To answer the question posed by this article's headline in one word: No.

Zero mention of Jerry Perry, who booked a hell of a lot of great shows there until recently? Orwellian.

Natomas might not have been opened for development if the responsible parties back in the early 1980s hadn't stumbled across the idea of luring an NBA franchise here, which effectively converted the question from "Whaddaya got against rampant development of valuable floodplain farmlands?" to "Whaddaya got against major-league sports?" among the local hammerheadigentsia. And now the sprawl is here, but to focus on keeping the NBA franchise here, other areas in the region -- downtown Sacramento, Roseville, elsewhere -- must be looked at, too. If the Kings stay, I doubt they'll be playing at a new arena in Natomas. That's just the way that cookie's gonna crumble.

Per the statement: "On one hand, it was Throwback Jersey Night, as the Kings wore uniforms honoring their previous incarnation as the Royals (Rochester Royals, and then Kansas City Royals)," I believe the Rochester Royals became the Cincinnati Royals, and then, upon moving to Kansas City, which already had a Major League Baseball franchise named the Royals, became the Kansas City Kings, then the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and then, in 1985, the Sacramento Kings. With the projected move to Orange County, which already has a National Hockey League franchise up the road named the Los Angeles Kings, it's presumed in some quarters that the team will be rebranded as the Anaheim Royals. Given the crucial (support-wise) February 28 game against the Clippers, which was pushed by boosters as a "Hey, Sacramento, let's sell out Arco Arena and show those Maloofs how much we love our Kings," it might appear, at least to some, that the team's appearance in throwback Royals jerseys was a big f-you from the Maloofs to Sacramento. The throwback jerseys were probably a coincidence, scheduled long before the game developed any subtextual significance. But given the particulars, somebody at Maloof Central should have figured that maybe the "Sacramento" jerseys would be more appropriate that night. No heads-up ball being played in that office. Or maybe, at this point, they just don't care.

Christ on a crutch. Just, um, no.

Really sad news. Greg Bunker was one of those rare people who work hard and selflessly in our community to help people who have lost the ability to help themselves, a strong thread in the fabric of whatever safety net we have left in this town. His death at a relatively young age leaves a huge hole in Sacramento, and his fighting spirit will be missed. I feel fortunate to have made his acquaintance, and I wish blessings of serenity and grace over grief for his wife and sons.

Nice addition to already existing co-working spaces like The Urban Hive and Capsity Offices, and Jenna and Jermy are swell folks. One quibble: I'm not sure that building that houses ThinkSpace qualifies a "1900s craftstman-style house." Take a look at it.

Strait covered it, too. It's actually a song cowritten by Sanger D. Shafer, who penned a bunch of Moe Bandy's hits, with one of his wives. He cowrote "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" with another one of his wives, and earlier, he cowrote "That's The Way Love Goes" and "I Never Go Around Mirrors" with the late, great Lefty Frizzell.

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Thanks, Clay. There aren't too many artists or bands whose music can turn me into a complete fool, but DoomBird is one of them. I've gone back to listening to DoomBird's album this week, and I am completely addicted. It's one stunning debut, and I hope that the world at large gets to hear it, or at least the people who care about this kind of music get to hear it. Looking forward to Sunday night, for sure.

Dal, I'm with Dane. Mazel tov! Although I do believe it's time we begin researching the possibility for a graphophone revivalist shop in Midtown. I think the superior fidelity of Edison cylinders ultimately will win out over Emile Berliner's lesser invention, the gramophone, at least among certain mustachioed fixed-gear enthusiasts. Anyway, congrats and, I'm hoping, big success.

Dive Bar?!? What's next? A tony "foodie" restaurant called "Greasy Spoon"? Seriously, I appreciate the imagination and creativity that went into this, but I'm guessing that this project is far too whimsical to succeed in Sacramento. It lacks the durable solidity of our transplanted-to-California Midwestern ethos. And the idea of making it appear that "guys are peeing in the alley"? Hey, let's strip-mine the tragedy of chronic alcoholism so we can up the coolness factor in our groovy new nightspot. Winos and homeless people are sooooo funny. These ideas read more like a series of cocktail napkin proposals from a drug- and single malt Scotch-fueled night at Parlare or Grange or wherever it is the so-called creatives are congregating these days than something that actually might fly. I mean, it's entertaining to read, but come on. Let's get real here. As it stands, that proposal sounds more like production notes for a big-budget Arco Arena-sized roadshow to stage a Village People revival than something I'd want to visit. Then again, guys like me aren't in the target audience of "Dive Bar." But stil ....

"Catalyst and Tipatina's in New Orleans are two of my favorite Clubs and I am the type of person to learn from others mistakes, successes and suggestions." Not to be a spelling nudzh or a dick or anything, but it's Tipitina's, not Tipatina's. As for great venues, not sure what will get people downtown. I do know that the city will need to curtail the aggressions of its army of ticket-writing revenue generators, because that army will drive people away from coming downtown before something can get going. And with the budget cuts, light rail isn't running after 9 p.m., so how are people going to get back and forth without cars. Hey, let's have a music venue geared expressly toward fixed-gear bike snobs! Anyway, given the mention of the Catalyst and Tipitina's, and Antone's, it sounds like some people would like to bring something along the lines of the old Palms Playhouse in Davis (one of the best venues this particular graybeard music fan ever enjoyed). The reality is that when the Palms did the math after it got displaced from its Davis site, it elected to relocate in Winters to draw more people from the Bay Area and other areas toward the north coast. What Sacramento doesn't need is another venue geared to attract grizzled blues fans in their 50s; what our city does need is a room that, first, is all-ages accessible to encourage younger fans, and second, makes a point of encouraging and supporting emerging local talent, while smartly booking those acts with better known west coast or national (or even international) acts. We need to grow the scene here, or else young would-be live music fans are going to continue to opt for dance clubs instead. Which is to say that Jerry Perry should be included in this conversation, as I'd guess he'd have something pretty smart to say here. As would a lot of other people I know who I'm guessing avoid Sacramento Press like the plague. Anyway, I'm so glad that wine snob Boqueria idea got shot down. Dumb, dumb, dumb, that one was.