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What do Howard Hughes, James Ellroy, and James Cameron Have in Common?
Apparently, a lot. I was making my way through James Ellroy’s “The Big Nowhere,” and, not too far in, Howard Hughes appears, along with his head of security, a crooked retired cop named Turner “Buzz” Meeks. Meeks works at Hughes Aircraft, and it takes him an hour to drive to Studio City for some... »
Charisma: A Mike Gold Mystery
We were first introduced to Mike Gold, a successful Silicon Valley software entrepreneur in Opium, a Phil Bookman novel. Charisma: A Mike Gold Mystery finds Mike working on his latest challenge. As the newly hired CEO of a biotech company he must first tackle the technology, and then take the company public. After the... »
Two Auctions
Every year, I attend two charity fund raising auctions: the Via Ball which benefits Via Services, and the SAMA Middle Eastern Feast and Auction, sponsored by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Saratoga, benefiting medical relief programs in Haiti, the Holy Land, and Africa. Via is most famous for the year-round Camp Costanoan, a residential, outdoor... »
From My Yoga Mat to The Movie Maverick
I was on my yoga mat this morning at 24hr, trying to focus on my breathing in savasana (or corpse pose, the much anticipated final super-duper relaxing pose of any yoga class). Usually my mind wanders off into space and I feel pretty floaty, but today it just kept going back to Tuesday night... »
Dana Point: Festival of Whales
Are you looking for an inexpensive family-friendly event to attend this weekend or next? If so, Dana Point’s 39th Annual Festival of Whales may be just what you are looking for. The Festival kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, March 6th at 10:00 a.m. with a parade along Pacific Coast Highway. According to the website all events... »
Monrovia Rock Hounds Gem & Mineral show this weekend at LA Arboretum
Bring the family, come join the fun! There will be 15 exhibitors, member display cases, geode cracking, kid’s corner, grag bags, treasure wheel, raffle prizes, free tumbled stone and much more! Admission to the show free. You only pay the price of the Arboretum admission. $8 for adults $6 students and seniors $3 kids... »
Babatunde Lea presents Umbo Weti: A Tribute to Leon Thomas
An all-star jazz event occurs March 18th @ SF's Yoshi's when Percussion virtuoso Babatunde Lea brings a quintet feat. Dwight Trible, Ernie Watts, Patrice Rushen and Gary Brown to town. They'll be in SF to celebrate their new CD release 'Umbo Weti: A Tribute to Leon Thomas'. »
Throughout March: Anatomy of a Script at Writer’s Guild Foundation
Pity the professional writers. They toil in relative obscurity, working long hours for low pay, pulling out hair by the fistful as they stare at blank computer screens as a creeping voice from their hindbrain tells them that even the most brilliant wordsmithing won’t bring them the fame and fortune they long for. Well, most... »
Manifest Equality opens, runs March 3-7 in Hollywood
Just a few blocks from the site where the Oscars will take place lies Manifest Equality. An art exhibit with over 100 artists, among them Barry McGee, Robbie Conal, Roman Coppola, Swoon, Chris Johansen, Shepard Fairey, Clare Rojas, Harvey Pekar, Bask, and Ron English. Numerous media are represented all with the theme “Manifest Equality”. Our... »
Back Pocket Memory At Chain Reaction In Anaheim
Good morning kids! I wanted to bring to your attention a rock show happening tomorrow night NEXT WEDNESDAY March 10, at Chain Reaction in Anaheim. A band called Back Pocket Memory, or BPM as they’re also known, is going to playing a show at about 7pm. Why am I telling you about some random rock... »
PaleyFest 2010 Is Upon Us
I’m a little late in getting this post up, considering the 27th Annual William S. Paley Television Festival (PaleyFest) has already started. You’ve only missed three events, Modern Family and Lost, which were both fantastic and NCIS, which I didn’t attend. There are 10 nights left highlighting such acclaimed shows as Breaking Bad and... »
Free tickets to Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale
Unfortunately there’s only two free tickets, and you have to take a short survey to be entered in the drawing to win them. The deadline to enter is March 6. The tickets are for the Friday, March 19, performance, Festival of Choirs: American Roots, featuring Will Todd’s Mass in Blue. Mass in Blue is... »
A Plea
Dear Something Corporate, My husband and I were just listening to one of your best songs, “If U C Jordan” and we were wondering if you couldn’t just let bygones be bygones and get your original lineup back together? Smooches, Gina Upated: They will be reunited and performing at Bamboozle Left at Anaheim Stadium this March! OMG! »
Cinequest: “Peepers” (Indulge Your Voyeuristic Impulse)
“Peeping Toms are never praised, like novelists or bird watchers, for their keenness of observation.” – W.H. Auden “Peepers” takes us along with these voyeurs of the night. We find ourselves on the rooftops of Montreal peeping along with Steve (eagle-eye) Sherman, and his band of binocular and walkie-talkie outfitted men. Are peepers perverts? One of... »
Win Tickets to See Midlake Next Wednesday!
Not many things come to us from Texas by way of Europe. Angus beefsteak crepes, maybe. Or ten-gallon berets. And then there’s Midlake. Hailing from Denton, Texas — home to other rock notables like Roy Orbison and Bowling for Soup — Midlake initially made their mark on the British and French rock scenes. They’ve been... »