives, out there playing around in these cars, carrying guns and selling drugs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Auser%3Ad2ga1i8mr0izb1f4mhgc2p7an%3Aplaylist%3A0HccHh51NHruDrhD313Aca\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003ch3>Celebrating the Sideshow\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>What was lost in that narrative, Kennedy says, was the ingenuity of the sideshow: the mechanical skills it took to work on the cars, the driving skills it took to get them moving and dancing, the coordination to plan what are in essence the Bay Area’s first pop-up events. Long before pop-up events was even a term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy acknowledges his perspective has changed with age. Now that he has a few years on him, he is a little more weary of making cars spin like whirling dervishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As much as I love sideshows,” he says, “it’s a dangerous culture when it comes to spinning around a half-a-ton vehicle with no barriers and people standing there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is why Kennedy, among others, supported a push to legalize sideshows that gained some ground in the late 2000s. The suggestion was to bring sideshows out of the shadows and turn them into neighborhood street parties. They could even make money, proponents argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But opponents, like City Councilman Larry Reid, who represents Deep East Oakland, countered that it was folly for the city to sanction an illegal activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reid says the sideshows slowed down for a bit, but they seem to have picked up once again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you ask Yakpasua Zazaboi, he will say what is happening now is not even a real sideshow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I break it down like this now,” Zazaboi says. “This is how you know it’s a sideshow. If there are clean cars and women out there, you might have a sideshow. If it’s a bunch of buckets and a whole bunch of dudes clowning around looking at each other — you do not have sideshow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The definition of just what makes a sideshow is constantly in flux. Every generation has its own version, just like every sideshow has people who say it is either a criminal act or a space for the creation of culture. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Some people hate Mother’s Day because of the way it sentimentalizes moms, or makes women who’ve never been mothers feel somehow less-than. Bay Area writer Anne Lamott famously ranted against the holiday in an \u003ca href=\"https://www.salon.com/2010/05/08/hate_mothers_day_anne_lamott/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">essay for Salon:\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cem> My main gripe about Mother’s Day is that it feels incomplete and imprecise. The main thing that ever helped mothers was other people mothering them; a chain of mothering that keeps the whole shebang afloat.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>What about the stepmoms and godmothers? What about the cool aunties, grandmas and other strong women who help raise kids?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Bay Area singer-songwriter and guitarist \u003ca href=\"https://www.megankeely.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Keely\u003c/a> pays tribute to them in her soon-to-be released album, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/bloom\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Bloom\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which focuses on strong, empowered women.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Keely talked with Sasha Khokha, host of The California Report Magazine, and gave her a sneak peek of a song that’s particularly fitting for Mother’s Day.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667784\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 343px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11667784\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-800x629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-800x629.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-160x126.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-1020x802.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-1200x944.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-1180x928.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-960x755.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-240x189.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-375x295.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30909_Marcia-IMG_0093-qut-520x409.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer-songwriter Megan Keely with her grandmother, Marcia Montgomery Turner Keely. \u003ccite>(Bert Keely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s the song ‘Marcia Montgomery’ about?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[Marcia] was my grandmother on my dad’s side. And she was a Navy wife. Her husband was a naval aviator and was away a lot. My grandmother was raising my dad and his two sisters. She learned how to fix everything around the house. She was so clever and crafty and practical and smart. She just took matters in her own hands. She could figure anything out. So, when she passed away on my 30th birthday a couple of years ago, I was grieving, but still looking to her for guidance each time I was facing any puzzles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1421px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11667813\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1421\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut.jpg 1421w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-800x563.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-1020x718.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-1200x844.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-1180x830.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-960x676.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-240x169.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-375x264.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-520x366.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1421px) 100vw, 1421px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Megan Keely, her grandmother Marcia Montgomery Turner Keely, and brother Brandon Keely (who co-produced the song and plays guitar). \u003ccite>(Pete Lee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you think she taught you about being a strong woman?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So much. On a tangible level, she taught me how to fix a running toilet. She taught me that you don’t need to look to somebody else to figure it out for you or fix it for you. You have that strength within and you can look within in order to really listen to yourself and find the right answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667649\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer-songwriter Megan Keely’s new album “Bloom” features songs about empowered women and immigrant families. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Dandan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a particular lyric in “Marcia Montgomery” that means a lot to you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the verses says, “I’m trying to learn from all my own mistakes, growing and giving, learning and living, solid as wood.” That just sticks in my mind as an overall feeling that I felt around her. The sturdiness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marcia Montgomery, by Megan Keely\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n What do you think of the choices I’ve made this year \u003cbr>\n Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n You always knew how to say it straight, how to keep it clear \u003cbr>\n I’m trying to use my mind and my hands the way you always could \u003cbr>\n Clever fixes and practical decisions, honest and good \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> Are you still proud of me, are you still proud of me \u003cbr>\n Am I getting it right, am I living my life how I outta be \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> Oh Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n There was a time when I thought you’d meet the children I’ll bear \u003cbr>\n But Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n Now they will learn your ways through stories and jewelry I’ll wear \u003cbr>\n I’m trying to learn from all my mistakes the way I know I should \u003cbr>\n Growing and giving, learning and living, solid as wood \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> Are you still proud of me, are you still proud of me \u003cbr>\n Am I getting it right am I living my life how I outta be \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> Oh Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n You always knew how to say it straight, how to keep it clear\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667783\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667783\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer-songwriter Megan Keely’s latest album features songs about strong women, inspired by her two grandmothers and her mom. Left to right: grandmother Marcia Montgomery Marcia Montgomery Turner Keely, grandmother “Lola” Anita Saflor Enriquez and mom Cynthia Keely. \u003ccite>(Bert Keely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did you learn things from your grandma that are different from what you learned from your mom?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was very lucky to have both of them very close by and playing integral roles in my life. They tag-teamed and supplemented each other so well, but were so different. On a physical level, my hands look more like my grandma’s hands. My mom has these long beautiful slender fingers and these long nails. I got my grandma’s hands, which are meaty and wide, and that’s a big part of, I think, why I was able to pick up guitar quickly. It’s probably why I became a landscape architect as well, because I love to work with the dirt and work with my hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snm2-YbtsNo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Another song on this album, “Define American,” was inspired by your mom, right?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeah, my mom was born in the Philippines and her family brought her over to Alameda when she was three-years-old. My Lolo, my grandfather, got a job working for the U.S. military. My Lolo and Lola (grandmother) saw that as the ultimate opportunity to provide a path for education and opportunity for their kids and their entire family. I feel lucky that they took that risk and that there was a path to citizenship for them at the time. Our whole family benefited and grew from that. My mom has dedicated really her life’s work towards helping immigrant students, many of whom are undocumented Dreamers. It just felt like a no-brainer to me that so many of these young people should not be turned away or sent away. It just felt like I needed to do something and that my music could lend a voice. Without a doubt, my advocacy for Dreamers was affected by my mom’s work and her values.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[Marcia] was my grandmother on my dad’s side. And she was a Navy wife. Her husband was a naval aviator and was away a lot. My grandmother was raising my dad and his two sisters. She learned how to fix everything around the house. She was so clever and crafty and practical and smart. She just took matters in her own hands. She could figure anything out. So, when she passed away on my 30th birthday a couple of years ago, I was grieving, but still looking to her for guidance each time I was facing any puzzles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1421px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11667813\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1421\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut.jpg 1421w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-800x563.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-1020x718.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-1200x844.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-1180x830.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-960x676.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-240x169.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-375x264.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30910_keelys-2765-qut-520x366.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1421px) 100vw, 1421px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Megan Keely, her grandmother Marcia Montgomery Turner Keely, and brother Brandon Keely (who co-produced the song and plays guitar). \u003ccite>(Pete Lee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you think she taught you about being a strong woman?