WELLNESS KUDO
I just wanted to say how much I appreciated for your piece trying a plant-based diet. As someone who cares about sustainable food sources and ethical consumption, I have been truly impressed by how enjoyable and easy it has been to follow a PBD but I know other people are worried and have questions and concerns about it. So to read your article on just how it really isn’t scary is great as many people who are hesitant at first will see this and be willing to give it a try.
Sara
MUSICIAN AL FRISBY GRAVELY ILL
I wanted to pass on some information regarding a legendary Santa Cruz performer, Al Frisby. The Good Times has done many stories about Al over the years. It is not time for an obituary yet, but if there are people from the Good Times who would like to say goodbye to Al, I have provided information regarding his current status.
Al’s passing will be a big loss for the Santa Cruz Community. Al is in the late stages of liver cancer, and this is in addition to several strokes he’s endured over the last few years.
For such an incredibly talented person who provided endless hours of entertainment for all of us, this is a tragic end in a long and dramatic story. I don’t know how long Al has left, but I saw him yesterday, which left me in tears. It doesn’t seem like Al will be with us for much longer. He lived his life to the fullest, on his terms, and loved nothing more than being in nature’s beauty, entertaining people, and creating art.
Ken Schwinn
RUNDOWN THEATER
So sad to see our local art deco classic DelMar Theatre being in the rundown condition It is today. The City of Santa Cruz owns this local treasure and is leased to Landmark Theatres Coen Media. They are up for auction and bankrupt. No one seems to take care of the cinema.
The neon marquee is barely working they don’t bother to close the waterfall curtains and now the side deco wall lights are not working. The city won’t trim the trees outside the front. Seems the movie public in Santa Cruz nor the many students in the area don’t attend. I don’t understand why they run the same movies as the SC 9 does just up the street. When Landmark leaves like they did the Nickelodeon It may be time for the city to lease the place out to someone who will bring some other types of entertainment like the Rio into the downtown district. Take out the small balcony cinemas and make It one large event space. Still show art movies that don’t play in the area and bring in some traveling shows. The Catalyst Club is filthy outside SC needs a nice place downtown with all the new housing going in.
Terry Monohan
