CONTRIBUTORS

WhoWants to Know...

We checked in with our contributors to show you who’s behind the pages of SLO LIFE Magazine this issue.

Jim Rizzi

Your playlist John Legend’s “All of Me” Good read: Switch by Chip and Dan Heath Movie Usual Suspects Cocktail Whatever you are serving. Cup of joe from Coastal Peak Decaf or espresso Espresso in the a.m., decaf in the p.m. Quote: Change your thoughts, change your life.

When I grow up I want to

retire.

If you had theme music when you

entered a room Hey Big Spender Vacation destination Amalfi Coast of Italy If I want to relax, I go for a long slow ride on my motorcycle. Advice Everyone takes what they need from their experiences, then we move on to the next chapter. You are bigger than anything you do.

Embarrassing moment

Attempting to park my motorcycle and dumping it with a small crowd of onlookers watching.

Hardest thing you’ve ever done?

Trying to find a home in SLO.

Dawn Janke

Your playlist “Who Needs You” by The Orwells Good read Queens of Noise: The Real Story of the Runaways Movie Well, as a child of the 80’s, my day-to-day conversations always include a line or two from a John Hughes film. But, really my favorite film is Rocky. What can I say? I’m a sucker for the Italian Stallion. Sports I. Love. Sports. (ahem, watching I mean; not playing) I’m a die-hard Chicago Blackhawks fan, and every fall you will find me rooting for my kids’ AYSO teams. Cocktail Generally I’m an IPA girl, but if I’m gonna have a cocktail it’ll be either a bourbon on ice or one of those fancy concoctions at Sidecar. Cup of joe from Caffe Reggio in Greenwich Village Decaf or espresso Espresso – three shots, please. Quote “And so love goes. And so life goes. And so I go.” (Neal Cassady)

If someone were to star as me

in a movie, it would be a young Patti Smith (not because I am that cool, but because she is and it’s my movie, right?). If I want to relax, I practice transcendental meditation twice a day.

Lance Kinney

Your playlist Jon Stephen “Out Of The Blue” Good read Henri CartierBresson’s The Man, The Image, & The World or Edward Weston’s The Daybooks of Edward Weston Movie Chinatown or Play Misty For Me Ice cream or sorbet Habanero Chocolate Sorbet Quote “The negative is the score, the print is the performance.” (Ansel Adams) I use this to apply to life as well as my images. When I grow up I want to make a difference in peoples lives with my photographs. Vacation destination Belize Restaurant Mama’s Fish House in Paia, Maui Advice Continually give back in all aspects of your life. Embarrassing moment I was trying to teach my third grade photography students how to take a great picture until one student came up to me and whispered, “Mr. Kinney, your lens cap is on.”

Hardest thing you’ve ever done?

Sit on an airplane for nine hours after getting very ill in the Amazon. Where’s Waldo? Residing at the Point San Luis Lighthouse.

Jeanette Trompeter

Your playlist “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts Good read The Aviators Wife by Melanie Benjamin Movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s Cocktail classic martini Cup of joe from Steaming Bean in Shell Beach because it’s on my way to work. Decaf or espresso Espresso, please. Make it a double. Quote Leap, and the net shall appear. When I grow up I want to work less, play more.

If you had theme music when

you entered a room “Long Way Around” by Dixie Chicks

If someone were to star as me

in a movie, it would be Charlize Theron. (And then I woke up.) Vacation destination Hawaii. I hope. And soon. Embarrassing moment I took a header trying to surf to shore on my paddleboard. That was embarrassing enough, but then when my ego had me wanting to stand up as quickly as possible to show anyone watching on the crowded beach it was no big deal, I failed to realize my bathing suit top was down around my waist. Super hero power Invulnerability

Jessie Rivas

Your playlist The new Gary Clark Jr. album, Blak and Blu Good read Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan Movie Chef, I love a good food movie, and Tampopo is my all time favorite. Cocktail Pisco Sour made with organic egg whites Cup of joe from Joe Mammas, but Scout Coffee is a close second. Quote Lets do this thing! When I grow up I want to Be somebody to look up to. If I want to relax, I go to the beach. The ocean is the only place I can truly unwind.

If you had theme music when you entered

a room Any song from Pulp Fiction. Vacation destination I can’t remember when I last vacationed, but skiing Tahoe with my family would be the top of my list. Advice Dreams take a lot of work for them to come true. Food Fresh and local. That’s my style. Hardest thing you’ve ever done? Leave San Francisco! Super hero power The power to sauté fish without sticking. I think that’s a super power? Where’s Waldo? He works for me on the weekends.

Paden Hughes

Your playlist “Oceans” by Hillsong Good read Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Movie It’s a Wonderful Life Cocktail Dark & Stormy Cup of joe from Nautical Bean Quote “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” (Aristotle) When I grow up I want to be proud of how I invested my time and talent. If I want to relax, I float down the Truckee river with my husband, friends and ice cold beer. Vacation destination Next on my list: hire a skipper with a sailboat to take my husband and I and some close friends island hopping in the Caribbean. Advice Time is the only resource you never get back. Surprisingly I’ve been detained and then denied access to England because I didn’t have the right work visa. Where’s Waldo? Cloned into hundreds, and riding on bikes through downtown SLO every “stripe night” theme after Farmers’ Market.

Chris Bersbach

Your playlist I’ve been spinning Brody Dalle’s new album Diploid Love on a daily basis lately. Good read All time classic: Lord of the Rings; Recently revisited: Neil Stephenson’s Snow Crash. Movie If I were trying to sound cool, I’d say something edgy like The Usual Suspects, but if I’m being honest, probably Jurassic Park. Cocktail An old fashioned, made with very good, highproof bourbon or rye whiskey. Or Islay Scotch, neat. Advice Just do the work. Decaf or espresso? Caffeinated. Beyond that, enough sugar and cream will hide almost any crimes. Cup of joe from Linnaea’s, as much for the people-watching as the beverages. Restaurant For daily fare, Jaffa Cafe or Taqueria Santa Cruz. For an unbeatable evening out, Cass House in Cayucos. Surprisingly without a camera in my hand, I’m paralyzingly shy around strangers. Super hero power Flight. I dreamed about flying so often as a little kid that sometimes I woke up pretty sure I might actually be able to.