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So much. On a tangible level, she taught me how to fix a running toilet. She taught me that you don’t need to look to somebody else to figure it out for you or fix it for you. You have that strength within and you can look within in order to really listen to yourself and find the right answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667649\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30906_megan-keely-by-stephanie-dandan-04-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer-songwriter Megan Keely’s new album “Bloom” features songs about empowered women and immigrant families. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Dandan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a particular lyric in “Marcia Montgomery” that means a lot to you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the verses says, “I’m trying to learn from all my own mistakes, growing and giving, learning and living, solid as wood.” That just sticks in my mind as an overall feeling that I felt around her. The sturdiness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marcia Montgomery, by Megan Keely\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n What do you think of the choices I’ve made this year \u003cbr>\n Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n You always knew how to say it straight, how to keep it clear \u003cbr>\n I’m trying to use my mind and my hands the way you always could \u003cbr>\n Clever fixes and practical decisions, honest and good \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> Are you still proud of me, are you still proud of me \u003cbr>\n Am I getting it right, am I living my life how I outta be \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> Oh Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n There was a time when I thought you’d meet the children I’ll bear \u003cbr>\n But Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n Now they will learn your ways through stories and jewelry I’ll wear \u003cbr>\n I’m trying to learn from all my mistakes the way I know I should \u003cbr>\n Growing and giving, learning and living, solid as wood \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> Are you still proud of me, are you still proud of me \u003cbr>\n Am I getting it right am I living my life how I outta be \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> Oh Marcia Montgomery \u003cbr>\n You always knew how to say it straight, how to keep it clear\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667783\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667783\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30908_Marcia-IMG_0092-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer-songwriter Megan Keely’s latest album features songs about strong women, inspired by her two grandmothers and her mom. Left to right: grandmother Marcia Montgomery Marcia Montgomery Turner Keely, grandmother “Lola” Anita Saflor Enriquez and mom Cynthia Keely. \u003ccite>(Bert Keely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did you learn things from your grandma that are different from what you learned from your mom?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was very lucky to have both of them very close by and playing integral roles in my life. They tag-teamed and supplemented each other so well, but were so different. On a physical level, my hands look more like my grandma’s hands. My mom has these long beautiful slender fingers and these long nails. I got my grandma’s hands, which are meaty and wide, and that’s a big part of, I think, why I was able to pick up guitar quickly. It’s probably why I became a landscape architect as well, because I love to work with the dirt and work with my hands.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Snm2-YbtsNo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Snm2-YbtsNo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Another song on this album, “Define American,” was inspired by your mom, right?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeah, my mom was born in the Philippines and her family brought her over to Alameda when she was three-years-old. My Lolo, my grandfather, got a job working for the U.S. military. My Lolo and Lola (grandmother) saw that as the ultimate opportunity to provide a path for education and opportunity for their kids and their entire family. I feel lucky that they took that risk and that there was a path to citizenship for them at the time. Our whole family benefited and grew from that. My mom has dedicated really her life’s work towards helping immigrant students, many of whom are undocumented Dreamers. It just felt like a no-brainer to me that so many of these young people should not be turned away or sent away. It just felt like I needed to do something and that my music could lend a voice. Without a doubt, my advocacy for Dreamers was affected by my mom’s work and her values.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This post contains sexual imagery.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a high-rise apartment in the heart of Los Angeles, a naked man is on his knees. A clothed woman towers above him. The man does not have a name. He has given her good money not to have a name. The woman has a name, but the man calls her only “Goddess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But we’re jumping ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a family story — even if you might not think it’s a family-friendly story — about a single mom, her mother and her son. It’s a story about navigating conflicting belief systems to build a better life for your family. It’s about finding the right career, even if it doesn’t sit well with everyone around you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before she was a goddess, her name was simply Grace Marie. (We’re not using her last name, or the last names of her family members in this story, to protect their privacy.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For 10 years, she had a very fulfilling career as a special education preschool teacher. She was 20 when she started that job; her son was 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Grace got pregnant in high school, her mother was adamant that her daughter keep the baby. Together they raised James, who’s 19 now and very close to his mom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She’s one of the best moms I know,” says James. “She was always there for me when I needed her. And she encouraged me, in an age where a lot of my friends’ mothers spent most of their time discouraging their kids.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grace was a special education teacher until James was 12 years old. All three of them were living together. Then, Grace made a career change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667962\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667962\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-800x1055.jpg\" alt=\"Grace, posing in the doorway of her bathroom, dressed for a patron who she was meeting later that day. Her mother and son did not want to be photographed for this story.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1055\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-800x1055.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-160x211.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-1020x1345.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-910x1200.jpg 910w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-1180x1556.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-960x1266.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-240x316.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-375x494.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-520x685.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace, posing in the doorway of her bathroom, dressed for a patron who she was meeting later that day. Her mother and son did not want to be photographed for this story. \u003ccite>(Bradley Bermont/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Let’s keep it very real,” she says. “I had a mountain of medical bills I was concerned with paying. And you know, the school district was great, but they didn’t make me rich.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, Grace was in an on-again, off-again relationship with a kinky video artist who liked to lick boots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That got me curious, because I was like, ‘Oh there are different ways to fuck,’ ” she says. And that curiosity led her to an unfamiliar corner of a very familiar website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were people on Craigslist offering 250 ‘roses’ for foot worship,” she explains. Craigslist recently removed their personals section, but when Grace first changed careers, that’s where she found most of her clients, including a man who lived nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I drove to his house in my little Prius — my little mom mobile — and then I got out and clip-clopped inside with my heels and shoved my foot down his throat,” she says, laughing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was given $300 as a “tribute,” she says, making it very clear that this wasn’t a payment of any kind. In that moment, she became a dominatrix and took the title: Goddess Grace Marie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Grace says, “People come to me for anything you can possibly think of. I’ve done scenes that are very light and innocent, like tickle torture scenes, adult baby scenes — anything from that, ranging to more hardcore scenes where there’s pain involved. Maybe sometimes there might be blood or feces involved. Some scenes can get to be really hardcore, but you know — that’s just who you’re talking to because what’s hardcore to one person is BDSM-lite to another.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(BDSM is an overlapping abbreviation that refers to a group of fetishes: bondage and discipline; dominance and submission; sadism and masochism. It is often used as an umbrella term for any kind of fetish or kink.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no traditional sex involved, but it’s most certainly sex work. And Grace loved it from the start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The first time you get $300 for an hour’s worth of work, when you’ve been working a $20 per hour job here in L.A., it’s kind of a rush, you know?” says Grace. “Suddenly you’re like, ‘Oh my God, finally they’re paying me what I’m worth. I’m obviously a goddess. This is it, I’ve arrived.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667974\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667974\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-800x838.jpg\" alt=\"Grace Marie is a mom, and a daughter, and has to navigate both of those relationships after choosing to become a dominatrix in Los Angeles.\" width=\"800\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-800x838.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-160x168.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-1020x1068.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-1146x1200.jpg 1146w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-1180x1236.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-960x1006.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-240x251.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-375x393.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-520x545.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace Marie is a mom, and a daughter, and has to navigate both of those relationships after choosing to become a dominatrix in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Grace Marie)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Mom’s Initial Reaction\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>But if Grace felt like she had arrived, Pat — her mother — felt like she needed deliverance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I felt sad, and I felt mad. And I felt embarrassed. And I felt shame,” Pat says. “That’s how I felt. All those things at once.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And James? He didn’t know. He knew his mom quit her job as a teacher, but he didn’t know what she was doing for a living until two years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grace says he found one of her floggers, a type of short whip with a bunch of tails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He asked me why I had it. And I said the same thing I said to him when he asked me if Santa Claus was real when he was 4: ‘Do you want a story, or do you want the truth?’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667964\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667964\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-800x980.jpg\" alt=\"Grace’s whip and collection of floggers. They range from supple deer skin to brutally tough bull hide.\" width=\"800\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-800x980.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-160x196.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-1020x1250.