Seven months, today, living in my new place in Downtown Los Angeles; there should be some sort of post ( Read more... )

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Tonight will be my final performance on trumpet in "The Life" -- Surprise ( Read more... )

It seems I just can't fit all of my life inside my job-inflicted wake/sleep schedule, and so, without giving much consideration ANY THOUGHT WHATSOEVER to the mental or physical consequences, I agreed to sign over the remains of my social life to performing a show. The downside is, of course, lack of sleep and time to do, well- ANYTHING. The ( Read more... )

Wow, my first movie industry related post?

If you are a member of SAG, and you find yourself in possession of a "Go on strike? Y/N" type ballot, I implore you to vote NO...

No SAG Strike! PetitionTo: AMPTP & SAG ( Read more... )

I began my birthday, one week ago, by building up to it the night before. A short dinner with maestrobiggs was followed by my first visit to The Edison, which began quiet, then blossomed right through fun and into remarkable. A catalyst if ever there was one, J gets the credit, both for inviting me, and for the resulting deep conversations that emerged ( Read more... )

And I was worried he'd run out of things to say with Obama ready to take up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue ...

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"You are asked now by your country-- perhaps by your creator --to stand on one side or another. You are asked now to stand, not on a question of politics, not on a question of religion, not on a question of 'gay' or 'straight', ( Read more... )

I can not WAIT until the day this scene is reduced to anachronism by The California High Speed Rail system.


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The Coast Statlight arrived into Sacramento at 8:30PM; 2.5 hours ahead of its normal coast-running schedule and about 7 hours longer than the trip will take after the high speed rail system is built!

I'm now beginning my return journey. First from Sacramento to Martinez with elasticity (who will continue on to San Francisco via Oakland), then from Martinez ( Read more... )

In a little under two hours, I will be embarking on a victory lap for Proposition 1A with elasticity, brought to us by an entirely coincidental and super-rare detour of the Coast Starlight over Tehachapi Pass and the even-less-seen-by-passengers Union Pacific line through the San Joaquin Valley. We'll be staring at the future California High Speed Rail ( Read more... )