Wednesday Night in San Diego ?Preview Night? is abou.t as accurate as ?Comic-Con? these days.  They might as well call it a 4½-day convention. Wednesday night was surprisingly crowded (though it'll get a lot worse by Saturday), and it started from the moment we arrived at the convention center. It took an hour and a half on the freeway to come within sight of the buildings of Downtown San Diego, and possibly another half hour to make it to our hotel.  Once we checked in, we set about unpacking for our 4-day stay, then head.Go Diego Go.

Bay leads the way, Pirates sweep the road for the 1st time, Beat Astros 8-7 Bay leads the way, Pirates sweep the road for the 1st time, Beat Astros 8-7 by Jay Flannelly @ 8:51 pm. Filed under 2008 Pirates Game 101 Recap- The Pittsburgh.Pirates collected 14 hits, helping them sweep a road series for the 1st time this season, defeating the Houston Astros, 8-7 Wednesday at Minute Maid Park in Texas.  The Pirates pen pitched 6 innings and allowed only 2 runs while using 5 pitchers. 3b Doug Mientkiewicz was on base 5 times and drove in 2 runs to support the staff. Tickets.

Paris Hilton at Comic-Con International Thursday Boston opera house, The cast, creators and Paris will be hosting a panel to discuss the movie REPO: The Genetic Opera at 9pm at the San Diego Convention center, in room 6B. Follow the link.

DC Comics and The Success of the Dark Knight Ticket, Let's Get Real A quick show of hands. How many managed to see The Dark Knight? Not too long ago a seeming run-away movie based on comic material would be thought of as an opportunity for the general public to discover the source material of the comics themselves. The thinking was that John Q. Public would be so enthralled by the exploits of Spider-Man, Batman and other cinematic translations of superheroes that there would be a run on comic shops for material featuring the superhero.

The New Star Trek Posters Are Ours! Go Diego Go estate.

Wolverine at Comic-Con? Go Diego Go tickets, Wolverine at Comic-Con? Posted by Dr. Know on 07/23 at 11:28 PM He's not on the guest list, but Wolverine may be crashing the party here in San Diego. If we're wrong, we'll take our lumps and admit it, but a guy we trust says that we can expect a sneak trailer of X-Men Origins: Wolverine some time this weekend at Comic-Con. Whether it'll be during 20th Century Fox's big presentation Tuesday at 11:30 or during the ?Trailer Park? coming attractions collection on Friday remains.

4th Circuit Court of Appeals and Meal Breaks In a precedent setting decision, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals determined today that California employers are no longer responsible for for ensuring that their employees take meal breaks but rather, just that the meal breaks are available for the employees to use without any interference from the employer. From the California Chamber of Commerce: (July 23, 2008) In a decision that will have an impact on the laws governing meal and rest breaks, the 4th District Court of Appeal yesterday. Boston opera house tickets.

Michael Richards (actor, 1949) Earned a degree in theater arts from Evergreen State College in Washington and then worked at the prestigious San Diego Repertory Theatre. Played Kramer in the popular tv series Seinfeld. Richards. Go Diego Go ticket broker.

Ashley Woods 1:1 Scale Bramble MK2 @ IDW Made the trek to the other side of the huge San Diego convention center exhibition hall to check out Ashley Wood's 1:1 Scale Bramble MK2 @ IDW Publishing's booth. Very cool. The only way it could be cooler is with a life-size Gatling gun (yes, greedy as charged). Looking forward. Boston opera house ticket broker.

The Tour of California Gets Steroidal Am I allowed to say that? There it is. We heard earlier this year of the partnership between ASO (Tour de France etc.) and SUM (Tour of California and a whole bunch of other sports and entertainment endeavors). Now those who saw the start of this morning's Versus Tour coverage saw the announcement that the Tour of California is bustin' out, moving from seven to nine stages and reaching all the way south to San Diego (technically Escondido). I think its fair to say that the ToC has successfull. ticket brokers.