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-979x1200.jpg 979w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-1180x1446.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-960x1177.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-240x294.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-375x460.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-520x637.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace’s whip and collection of floggers. They range from supple deerskin to brutally tough bullhide. \u003ccite>(Bradley Bermont/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>James says, the truth was, it didn’t bother him. Grace explained to him that there were certain people who wanted certain sensations and she was a person who could help them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The discovery and ensuing explanation was a non-event for James. He hardly remembers the moment, but said it didn’t affect their relationship at all. She continued to be a great mom throughout everything, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Pat felt differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After two years of tolerating Grace’s new career, Pat kicked her out of the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was non-negotiable,” Grace says. “’You have to go,’” she recalls her mother saying. “’If you’re choosing this, you’re out of here.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pat simply didn’t get it. She was raised in the Midwest with a devout Catholic family, including an uncle who was a priest. She didn’t understand what would drive her daughter to do this, though she thought about it a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I thought about emotional detachment, I thought about revenge against men in general,” she says. “I thought about control — always being in control, always being on the giving end of the pain instead of the receiving end.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why BDSM Work Is Healing for Grace — and Her Clients\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Pat raised Grace as a single mom while working in management for a school district. Her budget was tight, and she put in long hours. Grace spent a lot of time with babysitters. Two of those babysitters molested Grace. The first incident happened when she was only 6 years old. Both molesters were teenage male babysitters. Neither were ever reported to the authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grace recalls an incident when she was 9: “He told me that he was my boyfriend, but that we couldn’t tell anybody because the world is what it is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The physical things we were doing didn’t bother me. It didn’t go too far,” she says, noting that it was emotional abuse that took a toll on her, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And then that sort of shaped my worldview on what love is,” Grace said. She said she continued to have abusive relationships into adulthood, which she blames on the abuse she suffered as a child.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘I didn’t think it was going to be this deep, therapeutic experience, but that’s what it really became.’\u003ccite>Anonymous client of Grace’s\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“That mindfuck imprint was left on me. So I need to find a container for that,” she said. “It can live in the BDSM world if it’s done well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not every abuse survivor will go on to become a dominatrix. But for Grace, it makes her feel safe around men again. It helps her feel in control. It makes her feel like someone is there to take care of her. Someone who worships her, like a goddess.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When a patron shows up on the first of the month with a stack of cash to show me that they want me to be safe with a roof over my head, and with food in my fridge, and with everything I need for the month — that helps,” Grace said. “That helps restore faith in human beings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s not just Grace who’s helped by her work. One of her patrons, who asked not to be named and refused to have his voice taped for this story, said Grace helped him build a closer relationship with his sons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t think it was going to be this deep, therapeutic experience, but that’s what it really became,” the client says. He’s been seeing Grace for the past two years, starting when his wife of 30 years left him unexpectedly.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13827641/the-hustle-an-artist-and-sex-worker-taking-charge-of-her-business\">The Hustle: An Artist and Sex Worker Taking Charge of Her Business\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13827641/the-hustle-an-artist-and-sex-worker-taking-charge-of-her-business\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/KQED_Arabelle_Raphael_3_COVER-1038x576.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“[Grace] allowed me to find a vulnerability in myself that I avoided at all costs, in every aspect of my life, which made me really closed off and isolated,” he say. This vulnerability helped him become more emotionally available. He said that he thought it could have improved his marriage if he had done this earlier. That’s why he’s comfortable calling her “goddess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And what about Pat, Grace’s mom?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took me awhile to come to the fact that this wasn’t about me or what I was feeling. This was about Grace,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My love for Grace goes above any of the other emotions that I described. I will do whatever it takes to help Grace be the best person she can be,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding a fulfilling career is hard for anyone. But getting your Catholic mom to accept you as a dominatrix? Grace and Pat found a way to make it work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just this week, Grace moved back into Pat’s house. Together they built a family for James where he can be supported by not just one mom, but two — even if it took them awhile to get there.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before she was a goddess, her name was simply Grace Marie. (We’re not using her last name, or the last names of her family members in this story, to protect their privacy.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For 10 years, she had a very fulfilling career as a special education preschool teacher. She was 20 when she started that job; her son was 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Grace got pregnant in high school, her mother was adamant that her daughter keep the baby. Together they raised James, who’s 19 now and very close to his mom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She’s one of the best moms I know,” says James. “She was always there for me when I needed her. And she encouraged me, in an age where a lot of my friends’ mothers spent most of their time discouraging their kids.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grace was a special education teacher until James was 12 years old. All three of them were living together. Then, Grace made a career change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667962\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667962\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-800x1055.jpg\" alt=\"Grace, posing in the doorway of her bathroom, dressed for a patron who she was meeting later that day. Her mother and son did not want to be photographed for this story.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1055\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-800x1055.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-160x211.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-1020x1345.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-910x1200.jpg 910w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-1180x1556.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-960x1266.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-240x316.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-375x494.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GraceDoorway-520x685.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace, posing in the doorway of her bathroom, dressed for a patron who she was meeting later that day. Her mother and son did not want to be photographed for this story. \u003ccite>(Bradley Bermont/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Let’s keep it very real,” she says. “I had a mountain of medical bills I was concerned with paying. And you know, the school district was great, but they didn’t make me rich.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, Grace was in an on-again, off-again relationship with a kinky video artist who liked to lick boots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That got me curious, because I was like, ‘Oh there are different ways to fuck,’ ” she says. And that curiosity led her to an unfamiliar corner of a very familiar website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were people on Craigslist offering 250 ‘roses’ for foot worship,” she explains. Craigslist recently removed their personals section, but when Grace first changed careers, that’s where she found most of her clients, including a man who lived nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I drove to his house in my little Prius — my little mom mobile — and then I got out and clip-clopped inside with my heels and shoved my foot down his throat,” she says, laughing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was given $300 as a “tribute,” she says, making it very clear that this wasn’t a payment of any kind. In that moment, she became a dominatrix and took the title: Goddess Grace Marie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Grace says, “People come to me for anything you can possibly think of. I’ve done scenes that are very light and innocent, like tickle torture scenes, adult baby scenes — anything from that, ranging to more hardcore scenes where there’s pain involved. Maybe sometimes there might be blood or feces involved. Some scenes can get to be really hardcore, but you know — that’s just who you’re talking to because what’s hardcore to one person is BDSM-lite to another.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(BDSM is an overlapping abbreviation that refers to a group of fetishes: bondage and discipline; dominance and submission; sadism and masochism. It is often used as an umbrella term for any kind of fetish or kink.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no traditional sex involved, but it’s most certainly sex work. And Grace loved it from the start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The first time you get $300 for an hour’s worth of work, when you’ve been working a $20 per hour job here in L.A., it’s kind of a rush, you know?” says Grace. “Suddenly you’re like, ‘Oh my God, finally they’re paying me what I’m worth. I’m obviously a goddess. This is it, I’ve arrived.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667974\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667974\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-800x838.jpg\" alt=\"Grace Marie is a mom, and a daughter, and has to navigate both of those relationships after choosing to become a dominatrix in Los Angeles.\" width=\"800\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-800x838.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-160x168.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-1020x1068.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-1146x1200.jpg 1146w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-1180x1236.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-960x1006.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-240x251.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-375x393.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GracePink-520x545.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace Marie is a mom, and a daughter, and has to navigate both of those relationships after choosing to become a dominatrix in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Grace Marie)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Mom’s Initial Reaction\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>But if Grace felt like she had arrived, Pat — her mother — felt like she needed deliverance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I felt sad, and I felt mad. And I felt embarrassed. And I felt shame,” Pat says. “That’s how I felt. All those things at once.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And James? He didn’t know. He knew his mom quit her job as a teacher, but he didn’t know what she was doing for a living until two years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grace says he found one of her floggers, a type of short whip with a bunch of tails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He asked me why I had it. And I said the same thing I said to him when he asked me if Santa Claus was real when he was 4: ‘Do you want a story, or do you want the truth?’