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to the UT  The San Diego Union-Tribune  Tapes providing
unintended comic relief   May 29, 2005  Some of the secret
recordings played during the City Hall corruption trial are
funny, silly or absurd enough to inspire laughter in the
courtroom, particularly when blundering strip-club associates
discuss San Diego politicians and mispronounce their names.
Sometimes it's just a colorful word or phrase that provides a
humorous respite from what is otherwise a somber and sometimes
tedious proceeding. Other times, it's a lengthy discussion –
sprinkled with "Sopranos"-style slang and foul language – that
leaves even the jury and the mostly stone-faced Councilmen
Michael Zucchet and Ralph Inzunza smiling, shaking their heads
or cringing.  The councilmen were indicted with strip-club owner
Michael Galardi, Cheetahs manager John D'Intino and Galardi's
Las Vegas lobbyist, Lance Malone, in an alle