San Diego Snow

I was in San Diego yesterday for work. I've only been to San Diego once before, and again I was impressed by the sheer beauty of the place. Incredibly, as part of the wacky weather we've been having, it snowed in San Diego over the weekend. I also understand it's 80 degrees back east.

I was in town for a cool event -- launching the Got Milk? Gravity Tour, which consists of pro extreme sports athletes doing tricks at high schools around CA. Fabiola Da Silva (7-time X Games Gold Medalist), Danny Mayer, Gabe Weed, Dave Voelker (who did a sick backflip on a BMX bike off the halfpipe) and Tas Pappas were all on hand, cool, and extremely sick at doing tricks on a half-pipe. Seeing those guys catch air live is about 20 times better than TV.

Maybe the best part of being in San Diego was the music. Over the course of a day, I heard Metallica's "Motorbreath" off Kill 'Em All, Pharcyde's "Passing Me By" off Bizarre Ride II Tha Pharcyde, and Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel the Noize," three amazing songs. There's something to be said for surfing all day, listening to cool tunes, and not concerning oneself (or an entire city) with the world's problems.

But I do feel that San Diego, despite a huge population and 2 pro sports franchises, is an irrelevant city. What goes on there besides beaches and the military and a little illegal immigration? Where's the creativity and international leadership? It's a little too sun-streaked, even for a beach-lover like me.