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667964\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11667964\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-800x980.jpg\" alt=\"Grace’s whip and collection of floggers. They range from supple deer skin to brutally tough bull hide.\" width=\"800\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-800x980.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-160x196.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-1020x1250.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-979x1200.jpg 979w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-1180x1446.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-960x1177.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-240x294.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-375x460.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ToolsOfTrade-520x637.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace’s whip and collection of floggers. They range from supple deerskin to brutally tough bullhide. \u003ccite>(Bradley Bermont/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>James says, the truth was, it didn’t bother him. Grace explained to him that there were certain people who wanted certain sensations and she was a person who could help them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The discovery and ensuing explanation was a non-event for James. He hardly remembers the moment, but said it didn’t affect their relationship at all. She continued to be a great mom throughout everything, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Pat felt differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After two years of tolerating Grace’s new career, Pat kicked her out of the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was non-negotiable,” Grace says. “’You have to go,’” she recalls her mother saying. “’If you’re choosing this, you’re out of here.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pat simply didn’t get it. She was raised in the Midwest with a devout Catholic family, including an uncle who was a priest. She didn’t understand what would drive her daughter to do this, though she thought about it a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I thought about emotional detachment, I thought about revenge against men in general,” she says. “I thought about control — always being in control, always being on the giving end of the pain instead of the receiving end.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why BDSM Work Is Healing for Grace — and Her Clients\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Pat raised Grace as a single mom while working in management for a school district. Her budget was tight, and she put in long hours. Grace spent a lot of time with babysitters. Two of those babysitters molested Grace. The first incident happened when she was only 6 years old. Both molesters were teenage male babysitters. Neither were ever reported to the authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grace recalls an incident when she was 9: “He told me that he was my boyfriend, but that we couldn’t tell anybody because the world is what it is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The physical things we were doing didn’t bother me. It didn’t go too far,” she says, noting that it was emotional abuse that took a toll on her, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And then that sort of shaped my worldview on what love is,” Grace said. She said she continued to have abusive relationships into adulthood, which she blames on the abuse she suffered as a child.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘I didn’t think it was going to be this deep, therapeutic experience, but that’s what it really became.’\u003ccite>Anonymous client of Grace’s\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“That mindfuck imprint was left on me. So I need to find a container for that,” she said. “It can live in the BDSM world if it’s done well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not every abuse survivor will go on to become a dominatrix. But for Grace, it makes her feel safe around men again. It helps her feel in control. It makes her feel like someone is there to take care of her. Someone who worships her, like a goddess.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When a patron shows up on the first of the month with a stack of cash to show me that they want me to be safe with a roof over my head, and with food in my fridge, and with everything I need for the month — that helps,” Grace said. “That helps restore faith in human beings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s not just Grace who’s helped by her work. One of her patrons, who asked not to be named and refused to have his voice taped for this story, said Grace helped him build a closer relationship with his sons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t think it was going to be this deep, therapeutic experience, but that’s what it really became,” the client says. He’s been seeing Grace for the past two years, starting when his wife of 30 years left him unexpectedly.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13827641/the-hustle-an-artist-and-sex-worker-taking-charge-of-her-business\">The Hustle: An Artist and Sex Worker Taking Charge of Her Business\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13827641/the-hustle-an-artist-and-sex-worker-taking-charge-of-her-business\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/KQED_Arabelle_Raphael_3_COVER-1038x576.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“[Grace] allowed me to find a vulnerability in myself that I avoided at all costs, in every aspect of my life, which made me really closed off and isolated,” he say. This vulnerability helped him become more emotionally available. He said that he thought it could have improved his marriage if he had done this earlier. That’s why he’s comfortable calling her “goddess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And what about Pat, Grace’s mom?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took me awhile to come to the fact that this wasn’t about me or what I was feeling. This was about Grace,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My love for Grace goes above any of the other emotions that I described. I will do whatever it takes to help Grace be the best person she can be,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding a fulfilling career is hard for anyone. But getting your Catholic mom to accept you as a dominatrix? Grace and Pat found a way to make it work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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The machines can be adjusted to apply the appropriate pressure to mint every coin denomination. A penny needs 54 metric tons of pressure, whereas larger coins can require up to 110 metric tons of pressure. Each coin is stamped one at a time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Packaging\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>A series of 13 robotic arms and eyes inspect and package the coins. Human hands will not mar the gloss of these perfect coins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coin collectors, also known as numismatists, can purchase the coins on the U.S. Mint website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery ids=\"11667433,11667431,11667435,11667432,11667436,11667439,11667481\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Moving On Up\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The big gray building on Market St. was not always the location of the San Francisco Mint. It’s actually the third location. The first building, called the Branch Mint, opened in 1854 in response to the California Gold Rush. 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"content": "\u003cp>Sunday was the fourth annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/245532322657725/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucha Libre Taco-con\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Foodies and wrestling lovers came together to watch men in bear costumes, Amish garb and luchador masks take each other down in the ring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lucha libre\u003c/em> is the term used to describe Mexican professional wrestling, which features fighters -- or \u003cem>luchadores\u003c/em> -- competing in colorful costumes and masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No punches actually landed on Sunday, and most fights were of the verbal kind, but that didn't stop the audience from getting invested. At one point the sold-out crowd launched into a chant of, \"This is real! 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His wife says he's been fighting since he was 18. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luchador “Rockero del Diablo” carries his championship belts from previous fights. His wife says he's been fighting since he was 18. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11666805 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt='Traveling team \"TMD\" (Joey Gaytan) and \"Moonshine Rex Calhoun\" (Jeremy Martin) suiting up before their fight. The duo travels together, fights together and used to live together.' width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traveling team \"TMD\" (Joey Gaytan) and \"Moonshine Rex Calhoun\" (Jeremy Martin) suiting up before their fight. The duo travels together, fights together and used to live together. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666832\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666832\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-800x1158.jpg\" alt=\"Rex Calhoun (Jeremy Martin) gets stuck in the corner without his partner TMD (Joey Gaytan). The duo turned the fight around and ended up winning.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-800x1158.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-160x232.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-1020x1476.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-829x1200.jpg 829w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-960x1389.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-240x347.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-375x543.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-520x753.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rex Calhoun (Jeremy Martin) gets stuck in the corner without his partner TMD (Joey Gaytan). The duo turned the fight around and ended up winning. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11666804 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Martinez of Concord brought her two daughters to their first luchador match.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Martinez of Concord brought her two daughters to their first luchador match. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666830\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666830\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Isa Chu crossed the bay from Oakland to catch the San Francisco Lucha Libre Taco-con.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isa Chu crossed the bay from Oakland to catch the San Francisco Lucha Libre Taco-con. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666831\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666831\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-800x870.jpg\" alt='Grizzly Cal Jack right before facing off in a pre-match taco contest. He entered the arena with fans chanting \"Feed the bear!\"' width=\"800\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-800x870.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-160x174.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-240x261.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-375x408.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-520x566.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grizzly Cal Jack right before facing off in a pre-match taco contest. He entered the arena with fans chanting \"Feed the bear!\" \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11666810 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-800x821.jpg\" alt=\"An exasperated fan watches a fight at Taco-con.\" width=\"800\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-800x821.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-160x164.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-1020x1047.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-1169x1200.jpg 1169w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-1180x1211.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-960x986.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-240x246.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-375x385.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-520x534.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An exasperated fan watches a fight at Taco-con. