Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Zombies are coming!

Comic-Con 2012 - What's New


San Diego Zombie Con
With reports nationwide of crazed individuals eating their own intestines, or other people’s faces, or even the family dog, many have fancifully proclaimed the onset of a pending zombie apocalypse.  In San Diego, California, there are indeed signs of such an apocalypse that not-so-coincidentally ties into next weekend’s Comic-Con International, but fortunately these signs aren’t nearly so ghastly.
One such event is the annual Zombie Walk: San Diego, where the would-be undead can dress the part and put on their best rotting zombie faces before marching through San Diego’s Gaslamp District. There have been several such walks in the San Diego area over the past five years, but the biggest and best known have occurred annually during Comic-Con. This year’s Comic-Con walk takes place, much to the delight of the more superstitious crowd, on Friday, July 13 at 5:30PM, and for 300 lucky zombies and several other contest winners, the event will culminate with an invitation-only party at San Diego’s Voyeur club immediately after. This “Con of the Dead” party is sponsored by the cable horror channelFEARnet, who has partnered with Capcom and Dark Sky Films for this exclusive afterparty. While the party is by invitation only, the Zombie Walk itself is open to anyone wishing to participate, even those not attending Comic-Con. For more information, check out the Zombie Walk’s website atwww.sdzombiewalk.com, as well as www.fearnet.com.

Monday, July 9, 2012


We welcome all the Comic Con visitors to San Diego and the Gaslamp Plaza Suites!

Comic-Con & Gaslamp Quarter information

COMIC CON
completely sells out the enormous San Diego Convention Center every year; they see more than 125,000 attendees PER DAY, about half of which don their favorite movie character & super hero costumes or villain disguises.  More than Comic books, the pop culture convention now encompasses everything from action-figures and retro video games to TV & Hollywood blockbusters.  They host celebrities and panels of writers and producers of every type imaginable.
 Being so close is a very exciting amenity of living and working in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter and we suspect that in addition to all of these cool attendees, we have plenty more visitors who just swing by to see the sights and enjoy the atmosphere during the 4+ days of activity.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Failed fire work display in San Diego

So we all waited for the big fire work display and what happened?? Major malfunction, see article below.



Posted at 09:24 AM ET, 07/05/2012

San Diego fireworks fail is unintentional art

The Big Bay Boom — San Diego’s Independence Day Fireworks spectacular, billed as one of the largest shows in the country — has finally lived up to its name.
A technical glitch caused all of the fireworks to go off at once, igniting the sky with approximately 15 seconds of angry, simultaneous explosions. The show was supposed to last 18 minutes. In a statement on their Web site, Garden State Fireworks said they were working to determine what technical problem caused the launches.



Wednesday, July 4, 2012


Current Conditions for Wednesday, July 4

Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 66F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 62F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Well, not the weather we had expected here in San Diego but we will enjoy 4th of July anyway!!!!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

GASLAMP PLAZA SUITES
would like to wish you all a wonderful 4th of July weekend. 
If you are in town tonight, July 3rd, visit the Shout House for a fun Independence Day Pre-Party. This is a fun place located in the Gaslamp Quarter on 655 4th Avenue.

ROCK 'N ROLL / SING-A-LONG / DUELING PIANOS
Dueling Pianos are two piano players/singers performing at two, face to face grand pianos in front of two large mirrors performing the classic rock 'n roll hits from the 1950s to the present. It's request driven by the audience and with the use of multiple teams, goes non-stop all night. HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

Thursday, June 21, 2012

TGIF

Gaslamp plaza suites wishes everyone a wonderful weekend.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 2012




Rock out at the annual Rock N Roll Marathon! The 15th annual Rock n' Roll Marathon sprints into San Diego on June 2nd. This 26.2 mile marathon features live music lining the streets, cheer squads, and a huge post-marathon concert to end the race with a bang. The much race route will feature more than 9 miles along San Diego’s scenic waterfront, include a stretch through PETCO Park and a 13.1-mile half marathon. With more than 20,000 runners and 100,000 enthusiastic spectators, this popular event is not to be missed!



With local bands playing live on entertainment stages along the route, Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego will rock America’s Finest City in a city-wide party.  The bands will pulsate the course to keep runners and spectators rockin’ from start to finish!
After the race, get ready to rock with the free Post-Race Concert, located at the Finish Line Festival and open to the public.  The Finish Line Festival stage will be rockin’ all day with an Opening Act and then the Post-Race Concert to keep you groovin’ after you cross the finish line.