halloran takes the staff survey

1.    When did you first come to San Diego?

i arrived at about 7:00pm in early january of 1978.  my cousin danny and i
had hitch hiked down the coast road from the san francisco area.

not a good idea to travel down the coast road in the rainy season,
with sleeping bags, mushrooms and a backpack. wet wet wet wet wet.

2.    What is your favorite thing/attribute/place in or about San Diego?

the weather, the proximity to mexico, the proximity to the mountains,
the desert ...
...and the fact that you can ride a motorbike 24/7/364.5  it's a
complete package.

3.    What is your favorite place to eat in San Diego?

mama testa's for lunch or dinner in the small price range. so good.
it's near the alibi on university.

zenbu and rimel's two locations, la jolla and now in cardiff.
seriously great food!!! 

gaglione brother's for the turk sandwich.    mmmm - tell joe i sent ya!

los quatros milpas in logan. musto gusto!

el caribe.  another regular stop when i am in north county.

4.    What are your top 9 shows/concerts that you’ve been to?

•    pink floyd @ the rainbow theatre (london), 1975
•    led zeppelin @ cobo arena,  1973
•    the jam @ hammersmith (odeon), 1979
•    u2 @ harpos (detroit), 1979
•    *s*m*a*s*h* @ the casbah, 1994
•    the damned @ bookies (detroit), july 4th, 1979
•    buzzcocks @ iguanas (tj), 1990
•    the ramones @ masonic temple (detroit), 1979
•    the police @ bookies (detroit), 1978

5.    What are the 20 albums that you can’t live without?

king crimson - starless and bible black
one giant leap - only cd
buzzcocks - singles going steady
trashcan sinatras - cake
del amitri - del amitri (first cd, before they became a pop band)
blue nile - a walk across the rooftops
various artists - various artists (it's a real band out of bristol u.k.)
talking heads - remain in light
miles davis -  any and all
talk talk - spirit of eden and colour of spring.
the four seasons by verdi as done by nigel kennedy
all MC5 records
all records by the pogues
all records from the stooges...with iggy not shemp
luxuria - unanswerable lust
s*m*a*s*h
led zeppelin - I II III IV houses of the holy, physical graffiti


6.    If you could be one rock star for a day, who would it be (name and era)?

a day?...what is the point of that.    oooh...o.k.  i get it  ..but i
still wouldn't want that burden.

7.    Who is the most intimidating person you’ve ever met?

so far.......ummmm.......aaah ......ummm....  nobody.

8.    If you went into the witness protection program and had to rename yourself, what would it be?

i am in the witness protection and my name is michael halloran....you
need to figure out what i what i did to get in here.

Hint: charles manon wasn’t my father

9.    If you had to create a burrito, what would be in it and what would its name be?

i already have created one...it's the eelvis  with 2 E's  EELVIS  it
has eel,  banana and peanut sauce.

it's really yummy and you can see it on the menu at mama testa's
under mas macho!

10.    What book would you recommend that everyone read?

confessions of an economic hitman.

green eggs and ham

and

the california vehicle code.
it will tell you where to mount your gps unit and keep you compliant.

honi soit qui mal y pense.