As an opera fan I’ve been lucky enough to attend several productions over they years. I’ve witnessed the works of Bizet, Puccini, Verdi and even Tennessee Williams come alive onstage and it’s been wonderful. Yet, I’d never attended a Mozart opera. How on earth had […]
Today we seem to take photography for granted thanks to the advent of smart phones. At least I know I do. When I was young pictures were something special. Film was expensive, cameras even more so, so it was important to capture just the right […]
A few years ago I read the fantastic book, Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Hugette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune, and was surprised to find the Clark family played a significant role in Los Angeles history. One day my family and […]
The more I explore Los Angeles the more I get to know it’s many diverse neighborhoods and grow to love them. Take Little Tokyo which consists of a few city blocks between Downtown and the Arts District. Upon first glance, it may seem to consist […]
One day I was scrolling through facebook and came across a notice for an upcoming vintage trailer show. Now I love vintage trailers. Love, love, love them. One day I plan to own one and toodle around the country in it. So I knew I […]
Podcasts are a significant part of my daily life. I listed to them at work, in the car and sometimes fall asleep to them. My tastes vary from comedy to old time radio to history to in depth interviews and one of my favorite podcast […]
