HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year

 to all of our followers around the world. May 2013 be filled with many blessings, happiness and health.

Holiday Bowl preview: UCLA vs. Baylor

KICKOFF IS AT 6:45 PM AT QUALCOMM STADIUM

SAN DIEGO - UCLA will become the first Los Angeles-area team to play in the Holiday Bowl when it faces Baylor Thursday night at Qualcomm Stadium.

Since the Holiday Bowl began its affiliation with what is now the Pacific-12 Conference for its 1998 game, UCLA and USC have either been too good to play in it or not good enough.

The Holiday Bowl has the second choice among Pacific-12 Conference teams after the conference champions and any additional teams were chosen to participate in Bowl Championship Series games.

POLL

Who will win the 2012 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl?

Baylor Bears - 45%

UCLA Bruins - 55%

Total votes: 3483

UGLY SWEATER PARTY

Put on your ugly Holiday Sweater and join the Party at the Shout House, just minutes away from the Gaslamp Plaza Suites.

POINSETTIA BOWL GASLAMP MARCH at 6 PM TONIGHT

The Gaslamp Quarter Association is proud to host the annual Poinsettia Bowl Gaslamp March. The marching bands from each of the competing schools in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen and the San Diego State University Aztecs, will be facing off in a musical showdown on Fifth Avenue just two days prior to the big game at Qualcomm Stadium. 

The Poinsettia Bowl Parade begins at 5th Avenue and L street and proceeds up 5 Ave to E Street. It loops back to K Street and turns right. The bands will perform on 5th Ave and both sides of Market Street.the event is free to view. Also, new for this year will be voting for your favorite team, with all proceeds going towards the Make A Wish Foundation.

Our Prayers

Our prayer goes out to the victims and their families from the senseless shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Thanksgiving Weekend!

We hope you all will have a nice and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend while visiting San Diego. 

Some people will work out before they "pig" out and working out for a good cause.

We hope they will raise a lot of money!

Happy Veterans Day!

Battle on the Midway

Catch Syracuse try to beat SDSU onboard the Midway on Sunday November 11, 2012 at 1:00 pm.

View more information on www.battleonthemidway.com

Happy Halloween!

We wish all of our blog readers a Happy and Safe Halloween from the GASLAMP PLAZA SUITES.

Halloween Weekend in the Gaslamp Quarter

Celebrate Halloween the right way with Syrah Wine Parlor, located in the GASLAMP PLAZA SUITES.  Syrah is doing the greatest party in SD…3 times! Friday night come down the rabbithole for their Freakshow party and enjoy the thrilling halloween inspired show from Rouge followed by DJ Kevin Brown! Get here early for complimentary tarot card readings by Dr. Marykay Fisher PsyD.   Get your tickets HERE.  Want to skip the line and get free tickets? Book a VIP table withjessie@syrahwineparlor.com instead.

Why don't stay the night at the
 GASLAMP PLAZA SUITES. 
Book your room at www.gaslampplaza.com

We welcome all "IDWeek participants" to sunny San Diego

IDWeek is presented by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Fifth Avenue Auto Showcase

If you are into "hot" cars, old cars, fancy cars, come down to the Gaslamp Quarter this Sunday. This is the 4th year that this has been going on. There are some really nice cars displayed, so it is well worth visiting. Start out by the GASLAMP PLAZA SUITES, corner of 5th Avenue and E Street, www.gaslampplaza.com  and work your way down 5th Avenue.

Enjoy your weekend!

Chiefs of Police Conference

We are feeling very safe here in San Diego.

We hope all the Chiefs of Police have enjoyed their time here and learned lots of new things that will continue keeping us safe both here and around the world.

Padres vs. Giants today at 1:05 pm

Can the Padres beat the Giants today again? Gaslamp Plaza Suites www.gaslampplaza.com definitely hopes so. GO PADRES!

Beautiful San Diego weather

.. HOT AND DRY WEATHER SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING WARMING SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. COMBINED WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW... NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE AT SOME LOCATIONS ON MONDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER ON TUESDAY AS THE SEA BREEZE STRENGTHENS IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY: BEACHES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COAST... ... ... ... ..85 TO 95. INLAND COASTAL AREAS AND HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE COAST... 95 TO 105. INLAND VALLEYS... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .98 TO 108. MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..90 TO 100. MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..75 TO 90. UPPER DESERTS... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..95 TO 101. LOWER DESERTS... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .105 TO 115.

EXCEPT NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST... THE DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AIR TEMPERATURE.

SLOW COOLING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AND EXTEND INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WEAKENS ARE ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS.

PERSONS PLANNING TO BE OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS SHOULD STAY HYDRATED AND KNOW THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC AND NON-DECAFFEINATED FLUIDS AND AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF POSSIBLE.

compliments of www.weather.com

Adams Avenue Street Fair San Diego California

If you have never been to the Adams Avenue Street Fair, now you have your chance. 

