But enough about the Mission - on to Potrero Hill! I could go into some of the cool and interesting things we learned about the area while putting this issue together, but you can see for yourself. I will say we were very disappointed that a neighborhood institution, Roosevelt Tamale Parlor, was closed every time we tried to go. We thought it was closed for good, but apparently it's just going through some repairs and a change of ownership. That’s a small example of the changes going on in the area, and evidence that the City’s constantly molting and reinventing itself, a little bit at a time. Whether we like it or not, change is good - it keeps us from getting too comfortable. If you don’t like change, you’re definitely in the wrong city.

On a more serious note, we were shocked and saddened by the loss of two amazing members of the local rock scene - Slowfinger’s Paul Ohlhaver and Continental’s Brent Kimble - within a month of each other this spring. Coincidentally, we had items on both bands planned for this issue before they died.

Continental bassist Brent Kimble, a big, sweet, genuine guy with a lust for life and an intense love of music, died March 2 after a long history of heart problems. Read what his bandmembers have to say about him, their eerily titled new album, and the future of the band in Christopher Lautz’s interview on p. 10.

Slowfinger bassist Paul Ohlhaver died in his sleep on February 6. Paulito was a great musician, an amazing husband and father, a Skinny contributor (check out his review of the Parchman Farm EP in our first issue), and a close friend that we will always miss. Just before his death, Slowfinger had finished recording their first full-length album, now called Lito’s Last Stand, which is reviewed on p. 29.

Take care, guys. See you in the next one.

Jennifer Elks
Editor/Publisher
jen@skinnymag.com
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