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February 9, 2011

The return of the acoustic ninja: Trace Bundy plays Live at the Lounge

The story of how Trace Bundy built his very own music industry is somewhat analogous to the way the song “Missile Bell” came to him a few years ago while traveling in Central America.
Bundy was a recently liberated young engineering professor. He’d been playing guitar more or less as a hobby since he was 12-years-old and possessed a genuine gift for it. But musically Bundy felt like he had an inescapable limitation: he could not sing. So he did the practical thing, took an engineering scholarship to go to college, and eventually became Professor Bundy.

Northwest swell promised for weekend

Thursday morning will see a temporary dip in size for the morning session, but there should still be plenty of fun surf

“The Odd Couple”

Neil Simon’s 1965 comedy about two mismatched roommates is spring-loaded with one-line zingers, and they’re so good that the play – at least in the capable hands of director James Gruessing, his actors, and the Norris Theatre – never seems outdated. True, Simon is somewhat of a comfort food that seems tailor-made for community theater (as we saw recently with “Barefoot in the Park” at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse), but no one can say that he isn’t a master of his craft.

“Over the River and Through the Woods”

The Torrance Theatre Company, under the auspices of their artistic director, Gia Inferrera-Jordahl, has done a very cool thing: They’ve snagged a vacant storefront in downtown Torrance and fixed it up remarkably well. Now it’s their new home for the four-weekend duration of Joe DiPietro’s “Over the River and Through the Woods,” one of the saddest comedies I’ve ever seen.

For the love of the game

Given the age of the cast members and the content of the play, perhaps Belasco Theatre Company should consider renaming the musical “Darn Yankees” when they open at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse tomorrow night.

Letters

Guns and pizza Dear ER: This is in response to your article “Group protests Open Carry pizza dinner,” [ER Jan.

On Local Government

Cities are becoming more and more creative about ways to provide revenue for their coffers. In the light of end run after end run by the state to disrupt their structural revenue base, such as the latest hit, redevelopment money, cities need to find ways to obtain more direct fees for services.

Lady Sea Hawks win Bay League hoops crown

Bay League competition concludes Thursday with many playoff spots yet undecided. Redondo’s girls basketball team captured the Bay League title while Mira Costa secured second place with its only two losses coming at the hands of rival Redondo.
Both soccer teams from Mira Costa remain in the playoff picture and 16 wrestlers from the Beach Cities will represent the Bay League in the CIF Central Division Individual Championships Feb. 18-19.

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