Episodes
Wednesday Aug 28, 2013
August 28: Human Rights in San Diego, Big Mike Phillips, Harvey Milk American Diner
Wednesday Aug 28, 2013
Wednesday Aug 28, 2013
This was an INTERESTING show covering some big celebs – alive and dead. It is the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s, “I have a dream” speech. We focused on human rights. We could have spent the time focusing on how far we have to go, but we decided to celebrate by talking to some local human rights activists and bigger than life humans.
Listen to our show as we talk with Big Mike Phillips and Frank Lechner about the new Harvey Milk’s American Diner replacing the iconic City Delicatessen & Bakery.
We also visited with community activist Nicole Murray Ramirez who always sparks passionate feelings – positive and negative. He’s been around publicly since the 1960′s and is hated and loved by many. There is no middle of the road with Mr. Ramirez!
He’s a friend of this show’s host and has done many wonderful and generous acts in our community.
About Big Mike: A Big Man, with a bigger heart!
Known around town for his big smile and unwavering community goodwill, “Big Mike” Phillips is a man who wears many hats as an established, enthusiastic fund-raiser, popular bartender, government LGBT adviser, co-founder and board member of several nonprofit organizations.
“Big Mike” not only pours a mean drink or two as a well-known bartender at Jimmy Carter’s Mexican Café, but also spends much of his time raising funds to benefit the community. Phillips initially moved to San Diego in 1989 to spend time with his best friend, Tino, who was succumbing to AIDS.
“When I got out here, I noticed that he wasn’t well at all,” Phillips recalls. “So I went back home the following Saturday and sold everything, packed my bags and moved out here. I wanted to be here with him, because I knew he wasn’t going to be around for very much longer.”
His friend died three months later.
“While I was here, he made me promise to give San Diego at least one year’s chance,” Phillips says. “No matter how good or bad it was. So I promised him, and that promise has lasted all these years.”
About Harvey Milk’s American Diner in San Diego (on Facebook)
In an update regarding the upcoming Harvey Milk’s American Diner, which will replace the iconic City Delicatessen & Bakery, co-partner Mike “Big Mike” Phillips said the transition will occur “as soon as possible, hopefully early summer.” Phillips has joined forces with restaurateur Tom Brown and media-marketing consultant Frank Lechner to open what is considered the first-of-its-kind eatery honoring the civil rights achievements of the LGBT activist. The venture has received licensing support from The Harvey Milk Foundation and human rights activist Stuart Milk, who is the nephew of the late Harvey Milk.
“We’re stepping into a restaurant that has given so much to our community for the past 30 years,” Phillips said. “We literally have some big shoes to fill.”
The restaurant will operate as City Deli until the transition is complete. 525 University Ave., 619-295-2747.
Friday Aug 23, 2013
Friday Aug 23, 2013
This was a full house show. We focused on the Wounded Warrior Program and had Mia Roseberry and Patrick Clark from REIG. They are providing an amazing service for an unfilled need for Veterans and have opened their first house locally (disabled, it is outrageous what they have to do in terms of waiting to get a disability rating etc. and there are six months in between them being discharged and getting benefits...sometimes it can lag up to 2 years).
Thursday Aug 15, 2013
August 14: Dollar Shave Club and Remembering to Ask About Parking
Thursday Aug 15, 2013
Thursday Aug 15, 2013
Yesterday we had the CEO and founder of Dollar Shave Club Michael Dublin. Bryan and Angie discussed a bunch of different things - BIG SURPRISE - good grief, those two change topics so fast it would have made your head spin. A lot of it had to do with loyalty, reconnecting with folks you care about most and they also discussed the San Francisco market and an old friend, Jon Giacomi.
Hey, back to the Dollar Shave Club and CEO Michael Dubin:
Monday Aug 12, 2013
August 7: Bark Box Helps Animals in Need while we talk Real Estate
Monday Aug 12, 2013
Monday Aug 12, 2013
Bryan and Angie are having CEO and Co-Founder of Barkbox. Matt Meeker. It’s a cool concept and we all use it for our dogs. It’s really taken off. We think this is one of the greatest new concepts out there for your pets. Listen to the replay and you will get the inside scoop on many things that are of interest including some of the stuff you are feeding your pet now although branded "premium" may not be so "premium" after all.
A portion of proceeds from each box will go to help doggies-in-need. Whether you’ve known your furry friend for years or have a new special canine in your life, BarkBox is the monthly necessity for keeping your pup entertained and feeling well loved.
We are also joined by Leslie Pierce from Lawyers Title and David Rudd from Kindred Real Estate.
David is a long time friend of Bryan’s, as is Leslie. We will probably discuss some general real estate items as well as fun about being a dog lover.
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013
July 31:Carnies are business owners.
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013
Sally Crawford joins us this week. Sally's new project involves carnies and a reality show. She and her husband, Richard, are producers of commercials, reality shows, documented stories. But what we learned is that she was actually a carnie in her prior career. She and her family traveled the circuit for seven years with her children. Again, time to break the stereotype. The definition - no animals unless it's a petting zoo or pony ride. No animal abuse. They travel mostly to small towns. The carnival is a big deal for farmers to show their animals, crops and kids to compete in the shows and expos. It's a big deal for these towns to get professional acts to come and perform. Richard and Sally took a "panning for gold" stand on the road. It was a huge hit! They had several games to keep it interesting. They lived in a motorhome, trailer, truck conversion. This led to the first traveling laser light show in Canada. They netted over $250,000 from this - they created a corporation, had partners. It was a true business started from scratch. Before you could get away without reporting cash in the 70s. There were no computers to keep track of it. Now everyone pays their share because documentation is easier electronically. Perfect timing for this topic as Bryan has a delightful meeting set with the IRS tomorrow, aka AN AUDIT. Scary or annoying? or BOTH? Back to the new reality show. Through their connections, the unlikely friends and adopted family they made you can learn a new aspect and stories behind the carnivals we come to associate with those who are "less than." Those "less thans" became their adopted family, helped them care for their children while they were working. Try to think of them this way, carnival workers are BUSINESS OWNERS who TRAVEL - a lot. These are entrepreneurs. AND they took a lot of blame by those in some of the towns for crimes committed by the locals. Easier to use them as scapegoat. Listen to learn more.