When I'm low on cash I still try to give something to someone in need — it seems to encourage the circle of cash flow. But how do you choose who to give to with so many homeless on the streets of Los Angeles? While every instance is different, here's one of my stories. I spotted a short and gray-bearded man in a dirty, torn white T-shirt standing at a 101 off-ramp in Echo Park. He didn't … [Read more...] about Giving Cash When You Don’t Have It, A Real-Life Story
Smurfhenge
The kids were playing — a smattering of Smurfs! This formation infers that the Smurfs were perhaps a polygamist or cloning society originally. Until the meteors hit. … [Read more...] about Smurfhenge
Introducing: The Star Wars Tusken Raider Fire Hydrant
I saw this little guy in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Tatooine — oops, I mean Eagle Rock. Funny because I saw it as I was walking around, waiting to go babysit, having gotten there early, and it was right near the Rose Bowl Motel where I'd stayed a couple nights the week before. The Tusken Raiders, who live on the planet Tatooine, are a warrior nomadic race. I am quite the nomad currently. I'm … [Read more...] about Introducing: The Star Wars Tusken Raider Fire Hydrant
Whitney Houston’s 90-Year-Old Fan Has Mad Dance Moves
As noted in my previous blog post, my first 7-inch record was Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and my gramma — who just turned 94 — said to me at the time about the cover art: "Why do we have to see her underwear?" (even though we can't see her underwear), and I talk about how I would make up rad dance moves to the song as an 8-year-old.Anyhoo, my friend Sara posted … [Read more...] about Whitney Houston’s 90-Year-Old Fan Has Mad Dance Moves
My First 7″ Record? Yes, It Was Whitney Houston.
I can't remember who bought it for me, maybe it was my mom — I have memories of her dancing around our first house, belting out the lyrics to "Cecilia" by Simon & Garfunkel, as it played on our record player. Looking back, I did the same thing with this record. I played "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" over and over again, dancing around the house, making up my own moves, sliding … [Read more...] about My First 7″ Record? Yes, It Was Whitney Houston.