If you have never been to the Adams Avenue Street Fair, now you have your chance. 

Adams Avenue Street Fair San Diego California

Chargers first HOME GAME of the 2012 season

This coming Sunday is the HOME OPENER for the beloved San Diego Chargers. We wish them luck and hope they will go all the way to SUPERBOWL this season

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Is summer over?

Summer is by no means over in San Diego. San Diego has always so much to offer and with September here we will among other things be able to enjoy Fleet Week.

OVERVIEW

Fleet Week San Diego honors and celebrates the men and women of the military through public events that entertain and alliances that thank and support these heroes.
Fleet Week San Diego 2012 is September 8 – October 14. Join us in thanking our Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen for their services to our country by participating in 2012 Fleet Week San Diego events.
View more information on their web site  http://www.fleetweeksandiego.org/index.shtml

Want to know more about what is going on in San Diego? Best web site for this information is without a doubt:

http://www.gaslamp.org/  Welcome to the  Official Website of the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, CA

                                   Your Complete Guide To Dining, Shopping, Entertainment & Business

                                                             and our beautiful Victorian National Historic District

                           

Have a great week!

It is the weekend again!

Yet another weekend to experience what San Diego and especially the Gaslamp Quarter has to offer. There are numerous venues that are worth experiencing. Why not make it into the Melting Pot, located in the Gaslamp Plaza Suites,  for either one of their "specials". See some of their featured specials below and for more go to:  http://www.meltingpot.com/san-diego-gaslamp/specials

Summer Double Date Night - Extended EVERY SUNDAY, THIS SUMMER!!! Share your love of fondue with friends. $99 for a four-course meal for parties of four and $50 for each additional couple. We're offering our best special every Sunday through August 26. After that, we'll be back to the last Sunday of every month. Click READ MORE for menu. READ MORE

Get Skinny Sipping for a Limited Time THROUGH AUGUST 31 Everyone’s Skinny Sipping at The Melting Pot! Try one of our limited-edition, handcrafted cocktails featuring Skinnygirl and Voli Light Vodkas. Cool off with our exclusive menu of low-calorie cocktails before they’re gone for the summer. Check out our lighter fondue options as well. Click READ MORE for more info. READ MORE

Enjoy your weekend!

Celebrate the 80's at the Shout House. Just minutes away from the GASLAMP PLAZA SUITES.

Padres vs. Giants Baseball game this coming Weekend!

     

Come down and watch the Padres play the Giants this coming Friday and Saturday. Game times are 7:05 pm on Friday, 5:35 pm on Saturday and 1:05pm on Sunday.

Go Padres!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Neighbors. Mexico, wins the Olympic gold in soccer!

Mexico is headed home with the gold medal for men's soccer after coming to the London Games with a team few expected to win it all. It jumped on favored Brazil just 29 seconds into Saturday's final for the fastest Olympic goal in 36 years, and went on to a 2-1 victory.

  Image courtesy of NBC)  

Another Great restaurant nearby

Rei Do Gado, Brazilian Steakhouse is located on 939 4th Avenue, a block away from Gaslamp Plaza Suites. You will receive 10% off your bill if you mention you are staying with us and show them the flyer you can pick up at the front desk.

If you are really hungry, head over to Rei Do Gado on 4th Avenue. They serve unlimited meat on skewers and have a wonderful self serve buffet to go with the meat

Rei Do Gado   The King of the Herd

The Churrasco, Brazilian barbeque is a traditional feast that has been celebrated in Brazil for centuries. The origin of feast is from the southern regions of Brazil called Rio Grande do Sul where most meat productions are from. The Gauchos, Brazilian cowboys, usually cook the meats with skewers slowly roasting in the heat. All the meats were marinated with simple seasoning and served with salads, Brazilian rice and beans. The best-roasted meats were shared around to each family. 

Now you can enjoy the same types of Churrasco in San Diego, CA. There are more than 40 different salads, side dishes, and meat selections served at Rei Do Gado Brazilian Steak House. It is a unique and healthy way of roasting meat over a mesquite flame that preserves tenderness and gives a taste unmatched by any other.
Arriving at REI DO GADO®, you will encounter an unlimited buffet at mouth-watering typical dishes and salads. The passador (meat waiter) will soon come to your table with different types of selections of meat at a time. Then meat will be sliced of the skewer down to your plate. This will continue when you place a green chip by your plate and by turning the chip over to red, this will signal that you are done.
When you think you have seen it all, you will indulge in the most delicious desserts in the World. This is a traditional that unites friends and family and will keep you coming back for more!

Enjoy!

Pride Parade 2012

San Diego Pride Parade 2012

We welcome all the participants to this year's Pride Parade as you walk through the streets of San Diego. 

The annual San Diego LGBT Pride Parade is the 4th largest in the United States attracting over 197,000 cheering spectators and significant media participation.

