6:53 p.m.
Chabot’s Gladiators are warming up on the court and looking ready to play against CCSF (City College of San Francisco) who is number 1 in the state.

7: p.m.
The starting lineup for City College is as follows:
#4, Fred Studivant
#21, DeEnd Parker
#23, Jonathon Williams
#24, Collin Chiverton
#25, Myron Respress

The starting lineup for Chabot Starting is as follows:
#22, Randy Newell
#24, Jourdan DeMuynck
#32, Chammar Grissom
#34, Jacob Noisat
#43, Kyle Luckett

7:10 p.m.
Chabot starts off the game behind with a score of 2 – 8.

7:11 p.m.
Chabot’s Mens team is fighting hard, but CCSF is fighting even harder. The stands in the Chabot gym are filling up fast and this game is getting pretty intense.

7:13 p.m.
Chabot’s # 5 Kurtis Ong took a chance and made a beautiful 3 point shot.

7:15 p.m.
8 – 12

7:24 p.m.
8 – 19

7:27 p.m.
12 – 24

7:31 p.m.
17 – 25

7:31 p.m.
Chabot’s very own #34, Jacob Noisat just made a slum dunk, bringing the score to 19 – 25.

7:35 p.m.
20 – 28

7:36 p.m.
Chabot’s # 43, Kyle Luckett had to free throw shots and missed them both, giving CCSF a chance at the ball.

7:39 p.m.
In addition to the already present Chabot security at tonight’s game, now Hayward PD has shown up to assist at the request of CCSF. The stadium is gym is packed and the fans are getting loud.

7:41 p.m.
There are about 5 minutes left in the first half and the score is 25 – 29.

7:48 p.m.
28 – 32

7:51 p.m.
29 – 36

7:55 p.m.
34 – 38

7:56 p.m.
End of the first half and the score is 34 – 39.

8:12 p.m.
Second half begins

8:18 p.m.
38 – 47

8:21 p.m.
42 – 52

8:30 p.m.
Chabot’s #5, Kurtis Ong made an amazing 3 point shot from the side of the key bringing the score to 45 – 52.

8:46 p.m.
There are 6 minutes left in the game with the score being 53 – 62.

9:03 p.m.
Less than a minute left and the score is 63 – 76.

9:07 p.m.
Final score 63 – 78, Chabot lost.

You’ve seen the movie, probably didn’t know it was a play before, listening to the musical has people looking at Mel Brooks as a comical Genius.

Wednesday June 30th was opening night for Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein the musical and stakes were high! So did it live up to its Broadway expectation? Warning spoiler alert!! Everyone has heard the story of Frankenstein, a pile of sown together body parts brought to life by science only to backfire on the scientists face.

Young Frankenstein is a musical that begs the question what happened after said failure so many years after the problem.

Roger Bart does a superb job reprising his role as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, the grandson of Victor Frankenstein. After arriving in Transylvania to pick up his grandfather’s inheritance he soon joins the family business but not before meeting Igor (Cory English). Both Bart and English complimented each other so well that it almost made it as if the audience was looking in on a the doctor and minion. Bart and English deserve praise for surpassing the movie version making there parts memorable.

The beautiful Anne Horak (Inga, Dr. Frederick’s love interest) also complimented the play, only adding to how wonderful the cast was. Her singing voice was as clear as an Angel’s. She gave a wonderful womanly masculinity to the rest of the cast and was nice to see.

Beth Curry and Joanna Glushak gave me a sense of how well and attention to detail these actors had. Each joke, each note each move throughout the stage was carefully thought out and came off so natural. Making the 2 hours this Musical runs to shorts, because you are left wanting more of Curry and Glushak.

It’s a Musical but so much more Mel Brooks does it yet again with a great musical filled with beautiful music and even a more beautiful stage. Young Frankenstein the Musical is a need to watch and a nice update to the original movie. Five stars of five.