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sunday was the fourth annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/245532322657725/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucha Libre Taco-con\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Foodies and wrestling lovers came together to watch men in bear costumes, Amish garb and luchador masks take each other down in the ring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lucha libre\u003c/em> is the term used to describe Mexican professional wrestling, which features fighters -- or \u003cem>luchadores\u003c/em> -- competing in colorful costumes and masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No punches actually landed on Sunday, and most fights were of the verbal kind, but that didn't stop the audience from getting invested. At one point the sold-out crowd launched into a chant of, \"This is real! This is real!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ten different fighters, including luchadores from Mexico and El Salvador, faced off while onlookers enjoyed Mexican, Peruvian, Salvadoran and Filipino tacos at the outdoor StrEat Food Park in San Francisco's SoMa District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are an escape and times like these we need an escape,\" says event host Caesar Black. \"This is cheaper than therapy. We are literally their therapist.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11666803 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-800x641.jpg\" alt='\"Rockero Del Diablo\" of Mexico (R) takes on \"Kaka Meng\" representing El Salvador (L) at the 2018 Lucha Libre Taco-con in San Francisco.' width=\"800\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-800x641.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-160x128.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-1020x817.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-1200x961.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-1180x945.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-960x769.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-240x192.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-375x300.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387-520x417.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30683_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-11-qut-e1525654198387.jpg 1593w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Rockero del Diablo\" of Mexico (R) takes on \"Kaka Meng\" representing El Salvador (L) at the 2018 Lucha Libre Taco-con in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666807\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11666807 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Luchador “Rockero Del Diablo” carries his championship belts from previous fights. His wife says he's been fighting since he was 18. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30689_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luchador “Rockero del Diablo” carries his championship belts from previous fights. His wife says he's been fighting since he was 18. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11666805 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt='Traveling team \"TMD\" (Joey Gaytan) and \"Moonshine Rex Calhoun\" (Jeremy Martin) suiting up before their fight. The duo travels together, fights together and used to live together.' width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30686_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-9-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traveling team \"TMD\" (Joey Gaytan) and \"Moonshine Rex Calhoun\" (Jeremy Martin) suiting up before their fight. The duo travels together, fights together and used to live together. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666832\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666832\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-800x1158.jpg\" alt=\"Rex Calhoun (Jeremy Martin) gets stuck in the corner without his partner TMD (Joey Gaytan). The duo turned the fight around and ended up winning.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-800x1158.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-160x232.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-1020x1476.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-829x1200.jpg 829w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-960x1389.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-240x347.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-375x543.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790-520x753.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30694_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-e1525656053790.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rex Calhoun (Jeremy Martin) gets stuck in the corner without his partner TMD (Joey Gaytan). The duo turned the fight around and ended up winning. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11666804 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Martinez of Concord brought her two daughters to their first luchador match.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30685_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Martinez of Concord brought her two daughters to their first luchador match. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666830\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666830\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Isa Chu crossed the bay from Oakland to catch the San Francisco Lucha Libre Taco-con.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30691_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isa Chu crossed the bay from Oakland to catch the San Francisco Lucha Libre Taco-con. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666831\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666831\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-800x870.jpg\" alt='Grizzly Cal Jack right before facing off in a pre-match taco contest. He entered the arena with fans chanting \"Feed the bear!\"' width=\"800\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-800x870.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-160x174.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-240x261.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-375x408.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280-520x566.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30693_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-e1525656026280.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grizzly Cal Jack right before facing off in a pre-match taco contest. He entered the arena with fans chanting \"Feed the bear!\" \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11666810 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-800x821.jpg\" alt=\"An exasperated fan watches a fight at Taco-con.\" width=\"800\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-800x821.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-160x164.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-1020x1047.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-1169x1200.jpg 1169w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-1180x1211.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-960x986.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-240x246.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-375x385.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-520x534.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30692_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-e1525654240306.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An exasperated fan watches a fight at Taco-con. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Saturday was \u003ca href=\"https://www.freecomicbookday.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Comic Book Day\u003c/a>, which means comic bookstores across the country and in the Bay Area gave out free comics to anyone who comes in. Comic book fans of all ages gathered at The Escapist Comic Bookstore in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Escapist Comics specializes in vintage comics and graphic novels. On Saturday, local comic book artists set up shop to draw sketches and sign books as part of the festivities. Employees handed out free movie posters and limited edition prints; fans flocked to get their hands on \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2018/05/03/603652979/free-comic-book-day-2018-a-guide-to-the-best-bets-and-the-best-avoided\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free comics\u003c/a> ranging from The Avengers to Pokemon, and many stuck around afterwards to flip through even more comics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the growing dominance of online marketplaces like Amazon, the store’s manager, Paul Purcell, says people still enjoy the tactile experience of buying comic books.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666704\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Purcill and Jessica Balboni run the The Escapist Comics Bookstore in Berkeley. Paul has worked here since the store opened in 2011.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Purcell and Jessica Balboni run the The Escapist Comic Bookstore. Paul has worked here since the store opened in 2011. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666705\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666705\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Comics ranging from Star Wars to The Only Living Boy are free to pick up at the Escapist Comic Bookstore in Berkeley.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comics ranging from Star Wars to The Only Living Boy were free to pick up at the Escapist Comic Bookstore. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666706\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666706\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt='Ché and his mom Sylvia Avalos are at the Escapist Comic Bookstore in Berkeley. When asked if comics have people that look like him in them, he said, \"Hmmm, maybe one...with puffy hair like me!\"' width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ché and his mom Sylvia Avalos stand in line at the checkout. When asked if comics have people that look like him in them, Ché said, “Hmmm, maybe one…with puffy hair like me!”\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666707\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666707\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Schwerin-Dari and his dad Aman Daro look at comics at The Escapist Comic Bookstore. Every year Zachary and his dad go to Free Comic Book Day and then to the library afterwards.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zachary Schwerin-Dari and his dad Aman Daro look at comics. Every year Zachary and his dad go to Free Comic Book Day and then to the library afterwards. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666708\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666708\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Comic book fans browse the collection at the Escapist Comic Bookstore.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comic book fans browse the collection at the Escapist Comic Bookstore. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666709\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666709\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Hutt is the cashier at the Escapist Comic Bookstore.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesse Hutt is the cashier at the Escapist Comic Bookstore. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666710\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666710\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Ayan thinks comic books are having a resurgence - he says they're not "something to be kept in the closet about anymore."\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Ayan thinks comic books are having a resurgence – he says they’re not “something to be kept in the closet about anymore.” \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666711\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666711\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Evan Horn of Berkeley flips through his comics in front of The Escapist Comic Bookstore. He draws his own Captain Underpants comics in his comic drawing class at Park Day school in Temescal.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evan Horn of Berkeley flips through his comics in front of The Escapist Comic Bookstore. He draws his own Captain Underpants comics in his comic drawing class at Park Day school in Temescal. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Caroline Champlin contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Saturday was \u003ca href=\"https://www.freecomicbookday.