Ninety years ago, in June 1919, World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. French field marshal, Ferdinand Foch, famously said, “This is not Peace. It is an Armistice for twenty years.” He was out by three months! By September 1939 France was again at war with Germany. A year [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
BARACK OBAMA’S NEW SUPREME COURT NOMINEE
Barack Obama recently announced his choice for the new Supreme Court justice. He has selected Sonia Sotomayor – apparently because of her impressive record and the fact that she is female and Latino. Bravo to them both. But if the President really wants to shake things up with some bold choices, here are my picks [...]
A BLOGSIDE CHAT WITH JAN PERRY
Jan Perry A Blogside Chat It is late at night or early in the morning, hour fifteen of work has passed by some hours ago, and as the quiet of the night will often lead me to, I find myself reflective. My screenwriting obligations have precluded me from blogging the past few weeks as much [...]
The Magic Of Tony Curtis
Friday afternoon a friend handed me two VIP tickets to the Magic of Tony Curtis Jules Verne film festival, featuring Houdini and Some Like it Hot. I was so excited. The legend himself would be there. Plus they were recreating the water torture stunt that brought Houdini to his demise, there was the promise of [...]
Obama’s Paradoxical Stance on Gay Marriage
All politicians make promises on which they cannot or will not deliver. That they do has to be one of the oldest truths in politics. You watch them at rallies and fundraisers, throwing promises out like confetti and know – with hardly a dash of cynicism – that political reality will swallow most of their [...]
Hello Wine Lovers!
Hello Wine Lovers, from 5pm to 8pm today June 16th at Ralphs, we’re once again venturing up the coast of California to Paso Robles to check out the wine growing region. Many of the Paso wineries are producing wines that are rich and deep full-bodied wines. The special climate in that region allows the wind [...]
Assemblage, Stop Frame and New Life
I did it, I got into Pharmaka, 101 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. I swore to high heaven, last art walk, that I would not step foot near that gallery on the second Thursday of the month. Tonight, standing in front of a locked down Bert Green’s, I felt the pull, the force [...]
Kobe Crowned King
This comes as no surprise. The Lakers have done it again. The team won its 15th NBA Championship Sunday, its first in seven seasons. Kobe Bryant is officially being sized for his fourth Championship ring. Head Coach Phil Jackson is being sized for his tenth. With the win, Jackson officially owns every postseason coaching record [...]
HELLO, WINE LOVERS!
Hello, Wine Lovers! It’s 10a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009 and Mike is running late to work so he asked me to post something about tonight’s wine tasting at Ralph’s downtown (on 9th Street between Flower and Hope). To those of you who don’t know, Mike Berger hosts the tasting from 5p.m. to 8p.m. and it’s [...]
A Blogside Chat–Jan Perry
A Blogside Chat With City Councilwoman Jan Perry It is late at night or early in the morning, hour fifteen of work has passed by some hours ago, and as the quiet of the night will often lead me to, I find myself reflective. My screenwriting obligations have precluded me from blogging the past few [...]
