Our 3-year-old will at times jolt out of a dead sleep in the car and start loudly singing along to the radio. He also has a reputation for sleepwalking and waking up annoyed at us for things we didn't agree to in dreamland - like not agreeing to let him ride a giant fish on a carousel, for example. But after reading a story this morning of a college freshman who stumbled drunk into a stranger's house and doesn't remember a darn thing, I see that we are going to have to dream even bigger for our little guy if he is ever to keep up with others' crazy, out-of-their-mind antics.

"Alex", (not sure why his name is in quotes in all reports of the incident - is it a pseudonym selected after he sobered up?) went through the back door of a La Riviera area home at 3am like the boogeyman after a major kegger, and woke up homeowner Mary Sanchez. He then proceeded to ask to lay in bed with her, and when she said no, he woke up other family members as he wandered around - did you guess it? - talking on his cell phone.

When Sanchez's grandson Will Snyder confronted him, he apparently interrupted a very important phone call as "Alex" started telling him off. I just love this quote from Snyder,

"He then started mouthing off to me, and I'm like, 'What is this guy doing mouthing off to me in my own home at 3 a.m.?'" Snyder said.

Then with additional nerves of steel, Snyder proceeded to place a hatchet against Alex's throat and hog-tied him with a zip tie. The student escaped out a window and was then caught again by Snyder until police arrived. No charges are expected to be pressed against the unexpected house guest, who reports he does not remember a single moment of the incident.

Lock your doors, Sacramento residents. School's almost out!

I'm always a shameless promoter for a good cause. And, I'm a sucker for a good karaoke night - especially if I am the last sober and song-free patron standing. But whether or not you love to sing it up or sit back and aim your smart phone camera at your friends bringing shame to the early Michael Jackson years, Marilyn's on K is a great place to be this month.

Every Thursday night in May, Marilyn's is hosting karaoke night, sponsored by Give Back 2 Sac.. For just a $1 admission fee, you'll benefit the Fisher House, a local 501c3 that helps military families in times of medical crisis.

I love examples of community joining together to help one another, and Marilyn's has quite the reputation for providing a good time no matter what night of the week. To ensure even more money is earned for Fisher House, 20% of what you spend with your debit or credit card will be kicked back to this great organization as well.

Head on out to Marilyn's on a Thursday this month for some great (or not-so-great) tunes and a chance to win their monthly raffle prize while helping out the Fisher House.

Kings fans will recall a couple of years back when the team considered moving down to Anaheim, enticed by the Honda Center  which has proven itself to be much more suitable for an NBA team than Powerbalance (formerly Arco) arena. Then we ushered in Kevin Johnson as mayor, and due to his basketball career, the city was successful in persuading the Kings to stay. The Maloof brothers, who appear to own half of Sacramento, relented and entered into a new agreement with the city that the Kings would stay in town pending a new stadium by the 2015 NBA opener. Or did they?

Statements are now being released from the Maloof camp insisting that a deal was not exactly reached. The confusion is being blamed on a variety of factors, including concerns of not being able to build the new arena while complying with current environmental rules and regulations.

Sacramento city officials instead fault the Maloofs, stating that "all parties must be pulling in the same direction" in order for the arena project to reach completion. So are the Maloofs giving up before Sacramento has a real chance to show their love to the home team? Hardly.

This isn't the first time Sacramento has promised an arena to the Kings, and little progress has been made in the past. Further complicating the issue is a strong group of residents protesting against the building plans. This, in combination with the Maloofs' apparent lack of enthusiasm toward sticking around, make a move down South a real possibility.

Fortunately for Kings diehards, the suspense shouldn't last much longer as there is a city council meeting planned for Tuesday with arena discussions at the top of the agenda. What do you think of the Kings moving to Anaheim? Is our city in need of our purple warriors or is it time to move on?

The weather forecast this weekend is cloudy with a chance of nostalgia as Beatnik Studios partners with The Greater Broadway Partnership to pay homage to Sacramento's historic Broadway District.  Art enthusiasts and longtime Sacramentans will get a thrill out of this event, which focuses on the generations of creativity that began with a little theater on the corner of Broadway and 16^th back in 1938. As a once-aspiring Broadway baby, I've found myself belting some show tunes in my car this week in anticipation - consider it my own little tribute to this expansive look back on our city's art epicenter that shouldn't be missed.

Officially titled Tower and the Broadway Icons, theater junkies can begin their evening at the Broadway Corridor Crawl, which will feature local Land Park restaurants like Jamie's Bar & Grill, Riverside Clubhouse and - a preview of the new kid on the block - the New Helvetia Brewery. The crawl is free to attend, and runs from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm.

Beatnik Studios will launch its opening reception the same evening from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm, offering eats from Slice of Broadway and Tower Café. While at the studio, enjoy coffee and a hosted bar as you peruse the historic snapshots of the Broadway District during the 1920s and 1930s. You'll also see plenty of original artwork inspired by the Tower Theater and Broadway District as a whole. All of the artists are locals who truly consider this exhibit to be a labor of love for the region.

Most every Sacramento native knows that the Broadway District is the birthplace of the now obsolete Tower Records chain, and performing local bands from 9:00 pm-11:00 pm consist of musicians that are former Tower Records employees.

On top of all this, I'm loving the fact my kids are welcome, too. Beatnik Studios is encouraging families to come and experience artwork, and then to hopefully enjoy future events each final Friday of the month.