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Comic Book Day\u003c/a>, which means comic bookstores across the country and in the Bay Area gave out free comics to anyone who comes in. Comic book fans of all ages gathered at The Escapist Comic Bookstore in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Escapist Comics specializes in vintage comics and graphic novels. On Saturday, local comic book artists set up shop to draw sketches and sign books as part of the festivities. Employees handed out free movie posters and limited edition prints; fans flocked to get their hands on \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2018/05/03/603652979/free-comic-book-day-2018-a-guide-to-the-best-bets-and-the-best-avoided\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free comics\u003c/a> ranging from The Avengers to Pokemon, and many stuck around afterwards to flip through even more comics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the growing dominance of online marketplaces like Amazon, the store’s manager, Paul Purcell, says people still enjoy the tactile experience of buying comic books.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666704\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Purcill and Jessica Balboni run the The Escapist Comics Bookstore in Berkeley. Paul has worked here since the store opened in 2011.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30680_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-6-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Purcell and Jessica Balboni run the The Escapist Comic Bookstore. Paul has worked here since the store opened in 2011. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666705\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666705\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Comics ranging from Star Wars to The Only Living Boy are free to pick up at the Escapist Comic Bookstore in Berkeley.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30678_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-4-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comics ranging from Star Wars to The Only Living Boy were free to pick up at the Escapist Comic Bookstore. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666706\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666706\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt='Ché and his mom Sylvia Avalos are at the Escapist Comic Bookstore in Berkeley. When asked if comics have people that look like him in them, he said, \"Hmmm, maybe one...with puffy hair like me!\"' width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30675_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-1-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ché and his mom Sylvia Avalos stand in line at the checkout. When asked if comics have people that look like him in them, Ché said, “Hmmm, maybe one…with puffy hair like me!”\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666707\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666707\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Schwerin-Dari and his dad Aman Daro look at comics at The Escapist Comic Bookstore. Every year Zachary and his dad go to Free Comic Book Day and then to the library afterwards.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30673_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-qut-2-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zachary Schwerin-Dari and his dad Aman Daro look at comics. Every year Zachary and his dad go to Free Comic Book Day and then to the library afterwards. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666708\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666708\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Comic book fans browse the collection at the Escapist Comic Bookstore.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30677_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-3-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comic book fans browse the collection at the Escapist Comic Bookstore. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666709\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666709\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Hutt is the cashier at the Escapist Comic Bookstore.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30679_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-5-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesse Hutt is the cashier at the Escapist Comic Bookstore. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666710\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666710\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Ayan thinks comic books are having a resurgence - he says they're not "something to be kept in the closet about anymore."\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30676_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Ayan thinks comic books are having a resurgence – he says they’re not “something to be kept in the closet about anymore.” \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666711\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666711\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Evan Horn of Berkeley flips through his comics in front of The Escapist Comic Bookstore. He draws his own Captain Underpants comics in his comic drawing class at Park Day school in Temescal.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30681_Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evan Horn of Berkeley flips through his comics in front of The Escapist Comic Bookstore. He draws his own Captain Underpants comics in his comic drawing class at Park Day school in Temescal. \u003ccite>(Caroline Champlin/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Caroline Champlin contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "The Fortnite Craze Might Be Here to Stay",
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"content": "\u003cp>PLAYlive Nation, a nightclub-style video game lounge, is one big, dark room with club music playing in the background. Flat-screen televisions line the walls of the room with Xbox gaming systems plugged into each one. There's a big, comfortable chair for each television. Almost every screen is taken up by someone playing Fortnite. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, a PLAYlive Nation lounge in Tracy, California, hosted its first Fortnite tournament and sold out. Hundreds of players bought tickets to play against each other and win prizes. Matt Harris runs the Tracy branch. He says he's been holding tournaments every few weeks ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It just seems like everybody wants to play it,\" he says. \"Even if I just mention it, people are like, 'Yeah! I'll play that!' versus trying to let people know about the other games we have.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fortnite is a cross-platform game, played on computers, gaming consoles and smartphones. The game's premise is simple: players sit in a flying bus which moves across a map. The player can drop down onto the map at any time and enter onto a battlefield. The player then has approximately 20 to 25 minutes to build fortresses, find supplies and kill other players until the last man is standing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since its release in September 2017, Fortnite has caused a major stir in the video gaming world by transforming casual video game players into avid ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joost van Dreunen is the CEO of Superdata Research, a video game analytics firm. He explains that most shooter games are serious and simulate violence. Fortnite, he says, is more like a friendly game of tag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's more colorful, it has a more tongue-and-cheek aesthetic to it. It's cartoony. So for all of those reasons, it's much more accessible and much more friendly,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His company estimates the game has made about $223 million across all platforms in March alone. In lifetime sales, it had made about $614 million. The game is free to play, but Epic Games, the company which owns Fortnite, makes that money in micro-transactions. Players can spend real money to make cosmetic changes to their characters in the game. They can buy things like skins, which are like costumes, for their characters or e-motes — special dances their characters can do after winning or killing another player in the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Catherine Garrett is a player from Athens, Georgia. She says she has spent about $70 on the game since downloading it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's always just so many fun skins that come out that are limited edition and you don't know if they'll be out again. Sometimes I just feel too tempted,\" Garrett says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is her first shooting game. Before playing Fortnite, she says she had never been one to spend hours on a game. Now, Garrett plays for two to three hours a night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garrett says she was initially attracted to the game because it didn't require much skill to win a round. \"And it's such a short match that you just get to go in and do it again,\" Garrett says. \"It doesn't take months to get that feeling of winning.\" When she's not playing, she watches other people play on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11661396\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitch\u003c/a>, a streaming service specifically for video games. Garrett says she especially likes to watch the gamer Ninja's streams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ninja, the gamer name taken by 26-year-old Tyler Blevins, is now a legend in the Fortnite world. He's a master at the game and rocketed into popularity after playing in an online battle with rap artists Drake and Travis Scott on March 14. That battle has been watched more than 9 million times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4hk1jPRSrM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that's what has been illuminating about the game — everyone seems to like playing it, from celebrities to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/04/10/601072219/ohio-teacher-will-use-fortnite-video-game-in-final-exam\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">high school teachers\u003c/a>. Harris from PLAYlive Nation says he can see that large demographic in the people who want to play Fortnite at his lounge, like Wissali Holman and her husband Skyla. They decided to join the tournament as a fun date night idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I actually walked by with my sister and I saw people playing Fortnite from outside and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, my husband would love this place!' \" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Married couples aren't a rarity, explains Harris. \"It goes anywhere from, on average, a 7-year-old all the way up to an adult. And it's pretty balanced, male to female as well,\" he says. \"It just seems to have kind of brought a lot of people together under one platform, which generally doesn't happen in the gaming genre.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Dreuner from Superdata Research says the attention Fortnite has been getting is similar to the attention Pokemon Go got two years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Every time you have these breakout successes, there's a lot that goes on and a lot of attention on it for a few months, but these things persist,\" Van Dreuner says. \"In many ways, this is not just, 'Here's life and let's take a side road.' No. This is what life will be like. Gamers are fundamental to new behaviors.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Dreuner believes gamers act as a \"canary in the coalmine\" for understanding online and digital consumption — so perhaps Fortnite is less of a wave and more a milestone for how mass consumption of entertainment is shifting toward normalizing video game play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Copyright 2018 Capital Public Radio. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.capradio.org\">Capital Public Radio\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Sky Bergman got the idea for her new documentary, \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.lives-well-lived.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lives Well Lived\u003c/a>,\" from her visits with her grandmother, who was still going to the gym as she hit her 100th birthday. She began to collect the stories of other vibrant and dynamic elders, ending up with 40 interviews with seniors ranging in age from 75 to 100 years old, many of them Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[vimeo 132338363 w=640 h=360]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bergman is a professor of photography at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and this is her first documentary feature. She talked this week with Sasha Khokha, host of The California Report Magazine. Here is some of the best wit and wisdom the seniors shared in the film.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being kind and being nice to people. No matter where you are and no matter what the situation. It always comes back to you,\" says Evelyn Ricciuti. \"And that’s my philosophy of life, and I love every minute of it. I love life as it is. And that’s why I like to live. I want to live. I want to see more. And learn more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666499\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666499\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-800x452.