dave prine

Back on track

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note to say I'm back and writing again after a long hiatus. I'll post a longer letter this weekend, but I wanted to get a post in today since my usual blog-week runs Fridat-Thursday. Hope you all are well, and you'll be hearing from me soon!

Hugs and kisses (but I want to blog other people),

~dave

Dave's First Article on Indie Travel Podcast

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick note to let y’all know that my work is now being featured on Indie Travel Podcast! Here is my essay, The Birth of a Traveler, the first of many articles to be featured on their site.

Craig and Linda, the folks who run ITP, had asked me to join their list of writers after reading my blogs and learning that I’m planning to do more travel writing. While I’ve only corresponded with Craig via e-mail, if you listen to any of their podcasts, you’ll probably suspect they’re some of the friendliest and most easy-going people around, as did I. (Or is that “easiest-going”?)

Meme, Myself and I

OK, I got memed by my good pal Chryss. For those of you new to the meme game, it’s basically a chance to talk about myself (i.e. it’s all about me-me). Here are the rules:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about himself or herself.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1) Ten years ago I was...

Letter to Family & Friends—May ‘08

Hi everyone, and greetings from Santa Barbara! Yep, I’m still here, although once in a while I still threaten to leave in order to travel around the world. Some day…

Anyway, there’s not too much to tell if you’ve spoken to me in the past few months. Still here, still working, still hoping to get more travel stuff written and out there. And I’m still unclear how Facebook works. Really, I tried to hug someone and I ended up offering a tequila shot to my friend’s 17-year-old daughter. (Of course, these are merely “cyber actions,” but still…) Does that make me old when I can’t understand the trendy stuff? Well, at least I can program a VCR clock.

Whataya mean no one uses VCRs anymore? What the…? Where’s the love?!

LA Times Festival of Books Comes to LA (hence the name)

Bibliophiles take note: this coming weekend (April 26th and 27th) UCLA will once again be home of the LA Times Festival of Books. Hundreds of publishers, authors, book sellers, and other book-related organizations will pack the campus. There will also be panels and book signings aplenty. And a chance to get some books at discounted prices. (We call this “How Dave blew his most recent paycheck.”)

In attendance will be Julie Andrews (a Festival favorite), T.C. Boyle, Ray Bradbury, Cheech Marin, Arianna Huffington, Pico Iyer, Henry Winkler, Marlee Matlin, Leonard Maltin, Gay Talese, The Doodlebops (I kid you not), Valerie Bertinelli, and many many others. (I’m sure Miss Bertinelli will be glad to be listed after The Doodlebops. No offense, Val!)

Free Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Just As Nature Intended

It's that time of year: Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day on April 29th, 2008 A.D. Check out their official site and click on "Free Cone Day" to find a Ben & Jerry's near you as well as more details. Cone presumed to include ice cream. Some assembly required. May cause weight gain or mild euphoria. Price does not include shipping and handling. Offer not redeemable for office supplies.

That is all. Carry on with what you were doing.

Chick Corea Comes to Santa Barbara

Jazz aficionados take note: one of jazz’s big names (and one of my all-time favorites) returns to Santa Barbara! Chick Corea, jazz pianist extraordinaire, will perform two "gigs" on April 15th:

#1—Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, and Jack DeJohnette

April 15th @ 8 p.m. at the newly refurbished Granada Theater.

Ticket prices: $65 / $45, $20 for UCSB Students

Letter to Family & Friends-Intro

Hi Everyone,

Well, hello there and welcome to my blog. There are many of you I haven’t spoken to in weeks, months, or (many apologies for this) well over a year. As good at keeping in touch as I used to be, at some point I got really really bad at it. Blame it on growing roots in Santa Barbara and becoming somewhat stable and focused on my life here, or blame it on a horrid case of procrastination (I really think I’ll be getting Christmas cards out any day now). Well, you’d be right on either count, but it’s no excuse.

www.daveprine.com is up and running!!

Hi Everyone,

After centuries of procrastination, I've finally registered my own domain and have the Dave Prine Blog up and running. Pardon my dust as I'm still tweaking it and working with code to fine-tune it. In the meantime, I'll be posting fairly regularly and adding some functionality as the weeks go on.