Archive for October 2007
THOUGHTS OF A HOPELESS ROMANTIC FROM PHIL LOCASH
October 31, 2007 by PT Rothschild.
CD RELEASE PARTY UNDERSCORES ARTIST GROWTH
Murrieta, CA – Not long ago when I happened to walk into a friend’s demonstration where I was given my fair share of abuse, I was accused of being a ‘scenester’. I started to argue as the friend was one of the people who started the local scene going and therefore was himself by definition, a scenester. But then I realized that whether he was throwing out a slur or not, he was correct. I have gone from writing about the scene to being a card-carrying member and as such, have entered the world of helping make a difference in the scene. That difference entails supporting developing artists in any way possible. Out of this process comes the witnessing of an artist’s metamorphosis and it is in that vein that this installment of scene news is written. When Java Jo’z opened and way before it was Cuppy’s, a young man named Phil LoCash started coming in on open mic night and doing covers from his favorite commercial artist, Dave Mathews. After a few times, he gradually introduced the Wednesday night crowd to some of his original compositions. At first they were a bit rough but as time worn on, the songs became more and more polished, and he became more relaxed in singing them onstage. Becoming a regular on open mic night, Phil started doing shows on the Palette nights which are on Thursday and are charged for at the door, unlike open mic nights which are free. As time went by, Phil’s set list of original songs grew and plans were made to put them on a CD. Last Thursday, this final transition was accomplished as Phil LoCash had his ‘coming out’ party in the form of a CD release event set to promote the new CD.
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Fake utility worker dupes elderly Murrieta woman, steals her wallet from home
October 30, 2007 by Bill Gould, Publisher.
Murrieta, California - Murrieta Police Officers are investigating a residential burglary that occurred on Saturday, 10/27/07 at about 11:30 a.m.The victim, who is in her 70’s, answered a knock on her front door. A man dressed in a utility worker uniform, claimed to be working for the water district and told the victim he needed to check the water pressure inside the victim’s home. The impostor utility worker came inside the home and turned on a water faucet in the laundry room and requested the victim to monitor the water flow from the faucet while he went to flush toilets throughout the home.
A short time later, the utility worker returned to the laundry room and told the victim that everything checked O.K. The utility worker left the residence. The victim later discovered her wallet and its contents missing from her formerly zippered purse that was stored in her bedroom.
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Cold case from 2003 nets arrests of Vagos M/C for murder of fellow member
October 30, 2007 by Bill Gould, Publisher.
Fontana, California - On April 5, 2003 at approximately 1156am, Sheriff’s deputies located the victim, Dennis Daoussis in Landers, Ca. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound. Detectives learned prior to his death, Daoussis resided in Fontana with Andrew Lozano aka ‘Hulk’ a Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle gang member. Detectives searched Daoussis’ and Lozano’s residence. During the search, evidence was recovered tying the Vagos OMG to Daoussis’ murder. Detectives spoke with numerous people through 2004, but witnesses were uncooperative due to fear of retaliation and therefore the investigation stalled.
In April of 2006, three years after Daoussis was murdered, Detectives from the Homicide Detail reviewed the evidence that was recovered and spoke to numerous people who knew Daoussis. People who had useful information were more willing to talk to detectives three years after the incident occurred. In older cases it is quite common for witnesses to cooperate years later, because there is no immediate threat and more often than not, they feel some responsibility and want to help bring closure to the victim’s family.
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Lake Elsinore woman leads cops on 56 mile chase
October 30, 2007 by Bill Gould, Publisher.
Murrieta, California - On 10/27/2007 at 2208 hours, Officers from the Murrieta Police Department responded to the Walmart Store located at 41200 Murrieta Hot Springs Road in response to a forgery in progress call. Officers arrived and contacted Walmart employees who confirmed the suspect in question had in fact passed a forged check and was somewhere on the property. Officers located the suspect in the parking lot near a silver 2001 Volvo. A Murrieta Police Officer on foot ordered the suspect to stop, but she refused and sped off, almost striking the officer with her vehicle.
A police pursuit was initiated at 2215 hours, as the suspect entered northbound Interstate 15 from Murrieta Hot Springs Road. A registration check on the Volvo’s license plate revealed the plate was reported lost or stolen. The pursuit continued northbound I-15 at speeds in excess of 100 mph. Officers from the California Highway Patrol took the pursuit over from Murrieta units in Corona near the 91 westbound transition from northbound I-15. The pursuit continued into the city of Fullerton. At 2252 hours, the suspect pulled over near the intersection of Raymond and Orangethorpe. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. It is believed the suspect pulled over because she was running out of fuel.Further investigation revealed the 2001 Volvo was reported stolen back in March of 2007. The Volvo contained stolen property, as well as stolen and forged checks and identification. The suspect, later identified as Deborah Ann Cox (age 42), was transported back to Murrieta and booked at the Southwest Jail for the listed charges.
This police pursuit covered a total of 56 miles and two counties. The apprehension of this suspect was due to a cooperative effort between the Murrieta Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, the Fullerton Police Department and the Riverside Police Department Air Support Unit. There were no injuries to officers and/or citizens during this incident. The suspect was ultimately booked for 12 felonies.
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BARELY LEGAL’S BADASS BIRTHDAY BASH – FROM GORILLAS TO GANGBANGERS
October 29, 2007 by PT Rothschild.
TINKERBELL HOSTS BIGGEST VALLEY UNDERGROUND HALLOWEEN PARTY
So Cali, CA – Somewhere out on Briggs Road, on the last Friday night in October, local scenester Niki Mouse dressed as ‘Tinkerbell’, to 
match the picture on the underground flyers being passed out, hosted THE Halloween party of the weekend. Approximately 300 young people gathered to help Niki celebrate her 18th birthday and many were dressed in costume.
Nurses, Super (Canada) Man, Obi Wan, punks with a bit more make-up and stiffed spikes joined the many girls dressed as various ‘sluts’, no hoes allowed, and even a ‘wigger’, who fooled many with the baggy pants and strapped down boobies until she smiled and revealed her trademark dimples, graced the ranch and listened as band after band took the flatbed truck stage to blast music until the wee hours of the night. AMAZINGLY no ‘5-0’ rolled deep though rumors of such sparked across the multitude from time to time, thinning out the crowd before the next swell of party-goers moseyed in.
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