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-1020x576.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-1200x678.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-1180x666.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-960x542.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-375x212.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-520x294.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmy Cleaves, 86, has been practicing yoga for years. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sky Bergman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I teach because I think it’s so important. It’s a passion. It’s an obsession. I want as many people to do yoga as possible because it is a priceless gift you can give to yourself. Health is really where everything is at. The quality of your life is completely governed by the state of your health. At my age, if I hadn’t done yoga, I’d probably be sitting here and be sad and tired.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666502\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-800x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-800x640.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-160x128.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-1020x816.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-1200x960.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-1180x944.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-960x768.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-240x192.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-375x300.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-520x416.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut.jpg 1321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blanche Brown, 78, teaches Afro-Haitian dance classes once a week in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sky Bergman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Life goes by so quickly. Most young people are in such a hurry to get to the next part of their life or whatever they're doing. They don't take time to enjoy what's happening right now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666508\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666508\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-800x566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-800x566.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-1020x721.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-1200x849.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-1180x835.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-960x679.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-240x170.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-375x265.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30665_04-Lou-Tedone_preview-qut-520x368.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lou Tedone, 92, makes fresh mozzarella from scratch every day for his family's deli. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sky Bergman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Happiness is a state of mind. You can be happy with what you have, or miserable with what you don’t have. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bergman is a professor of photography at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and this is her first documentary feature. She talked this week with Sasha Khokha, host of The California Report Magazine. Here is some of the best wit and wisdom the seniors shared in the film.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being kind and being nice to people. No matter where you are and no matter what the situation. It always comes back to you,\" says Evelyn Ricciuti. \"And that’s my philosophy of life, and I love every minute of it. I love life as it is. And that’s why I like to live. I want to live. I want to see more. And learn more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666499\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666499\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-800x452.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-1020x576.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-1200x678.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-1180x666.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-960x542.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-375x212.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30663_02-Emmy_Cleaves2_preview-qut-520x294.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmy Cleaves, 86, has been practicing yoga for years. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sky Bergman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I teach because I think it’s so important. It’s a passion. It’s an obsession. I want as many people to do yoga as possible because it is a priceless gift you can give to yourself. Health is really where everything is at. The quality of your life is completely governed by the state of your health. At my age, if I hadn’t done yoga, I’d probably be sitting here and be sad and tired.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11666502\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11666502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-800x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-800x640.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-160x128.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-1020x816.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-1200x960.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-1180x944.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-960x768.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-240x192.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-375x300.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut-520x416.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/RS30664_03-Blanche-Brownv2_preview-qut.jpg 1321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blanche Brown, 78, teaches Afro-Haitian dance classes once a week in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sky Bergman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Life goes by so quickly. Most young people are in such a hurry to get to the next part of their life or whatever they're doing. 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You can be happy with what you have, or miserable with what you don’t have. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This is the second story in a three-part series reassessing predictions made about the internet in 1993 on KQED’s air. For the first story, head \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11665625/virtual-worlds-reassessing-our-tech-predictions-25-years-later\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>. For the third story, head \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11665681/innovation-in-east-oakland-the-realities-of-keeping-up-outside-of-silicon-valleys-bubble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s go to 1993 — years before Facebook, Instagram or YouTube became a thing. KQED sent out its Silicon Valley reporter Peter Jon Shuler to look into the early promise of the internet, to explore a new idea — that this new complex network would enable and encourage us to make our own creative stuff: photos, movies, music and so on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea that, armed with the latest digital gadgets, individuals and communities will shake off the mindless passivity of couch potato consumerism and actually talk back,” former KQED host Harry Lin intoned, leading into Shuler’s piece.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so, what was a projection is now a reality. In a matter of minutes, I can upload a video of my cat Bear onto YouTube. Apple’s photo program makes it easy to build a slideshow after its filters and trimming tools helps me touch up the not-so-good snaps. Adobe’s Audition allows me to merge a recording of Bear purring with a rendition of “Sunday Kind of Love” — a rendition my sister Shira Myrow recorded and sent to me from her home studio. To top it all off, #tags help a larger public find my upload.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1tZ84j5Kos]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technology has in many ways democratized the means of creative production. And some say it may also soon surpass humans in producing creative content through artificial intelligence, but that’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13819186/are-computers-becoming-better-at-composing-music-than-humans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another story\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OK, so back again to 1993, when Shuler talked about a word coined by the futurist \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/books/alvin-toffler-author-of-future-shock-dies-at-87.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Toffler\u003c/a>: prosumer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He had a slightly different meaning in mind when he fused the word producer and consumer, but “prosuming” seems an apt label for the kind of free-flowing give-and-take now practiced by users of the net,” Shuler explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Free-flowing give-and-take was the intent behind the Internet Underground Music Archive. Now defunct, it was an \u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/iuma-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived\u003c/a> website dedicated to helping music lovers find the kind of obscure music that labels weren’t signing or promoting. IUMA was started by two computer science majors at UC Santa Cruz, Jeff Patterson and Robert Lord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11665509\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-800x532.jpeg\" alt=\"What A Halo Called Fred looked like in 1994. From left to right: Jim Bob Rubbernecker, Brushwood Thicket Farmer and Geverend Dee.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-800x532.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-160x106.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-1020x679.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-1200x799.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-1180x785.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-960x639.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-240x160.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-375x250.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-520x346.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994.jpeg 1695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">What A Halo Called Fred looked like in 1994. From left to right: Jim Bob Rubbernecker, Brushwood Thicket Farmer and Geverend Dee. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Ken Collins)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lord told Shuler, “The music Jeff and I both appreciate the most tends to be hard to find, mostly imports or on labels that aren’t widely distributed types of music.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naturally, Shuler kicked off his story with music from an obscure band called \u003ca href=\"http://ahalocalledfred.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Halo Called Fred\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This music, as they say, is not available in stores,” Shuler said in his piece. “And this may be the only time you’ll hear it on the radio. But thanks to the Internet Underground Music Archive you can hear it online 24 hours a day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As it happens, A Halo Called Fred is still making music, and it’s still uploading it to the internet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L44pX9GsCVs]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, I don’t know if I would call these guys prosumers. After all, musicians have been working day jobs since the beginning of time. Some hustle until they make it big. Others never make it big and simply hustle till they drop. There have always been more people who want to be superstars than can be, for a wide variety of reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What can be said is that the internet did make it possible for musicians of all kinds to post music where it can be heard 24 hours a day. Thanks to the Internet Underground Music Archive and other start-ups like it, music distribution become substantially cheaper, too, and the universe of music did expand as more people uploaded more creative work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But just because you put a song out there in the world, doesn’t mean anyone is going to listen to it without a heck of a lot of promotion of the right kind. And big media companies are fighting as hard as ever to stay in the mix — to keep your ears and eyeballs glued to their content. Ariana Grande is not tops on the iTunes charts just because she’s talented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffxKSjUwKdU]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republic Records, backed by Universal Music Group, puts a lot of creative and marketing muscle behind her, and that propels her onto our laptops and phones in a way that’s typically more compelling to more people than anything you or I could create as “prosumers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It can also be said that the expanded universe of amateur “content creators” has helped to change tastes in such a way that many of us prefer, or at least enjoy, communication that looks as if it hasn’t been heavily produced. Even if it’s not really amateur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new breed of “social media influencers” has risen to the top of the popularity charts, including people like Jake Joseph Paul, who rose to significant fame on the now-defunct video application Vine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gn4RAuahHw]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With 14 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, Paul’s not a civilian entertainer. But he’s not what people in 1993 pictured when they pictured an actor, or a filmmaker. He’s famous for being Paul, and repeatedly saying the word “peace” in a slightly obnoxious way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least one person Shuler talked to back in ’93 predicted this would happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Instead of 50 channels with nothing on, we’re going to have 500 channels with nothing on,” said Jerry Berman, then executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.eff.