1. Good times were had Wednesday night in the East Village, where we joined up with Fresno Famous for the Great Central Valley Media Empire Happy Hour. (Conspicuously missing from the festivities: Stefani Booroojian and the Ghost of Al Radka.) We'd like to wish the editrix and her posse (assistant sports editor, Malcolm Sosa, Abby Blackstone… Lindsay Lohan) a belated happy first birthday. Exactly one year ago, the relaunched Fresyes stumbled upon Famous, which was just a week old at the time. Time flies when you're singlehandedly reviving downtown Fresno. Keep rockin -- and save me one of those nifty rooftop loft apartments.
2. Here's the latest offering from Gawker media mogul Nick Denton: Sploid, which went live today, is supposed to be a direct competitor to Drudge Report, but with fewer sirens and right-wing butt-kissing. On first glance? It's a slow-loading site, a horrible design, and it can't match Drudge when it comes to quick headline checks. I say Boo-roojian to this one. (via Jeff Jarvis)
3. It's finally spring in New York, and we're outta here for a few days. Get a tan, already.
Who says Fresno State academics never get recognition? Don't tell that to "Dr. Warren Fingeroot," the (white) professor of African-American Studies at Fresno State, who figures prominently in this hilarious short documentary on "The Old Negro Space Program." The film ("not by Ken Burns") presents the "shocking but false story of America's blackstronauts."
The age-old question: Can Fresno pull off a simple autograph-signing without making national news?
The answer: No.
Grammy winner-turned-Fresno retail pitchman Kanye West had to cancel an appearance at the new FTK store in Fresno over the weekend after a fight broke out, forcing security to disperse a crowd of 1,000. The story got picked up by AP, MTV, the New York Post, the BBC etc. etc.
The Bee's report says that the brawl erupted after a pushy man began mouthing off to a security guard. According to witnesses, "several guards began 'talking trash' to the man, who said he was a cage fighter."
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1. Good times were had Wednesday night in the East Village, where we joined up with Fresno Famous for the Great Central Valley Media Empire Happy Hour. (Conspicuously missing from the festivities: Stefani Booroojian and the Ghost of Al Radka.) We'd like to wish the editrix and her posse (assistant sports editor, Malcolm Sosa, Abby Blackstone… Lindsay Lohan) a belated happy first birthday. Exactly one year ago, the relaunched Fresyes stumbled upon Famous, which was just a week old at the time. Time flies when you're singlehandedly reviving downtown Fresno. Keep rockin -- and save me one of those nifty rooftop loft apartments. 
The age-old question: Can Fresno pull off a simple autograph-signing without making national news?
