Give Chelsie Hill lemons, she'll make lemonade. Put her in a wheelchair? She'll dance. Most Peninsulans know Hill's tragic story: a bright and beautiful Pacific Grove High senior, she awoke in a Santa Clara trauma center paralyzed from the waist down after a horrendous alcohol-related automobile accident. "Dance is the only thing my daughter has ever wanted to do," says … [Read more...] about If You Can’t Stand Up, Stand Out
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This Is Jazz
They're still talking about that September Saturday. The day Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews strode out onto the Jimmy Lyons stage with his band Orleans Avenue and proceeded to permanently and deeply carve his name into the tree trunk of Monterey Jazz Festival lore. "He absolutely owned the 2010 festival," says one longtime attendee. Guess what? He's gonna do it again. "I've … [Read more...] about This Is Jazz
Unstoppable Eastwood*
The clouds seem to part for him. A powerful, anthracite-gray machine descends beneath the fog line and lands gently on the ground. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Clint Eastwood, Carmel’s version of Superman. Eastwood—a rarity being a helicopter pilot still flying in his 80s—opens the door. At 6-foot-3, his stride is casual and steps are lengthy as he makes his way over to a … [Read more...] about Unstoppable Eastwood*
Firing on All Cylinders
When the American Le Mans Series opens Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s 2012 season this May, volunteers will arrive at the track long before spectators fill the stands. “There will be volunteers in the conference room at five in the morning, because they have to be at the gates at six. They’re strategizing and getting ticket stuff organized, and it’s still pitch black out,” says … [Read more...] about Firing on All Cylinders
Leave It to Dina
What do you get when you mix the wife of one of the most famous men in the world with a sextet of up-and-coming male musicians and two teenaged daughters? Dina Eastwood, former news anchor, actress, television host, writer, and yes, wife of Clint, along with her daughter Morgan and stepdaughter Francesca, plus six South African a capella singers, star in the new reality series … [Read more...] about Leave It to Dina