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Tuesday, June 7,2011
Sordid Tales

Goodbye, fruit flies

I’m not a bartender anymore

By Edwin Decker
I don’t know why I’m so depressed about this. I’ve lost bartending jobs before. However, this time, something’s different.
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Wednesday, May 25,2011
Sordid Tales

Miracle snob

We’re all watching the tortillas

By Edwin Decker
Why the rush to canonize? Probably because any discussion of Deucey’s potential sainthood must include the fact that it’s his fault that God’s Church became such an enormous smoking and sparking engine of sexual molestation.
Tuesday, April 12,2011
Sordid Tales

Chopsticks snobs

If forking you is wrong, I don’t want to be right

By Edwin Decker
Not that there’s anything wrong with heavy Japanbience, I just like that at Sapporo, there’s a good chance you won’t get a dirty look if you ask for a fork instead of using the chopsticks.
Tuesday, March 29,2011
Sordid Tales

The battle of Thermopylae

Reconsidering the meaning of the P-word

By Edwin Decker
Aside from writing this filthy little column, one of my many side jobs is as an event coordinator for an outdoor music and arts festival called San Diego IndieFest (SDIF).
Wednesday, March 2,2011
Sordid Tales

Empty-seat syndrome

Support local music, or not—it’s up to you

By Edwin Decker
Having bartended live-music clubs in San Diego for the last 25 years, I can say that this city is home to some of the best bands in the country. Unfortunately, there’s never been quite enough of a fan base to sustain them financially.
Wednesday, February 16,2011
Sordid Tales

Locals only (Part 2)

The difference between your mother and yo-mama

By Edwin Decker
Some of you may remember a recent Sordid Tale about an encounter that occurred outside my favorite neighborhood slaughtering hole, The Tilted Stick, during which a guy named Scotty and several of his friends ambushed me because it was his opinion that I wasn’t local enough to patronize the establishment.
Wednesday, February 2,2011
Sordid Tales

Wrong-team allegiance

When sports bars reject customers for wearing the wrong jersey

By Edwin Decker
Wednesday, January 19,2011
Sordid Tales

Unreasonable minds

There’s just no arguing about the Mt. Soledad cross with a true believer

By Edwin Decker
Wednesday, January 5,2011
Sordid Tales

The recital

Surviving one of the many pitfalls of the holidays

By Edwin Decker
Wednesday, December 22,2010
Sordid Tales

The battle of Yuletide Hill

Armies of the War on Christmas mount a comeback

By Edwin Decker
 
 
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