Comic con 2012 is over!

We have now concluded Comic Con of 2012. It seems like everyone enjoyed themselves and had a great time. We look forward seeing you all back here for Comic Con 2013. Welcome back!

Guests in costumes going to Comic Con 2012

May the force be with you!

Another guest in costume!

Zombie walk 2012

Zombie walk 2012

more zombie walk

Zombie walk

Comic Con Friday!

Comic-Con Offers Deals Specials

For all you Comic Con people out there, Gaslamp Quarter Association, has put together a nice page with Dining Specials. Please click on the link below.

This page features DINING specials, added hours, deals and cool offers available during Comic-Con 2012! 

http://www.gaslamp.org/2012-comic-con-features-specials-deals/

Happy Friday!

Lots of fun things going on in San Diego for Comic Con

There is so much happening around the Gaslamp Quarter for Comic Con. Below are a few things you can explore:

The Walking Dead Escape: To celebrate the landmark 100th issue of The Walking Deadgraphic novel, the comic-turned-TV phenomenon will be the subject of a massive obstacle course at PETCO park from July 12-14. You can either play as a “Survivor” or a “Walker.” Tickets are still currently on sale, but don’t expect that to last long. (Official website.)
Extra at Comic-Con: Warner Bros. is hosting a free outdoor festival at San Diego’s Bayfront Park. Presented by the newsmagazine Extra, the stage promises to feature live interviews with stars from WB-owned shows (like The Big Bang Theory and Fringe.) They’ve also announced appearances by unofficial Comic-Con mascot Kevin Smith and a performance by the Bacon Brothers — as in, Kevin Bacon and Other Bacon. More importantly, “Extra at Comic-Con” will feature every single Batmobile, from Adam West’s Lincoln Futura to Christian Bale’s mega-tank. (Official website.)
NBC at Gaslamp Square Park: The network will be taking over a stretch of town at 5th Avenue and K Street. Tin Fish restaurant will be transformed into a Grimm playpen, complete with professional makeup artists applying skin carvings to anyone willing. The network also promises to show off the actual Ferris wheel from the Revolution series premiere and something called “Revolution Village,” which hopefully won’t end with Giancarlo Esposito killing some or all of your loved ones.

Cartoon Network Take Over: The cultishly beloved Adventure Time series will have an exhibit at San Diego’s New Children’s Museum, featuring a recreation of the show’s topsy-turvy fantasy world. Guaranteed to please ten-year-olds and certain college students in a certain frame of mind. (Official website.)6th Annual Zombie Walk: Zombie fans also have the option of participating in this annual undead march, where you can join dozens of attendees in convincing makeup on a meandering brain-hunt through downtown San Diego. This year, the Zombie Walk will take place on Friday starting at 5 PM.

The Zombies are coming!

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.

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

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.

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

By Maura Judkis

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.

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!!!!

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. 

TGIF

Gaslamp plaza suites wishes everyone a wonderful weekend.

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.

Located in our building features 

a burlesque show every Friday evening.

You can also check out their wine tastings

Friday & Saturday Tasting
8-9pm

each week our resident sommelier hosts a special wine tasting at our 12 foot, candle lit tasting table. described by many as "a fun, edgy, interactive and disarmingly boutique experience" each unique wine is paired with a hand crafted canapé from our charcuterie station. whether you are a wine rookie or an experienced palate, our saturday tastings are perfect for all wine enthusiasts.

Happy Memorial Weekend!

Happy Memorial Weekend

from the Gaslamp Plaza Suites!

GASLAMP MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL

Gaslamp Music & Art Festival officially kicks off at 1 pm on Saturday May 26th
Meet up at Gaslamp’s newest location barleymash at 600 5th Ave at Market St to pick up your event program! This event will be held entirely within the fine venues of the Gaslamp on real stages. The bands will be performing live at varied times throughout the day. All 22 stages will offer Free Cover Charge* until at least 9pm.  Many Participating Locations will have additional performances throughout the night. See our Band Line-up. We have some Art and Fashion shows mixed in for fun. Our World class dining locations will all be open and ready to help you make the day a celebration! See our Dining Guide with choice selections and "Perfect Pairings" from our Gaslamp Insider.  We invite you to spend Memorial Day Weekend in the Gaslamp Quarter.  We’re San Diego’s Premier Entertainment District . . .  Come see why 

Dip into something different at the Melting Pot

Dip into something different at the Melting Pot Fondue Restaurant located in 

the Gaslamp Plaza Suites. 

This is definitely a place worth visiting. Their staff has great knowledge on how you should "fondue" and they love to share it with you. How can you go wrong with chocolate covered strawberries........

http://www.meltingpot.com/san-diego-gaslamp/specials

Book a room at the Gaslamp Plaza Suites www.gaslampplaza.com and receive a $10.00 off the "Big night out menu"