Rumor has it that this week’s episode of American Idol will feature songs by Elton John. It will also end with two contestants being booted off the show for butchering an Elton John song. Obviously James Durbin will not be booted, but that begs the question: What song should he sing?
Articles by Danny Wool
Soggy Capitola Cleans Up
Capitola is still cleaning up from the flooding that struck on Saturday. It was the second flood in as many days, both caused by a ruptured drain pipe that overflowed at the Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park near Bay Avenue. Plans are underway to replace the pipe by the end of the week, but a 60-inch, 300-foot long pipe could cost as much as $1 million.
Storm Evacuations in Santa Cruz Mountains
The stormy weather took its toll on residents of the Santa Cruz Mountains. At 3:15pm yesterday afternoon, people living in Felton Grove, Gold Gulch and Paradise Park received an automated call from the authorities telling them to evacuate. The problem, they were notified, was the rising water level of the San Lorenzo River, which threatened to overflow its banks. The Office of Emergency Services continued measuring the water level, which showed signs of receding shortly after.
Wrestlemania at Idol
The results shows on American Idol have a tradition of drawing out five minutes of TV time into an hour-long episode. Last night was different, however, so kudos to the producers. The show was actually entertaining. It was also a chance to learn more about James Durbin.
Man Involved in Fatal Crash Arrested for DUI
Donovan Hicks Barclay III was arrested shortly after midnight on Tuesday for violating the conditions of his release from prison for a DUI.
Rodeo Vote Delayed
Will there be a rodeo in Santa Cruz County? It’s still too early to tell. The Fair Board was scheduled to vote on it on Tuesday, but eventually decided to delay its decision, saying that insufficient notice had been given to all the interested parties.
Jamie Wondurbin
Last night was Motown night on American Idol, and quite the show it was. There were so many questions hanging in the air, like how country boy Scotty McCreery would handle the urban sounds of Detroit—For Once in My Life, with a distinctive country twang, of course. How would Paul McDonald, a Rod Stewart wannabe with glow-in-the-dark teeth, handle Smokey Robinson’s Tracks of My Tears? And then there was Thia Megia, who had never heard the Beatles and never heard of Charlie Chaplin, tackling My Love is Like a Heat Wave by Martha and the Vandellas, especially since one of the Vandellas, Sandra Tilley, died 15 years before Thia was born?
How to Spend $75 Million
Fearing that Gov. Jerry Brown will take the county’s Redevelopment Agency money, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors worked out a plan to save the funds by spending them. Over the course of their meeting, they managed to spend $75 million and learned that it is not as easy as it seems.
Santa Cruz Harbor Reopens
After being closed for almost two weeks following the tsunami, Santa Cruz harbor reopened to boat traffic as of 8am this morning.
Library Plan Relies On Volunteers
There will be layoffs ahead for the Santa Cruz County library system, but all of the branches will remain open, and they will even increase their operating hours. That was the gist of a new plan released by a library board panel charged with finding ways to save the struggling system. The plan would increase the number of weekly hours that the system operates from 257 to 392. Key to the success of this proposal is the creation of a vibrant volunteer community that can replace many of the people laid off.