Young Frankenstein the Musical will be playing in San Francisco through July 25 and then it will be in Los Angeles July 27 through August 15. For more information about the musical go to www.youngfrankensteinthemusical.com.

The bright lights of fireworks is a large part of many childhood memories, but with so many incidents over the years cities and towns have had to crack down on their use.

This year many may wonder where they are allowed to use fireworks.

In Alameda County “safe and sane” fireworks are currently only legal in Union City, Newark and Dublin. Fireworks are not permitted in Hayward or on the Chabot College Campus. In addition fireworks are not permited in most school campus, shopping centers, or city and state parks.

Instead of celebrating with fireworks many will opt for time with family and friends over a bar-b-q or pool party.

Though for many this doesn’t fill the void or desire for fireworks. Fourth of July isn’t the same without a big bang; those searching for a fireworks show will find them selves leaving the comfort of home.

Berkeley will be hosting a fourth of July celebration at the Berkeley Marina where there will be entertainment, food and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. and the event is free. For more information about Berkeley’s event call (510) 548-5335.

Livermore will host it’s own celebration with fireworks at sunset at Robertson Park; this event won’t be free though. $5 per person or $20 per car. For more information about the Livermore celebration go to www.larpd.dst.ca.us.

Similar events to these will be hosted all through out the bay including Jack London Square in Oakland, Pier 39 in San Francisco, Milpitas, and San Jose.

Remember that if you are choosing to do fireworks this year in the pre-approved areas that you have a bucket of water to extinguish used fireworks and that you don’t let any children handle the fireworks or match and lighters.

Have a safe and fun Fourth of July.

For a complete list of fireworks locations go to Channel 7 ABC local website.

Audio Slideshow by Arpi Nakashian and Sean Jones

By Benji Carver

R, 90 mins., 2010

Cast: Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Sarah Steele and Oliver Platt

Directed by Nicole Holofcener

Screenplay by Nicole Holofcenter

At the center of Nicole Holofcenter’s new film “Please Give” are four women of various ages whose lives intersect while living in the ever-needy place called New York City.

These women are played by the always lovable actresses Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall (an actress we keep growing to love at the movies,) Amanda Peet (an actress we love to hate,) and Sarah Steele, a great young actress whom we are willing to love even more after watching this film.

What ties these particular women together are their city apartments, family members, antique furniture, and breasts. The opening credit montage consists of a series of  mammograms, which show breasts in all shapes, ages, and sizes, giving us a very awkward but hilarious opening about these particular women.

Nicole Holofcenter script binds this together almost perfectly with very  few missteps – a subplot involving an antique pot – that could be deleted from one’s memory once sitting through the film.  Holofcenter writes these women and their families with such sound dialogue that makes you wonder if Woody Allen might be jealous of not having written this down first.

What should also be noted is her subtle direction on bringing out these great performances. She is someone who likes to place the camera in medium shots and let the actors go at it.

The most successful example of this is a dinner scene where all the women and one husband (Oliver Platt in his most lovable butterball role in years) sit down and discuss various topics all the while getting under each other’s skin.

Another scene, involving a father (Platt) and his daughter (Steele) who has learned that he is having an affair with the Peet’s character, is touching because none of them confront each other in a loud argument. Instead, they do it in a quite almost whispering voice way, they know each others secret but handling it in a very tender for the camera to pick up.

Holofcenter knows and loves her actors so well that its a delight to see a mature blending of this tender drama and organic comedy. Not since writings of Woody Allen and John Patrick Shaley have New Yorkers looked this compelling on the screen.

While each character have their own great moments, the award for the best lines and keeping the film bit goes to Amanda Peet, one of her best in years. She specializes in cynical skin peeling characters that we have seen in “Changing Lanes” and short-lived TV series “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.” Her character of Mary does what we all like to see her do best. She packs such a sucker punch when she tells Platt,  “ I’m going to stop f***ing you now.”

“Please Give” gives us a film that is tender, funny, even emotionally brutal at times, yet it always makes us want to come back for more. It’s one of the very best film so far this year.