Dodgeball Raises Fun and Awareness for After-School All Stars

The After-School All Stars, “Party Like a Rock Star” Dodge Ball Tournament was back at the Woodstock Terrace at the Hard Rock Hotel for a second slamming year. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger started the ASAS program to provide enrichment programs for kids after school – between the hours of 3 and 6 pm — when they might be more [...]

Coachella Music Festival – Friday and CrumpetsandT.com makes The Desert Sun Newspaper

From my vantage point, day one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival looked and felt like a modern-day Woodstock.  The heat, sweat, and excitement of over 90,000 bodies at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Ca was more of a nightmare for this wannabe 'hipster' mom, but it was my teenager's dream come true. Check out today's Coachella Festival article in The Desert [...]

Take Away Their (M)TV and Discipline Like Tiger Mom

I had never heard of Amy Chua until the “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” media firestorm erupted – and I’m sorry I hadn’t.  Photo by Erin Patrice O'Brien for the WSJ I mean, what kind of parent doesn’t allow her child to have playdates, sleepovers or not go to the bathroom until the piano [...]

Shaun Phillips Teams Up with After-School All-Stars at Hard Rock Hotel

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Oct. 13, 2010 — San Diego Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips and the local chapter of After-School All-Stars are teaming up to host the third annual Dodge Ball Tournament, Party Like An All-Star, on the Woodstock Deck at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. Registration for the tournament begins at 5:30 p.m., along with a VIP reception from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the tournament kick-off is at 6:00 p.m.

Tiger, Jesse James' Role Model?

Jesse James. The name alone conjures up thoughts of rebellion, and the modern version of this infamous outlaw lived up to the moniker's heartless reputation.
Few questioned the bad boy selection by movie darling Sandra Bullock. James' rough exterior probably made us feel bad about judging a book by its cover- who are we to evaluate his character anyway?