We noticed that the kitsch art sign we like at Finish Line Auto Body got a makeover since we first featured this iconic Redding advertising last year. Displaying a new flaming paint job and it’s very own special pedestal parking spot. Nice upgrade. It’s Really Redding.
First ever Sundial Music Festival and Rib Cook Off
Erin took a few shots of the event on Saturday at the Convention Center. It looks like there were a lot of vendors. Between her shots and the image at the RS, I saw no musicians as subjects, so we’ll assume the food was the center of attention. Looks tasty.
Erin auditions for the Bachelor TV show
One of Erin’s friends suggested it’d be fun for her to be on the Bachelor TV show. I didn’t know much about the show. She asked me to help make an audition video, and here it is. It was unscripted, and Erin was pretty nervous in front of the camera. That much is clear. Still, she did go on to get further interviews, and they flew her down to L.A. for the finals.
It’s amusing to watch in retrospect. She was held to strict confidentiality, up until they told her a few days ago that she didn’t get the part. I’m okay with that outcome, to tell the truth. The more I learned about the show, the less I liked the whole idea. It sounded like fun at first, but according to Erin they were quite intrusive. The whole thing was a lot more regulated than one might think. Of course, that makes sense. In a reality TV show, casting is everything. And so is the element of surprise, so they have to be quite careful in their selection process. If she had gone on, I think it would have been very much a good news/bad news scenario. Well, we’ll never know, now.
BTW. The Gold Hills Golf Course home shown is still for sale. Happy to show it if you like it.
Local beer and winemaking store set to re-open
The onset of cooler weather lately had me thinking about brewing a batch of handcrafted beer. I went by the local beer and winemakers supply store, only to find it closed. But wait, there’s a sign in the window. Hooray! They are re-opening the store on Sept 11 at “11:00 am Sharp.” Across from the Redding Library. See you there.
A Redding school becomes a nightclub
Here is Redding’s Pine Street School, not long after it was built many years ago.
And here it is now as Coco Loco, a restaurant and nightclub. The rest of the school was converted to offices and one other restaurant as well. The restaurant Pio Loco is in the northwest section of the old school. Thanks to the Shasta Historical Society for the older image.
Homemade SUV
Spotted this homemade crossover vehicle at the Farmers Market on Saturday. It seems to have been fashioned from a Ford Festiva.
Probably gets great mileage for an SUV. Looks really cool too. Obviously the work of creative mind. Maybe Ford should take a look.
The workmanship on this little beauty is first rate. Really nice metalflake paint.
It doesnt’ look that safe, but even if you drive an unmodified Festiva, then driving safety probably isn’t your first priority anyway. Looks like big fun though
A homemade SUV. Now that’s Really Redding.
Amusing Craigslist typo
Hummingbird bathing
Human Electric Hybrid Car from Oregon
Check out this video of a Human Electric Car that may possibly be produced in Eugene Oregon. Using a plug-in electric propulsion system, one person can drive this car up to 60 mph on flat terrain. With 4 people, it can be powered by humans alone. It’s an intriguing prototype. I like seeing the similar terrain of Eugene in the background of the video, and imagining these things around town here. There’s a bit more at this link about the car and it’s creator, Charles Greenwood, who seems very much in the spirit of the independent American inventor and hot rod enthusiast. You can pre-order one now. I wish him well, and hope to see these vehicles cruising our Redding boulevards of the future.
Looking down on Redding…
… from the sky. Erin took this photo of Redding looking south from a recent flight over our fair city. You can see the Sundial Bridge looking somewhat translucent. Click on the image to enlarge it. And we have a very high resolution version if you want it. We often see aerial views of Redding looking West, like the more common image from the Stillwater Business Park site seen below. From the North, we look very much like the River City we are, along with a commercial district to the East.
And speaking of commercial property, click on the Stillwater image to see a flyover of our nascent civic business park, replete with cheesy voiceover. Be sure to call us if you know any good candidate businesses we might invite here. We can get them hooked up for a killer deal. The seller is in no position to argue with any offer, shall we say. Call (530) 244 7603
- Click on the image for a flyover