Niko Kohnen is following his dreams.
The young man was playing a keyboard outside Petco Park after today’s Padres victory against the Twins.
Where his dreams might take him, only time will tell.
Meanwhile, he’s putting smiles on many passing faces!
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There’s an awesome mural depicting San Diego Padres baseball player Xander Bogaerts in National City!
I spied the street art today for the first time. I was told it was painted about a year ago.
The artwork was spray painted on a large wall beside AM Barber Studio, at 706 Highland Avenue. The artist is Mode (@mode_nbc).
Also depicted is Petco Park and the Padres mascot the Swinging Friar!
I love it!
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Walking around outside during Comic-Con 2026? Is it lunchtime? Why not head over to the Interactive Zone at Petco Park where you’ll find several themed food trucks and plenty of tables.
You’ll also find a few activations. The big one is miniature golf, an activity under a shady roof. Its purpose is to promote Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes. Leave a comment if you played.
Advice! Don’t wait forever in line before the Petco Interactive Zone opens each morning. Not long after the gate opens, the line goes away.
Labu’Tique Farmers Market…
KAYOU Walls of Fandom…
Food!
Diarra From Detroit.
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck.
Magic: The Gathering mini golf.
Maruchan’s MaruMart.
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Just a week until the official start of Comic-Con 2026 in San Diego. I walked around downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter late this morning to see how everything is progressing outside the convention center.
Most of the preparation right now concerns putting up huge building wraps. Regular San Diego Comic-Con goers will see similarities with past years.
Workers were putting the finishing touches on the Pendry hotel wrap promoting The Vampire Lestat…
One of the hotel’s ground floor windows is wrapped, too.
The Lodge wrap is up for Paramount+ at Happy Does…
Wraps are starting to go up on the Fifth Avenue side of the Hilton Gaslamp. Words indicate that Prime Video’s Rings of Power is being promoted…
AMC shows are represented on the hotel side facing the San Diego Convention Center.
The Walking Dead: Dead City…
Also, what I believe is Yaga…
Turning toward the Omni hotel, I noticed the Marvel’s Wolverine wrap is done…
The hotel’s Funko POPs wrap is nearly done…
Meanwhile, The Rookie’s big wrap on Petco Park is finished, but not quite the smaller one…
Abbott Elementary’s big wrap on Petco Park is looking good…
I can’t wait to see what develops next!
UPDATE!
Look who I spied after lunch…Alvin!!!
UPDATE!
By late afternoon, the Funko POPs wrap had added Star Wars characters, the Rings of Power wrap was making headway, and the Yaga wrap was more than halfway on…
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This electrical box must have been painted very recently. I saw it for the first time during a walk yesterday. It’s located on J Street, near Petco Park, northwest of the Gallagher Square playground.
The four sides of the box show baseball kids (no doubt Padres fans) swinging a bat, reading a book (from the nearby Central Library?), holding happy potted flowers, and eating a ginormous hot dog with mustard!
The street art in Padres colors is signed Nicholas Danger. That’s the name used by local artist Nicholas McPherson. His fun, bold street art is all over San Diego!
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A very cool sight if you’re a Padres baseball fan! This huge Padres flag flying from the Triton catamaran was out on San Diego Bay yesterday!
I spotted it while riding the Coronado ferry. Coincidentally, Petco Park rises in the background.
The San Diego Padres are up against two of the best Major League Baseball teams this week: the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Let’s get some big victories!
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The 2026 Major League Baseball season is about to begin! The Home Opener for the San Diego Padres is next Thursday!
I noticed, while walking near Petco Park today, that the latest set of Padres player banners have been put up on street lamps in East Village.
This year there’s a huge addition: Mason Miller! He’s arguably the best closer in all of baseball. Did you watch him pitching for Team USA during the World Baseball Classic? He’s got a flamethrower arm. Wow!
Go Pads! Let’s make the playoffs again this year, and go all the way!
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This weekend, San Diego is going bananas . . . again! The Savannah Bananas have returned to Petco Park, to play two banana ball games against one of their rivals, the Loco Beach Coconuts!
The Savannah Bananas’ popularity continues to grow, with their crazy, kid-friendly on-field antics during “banana ball” games and between innings. It’s like a non-stop circus, all the while playing a baseball game with unusual rules, that include fan participation. (If you catch a foul ball, the batter is out!)
The games have become so popular that there is a league of six teams traveling around playing each other. By the way, the Loco Beach Coconuts are 2-0 versus the original Savannah Bananas team so far in 2026!
Both games this weekend are sold out. Today I walked through the festival atmosphere just north of Gallagher Square, where families (often clad in yellow) were lined up for fun banana ball merchandise.
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Anyone walking in downtown San Diego can see how the city is preparing for another Major League Baseball season. With signs, banners, loads of merchandise in shop windows–everyone is getting ready to enjoy exciting Padres games at Petco Park!
Can you believe it? Last year, the San Diego Padres had the second highest ballpark attendance in all of Major League Baseball. Not only do we have the best ballpark, we have the best fans!
I took these photos in East Village and the Gaslamp Quarter yesterday morning. With a month to go until Opening Day (March 26), more fun downtown sights will certainly materialize.
It looks to be another great season! Let’s make the playoffs and fight for a World Series appearance!
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Super excited WWE wrestling fans gathered in downtown San Diego this morning before the start of 2025 Survivor Series: WarGames!
It seemed everyone I saw was either holding a sign, sporting a championship belt, or wearing a shirt that roots for their favorite WWE superstar! Most of the shirts commemorated John Cena’s farewell tour. He’ll be facing Dominik Mysterio in a highly anticipated match.
Savvy fans waited at the entrance to the Omni Hotel to see wrestlers jumping into cars or vans, to be transported to Petco Park.
I lingered for a while and briefly glimpsed CM Punk, and Jimmy and Jey Uso. Drew McIntyre was the one wrestler who didn’t dash into a vehicle. He greeted all the fans, took selfies with everyone, and was one very cool dude!
I then walked around Petco Park and through the Gaslamp Quarter again to take in the all the excitement.
Enjoy some photos!
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