Last night, having no plans of my own, I headed out to West Hollywood to check out their annual Costume Carnival. More than 300,000 people, many in drag, converged on Santa Monica Boulevard to see and be seen. I had read that there would likely … Continue readingWeHo Costume Carnival 2008
Last night the house was revealed to the Grys family back in Pekin. Man I wish I was there for that. Congrats again to Jake and family! There are more stories at www.pjstar.com. I believe the show will be airing in late December or early … Continue readingMove that bus!
Adding a new category to the “where I’ve been published” list are two author photos in books published in 2008. The first to come out was Outlaw Journalist: The life and times of Hunter S. Thompson, by William McKeen, a former professor and chair of … Continue readingBranching out
I just got the most excellent news that Jake Grys and family are getting the home of their dreams courtesy of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I did a story on Jake, who has a rare form of osteogenesis imperfecta, that ran in the Peoria Journal … Continue readingJake Wins!
I went for a nice long bike ride along the beach from Marina Del Rey to the north end of Santa Monica and grabbed a couple frames along the way. There’s a great bike path up and down the coast here. Gets a bit crowded … Continue readingSunday
My internet was down Tuesday, so I went around the corner to the Cow’s End, an excellent coffee shop and deli that has a good vibe, plenty of seating and outlets and, most importantly, free wi-fi. After working for about an hour or my attention … Continue readingGo Red