Om 1/272015, the San Jose Mercury News (
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"Pizarro: Winchester Mystery House is looking for a Friday the 13th bell-ringer
By Sal Pizarrospizarro@mercurynews.com
POSTED: 01/27/2015 01:22:28 PM PST0 COMMENTS| UPDATED: 3 MONTHS AGO
There's a Friday the 13th coming up next month, and the day is marked at the Winchester Mystery House by the ringing of its tower bell 13 times at 1 p.m. (you know, 1300 hours).
Usually, this task is performed by a well-known face in the community. (Even I was selected for the honor along with famed gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi one time.) But for Feb. 13, the San Jose tourist attraction has decided to go all democratic by letting a member of the public be the bell ringer.
It's a pretty fun gig, too, and you do get a look at a few areas of that mansion that aren't normally open to the public. The bell ringer will be picked from among Facebook fans who share the Friday the 13th post at www.facebook.com/winchestermysteryhouse by this Friday.
The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose Friday, Oct. 19, 2007.
And don't forget, there are also special flashlight tours for Friday the 13th (which happens three times this year, in February, March and November). Get ticket information at www.winchestermysteryhouse.com.
A LITTLE SPY MUSIC: I had a great time serving as emcee Sunday night for the San Jose Chamber Orchestra's annual dinner and auction at the Silicon Valley Capital Club. James Bond movies provided the theme of the evening, "SJC007: A License to Thrill," and that made for a well-shaken, not stirred, evening.
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Walter Hammon, the current president of the chamber orchestra's board, and Music Director Barbara Day Turner warmly welcomed some special guests, including Vic Corsiglia, the orchestra's founding board president; Ken Wiener, its founding vice president; Santa Clara County Supervisors Ken Yeager and Cindy Chavez; and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo.
Of course, you've got to have music at such an event and that was provided by Matt Helm and the Richard Nelson Hall Trio, with a lot of Dean Martin music to fit the 1960s vibe."