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electronic Frontier Foundation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665518\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11665518\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-160x237.jpeg\" alt=\"KQED's Peter Jon Shuler, circa 1993, quite possibly working on this very story.\" width=\"160\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-160x237.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-800x1183.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-1020x1508.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-812x1200.jpeg 812w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-1180x1745.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-960x1420.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-240x355.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-375x555.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-520x769.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview.jpeg 1385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KQED’s Peter Jon Shuler, circa 1993, quite possibly working on this very story. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Peter Jon Shuler)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Many of these companies have a much narrower vision of the information highway, and they think of really building a lot of capacity to deliver information downstream. In other words, from a station or a cable company to the consumer, but not a lot of bandwidth or the capability of the consumer to reach back or to reach out to other consumers,” Berman said 25 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And 25 years later, Shuler thinks Berman nailed it on the head. “I don’t think he was guessing. I think he knew what was coming. A very big signal focused at you, at the consumer, and tiny little signal reaching out pushing the other way,” Shuler says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I dunno. Nobody forces you to watch crapola. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OK, so back again to 1993, when Shuler talked about a word coined by the futurist \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/books/alvin-toffler-author-of-future-shock-dies-at-87.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Toffler\u003c/a>: prosumer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He had a slightly different meaning in mind when he fused the word producer and consumer, but “prosuming” seems an apt label for the kind of free-flowing give-and-take now practiced by users of the net,” Shuler explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Free-flowing give-and-take was the intent behind the Internet Underground Music Archive. Now defunct, it was an \u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/iuma-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived\u003c/a> website dedicated to helping music lovers find the kind of obscure music that labels weren’t signing or promoting. IUMA was started by two computer science majors at UC Santa Cruz, Jeff Patterson and Robert Lord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11665509\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-800x532.jpeg\" alt=\"What A Halo Called Fred looked like in 1994. From left to right: Jim Bob Rubbernecker, Brushwood Thicket Farmer and Geverend Dee.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-800x532.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-160x106.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-1020x679.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-1200x799.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-1180x785.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-960x639.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-240x160.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-375x250.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994-520x346.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/AHCF_1994.jpeg 1695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">What A Halo Called Fred looked like in 1994. From left to right: Jim Bob Rubbernecker, Brushwood Thicket Farmer and Geverend Dee. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Ken Collins)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lord told Shuler, “The music Jeff and I both appreciate the most tends to be hard to find, mostly imports or on labels that aren’t widely distributed types of music.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naturally, Shuler kicked off his story with music from an obscure band called \u003ca href=\"http://ahalocalledfred.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Halo Called Fred\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This music, as they say, is not available in stores,” Shuler said in his piece. “And this may be the only time you’ll hear it on the radio. But thanks to the Internet Underground Music Archive you can hear it online 24 hours a day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As it happens, A Halo Called Fred is still making music, and it’s still uploading it to the internet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/L44pX9GsCVs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/L44pX9GsCVs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, I don’t know if I would call these guys prosumers. After all, musicians have been working day jobs since the beginning of time. Some hustle until they make it big. Others never make it big and simply hustle till they drop. There have always been more people who want to be superstars than can be, for a wide variety of reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What can be said is that the internet did make it possible for musicians of all kinds to post music where it can be heard 24 hours a day. Thanks to the Internet Underground Music Archive and other start-ups like it, music distribution become substantially cheaper, too, and the universe of music did expand as more people uploaded more creative work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But just because you put a song out there in the world, doesn’t mean anyone is going to listen to it without a heck of a lot of promotion of the right kind. And big media companies are fighting as hard as ever to stay in the mix — to keep your ears and eyeballs glued to their content. Ariana Grande is not tops on the iTunes charts just because she’s talented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ffxKSjUwKdU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ffxKSjUwKdU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republic Records, backed by Universal Music Group, puts a lot of creative and marketing muscle behind her, and that propels her onto our laptops and phones in a way that’s typically more compelling to more people than anything you or I could create as “prosumers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It can also be said that the expanded universe of amateur “content creators” has helped to change tastes in such a way that many of us prefer, or at least enjoy, communication that looks as if it hasn’t been heavily produced. Even if it’s not really amateur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new breed of “social media influencers” has risen to the top of the popularity charts, including people like Jake Joseph Paul, who rose to significant fame on the now-defunct video application Vine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/0gn4RAuahHw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/0gn4RAuahHw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With 14 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, Paul’s not a civilian entertainer. But he’s not what people in 1993 pictured when they pictured an actor, or a filmmaker. He’s famous for being Paul, and repeatedly saying the word “peace” in a slightly obnoxious way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least one person Shuler talked to back in ’93 predicted this would happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Instead of 50 channels with nothing on, we’re going to have 500 channels with nothing on,” said Jerry Berman, then executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.eff.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electronic Frontier Foundation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665518\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11665518\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-160x237.jpeg\" alt=\"KQED's Peter Jon Shuler, circa 1993, quite possibly working on this very story.\" width=\"160\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-160x237.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-800x1183.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-1020x1508.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-812x1200.jpeg 812w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-1180x1745.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-960x1420.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-240x355.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-375x555.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview-520x769.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/KQED-HQ_preview.jpeg 1385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KQED’s Peter Jon Shuler, circa 1993, quite possibly working on this very story. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Peter Jon Shuler)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Many of these companies have a much narrower vision of the information highway, and they think of really building a lot of capacity to deliver information downstream. In other words, from a station or a cable company to the consumer, but not a lot of bandwidth or the capability of the consumer to reach back or to reach out to other consumers,” Berman said 25 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And 25 years later, Shuler thinks Berman nailed it on the head. “I don’t think he was guessing. I think he knew what was coming. A very big signal focused at you, at the consumer, and tiny little signal reaching out pushing the other way,” Shuler says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I dunno. Nobody forces you to watch crapola. But if you don’t pay attention, your attention will be directed and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11626859/how-russian-trolls-used-silicon-valleys-influence-to-create-divisions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manipulated\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11665511 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-800x533.jpeg\" alt=\"Still at it today, KQED's Peter Jon Shuler interviews Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-1020x680.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-1180x787.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-960x640.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-240x160.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-375x250.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview-520x347.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/Shuler-Cortese_preview.jpeg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still at it today, KQED’s Peter Jon Shuler interviews Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Peter Jon Shuler)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I dug up Internet Underground Music Archive co-founder Jeff Patterson, and he told me he’s a little horrified about what’s happened to music since he and another UC Santa Cruz student started IUMA back in the day. 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