My history in Vegas dates back to the “Good Old Days.” If you know what I mean? And because of this, I’ve met a few Don’s in my time. But perhaps the most interesting of them all has recently come to power in Downtown Sin City, 624 S. Las Vegas Blvd—and that would be the [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
LA Galaxy – Beck Back in Orbit
They’re no Dodgers. He’s no Manny. However, one can make the comparison. Powerhouse players, notable absences, timely return, teams on the rise.
David Beckham returned to the Home Depot Center Sunday to help his (new) team, the LA Galaxy overcome his (old )team, AC Milan.
Beckham signed with the Galaxy two seasons ago but has been playing [...]
Elementary, My Dear Watson
I had decided yesterday to use this headline regardless of the result in the history-making run by Tom Watson at becoming, among other things, the oldest golfer ever to win a major championship. The famous Sherlock Holmes quote was first used to describe Watson’s amazing skill on the links en route to claiming his first [...]
SPECIAL GUEST BARISTA
A FEW MONTHS AGO
“Another Jack and Coke,” I said, ordering my fifth drink—I try to drink minimally at Lakers’ games. “Look Ray, you have to have an espresso machine at the bakery,” I urged.
“We’re going to have coffee,” responded Ray politely. He’s from Denmark they’re polite.
“That’s great, but you have to have espresso.” I wasn’t [...]
Reality Kills the Music Video Star
The windows were down
and a wind stirs the fabric
as he sips the dry wine.
On the table lays a photograph
long forgotten and faded.
He leans the seat back
to rest his eyes and remembers
the music played and images flashed
on that hot summer night.
On the table next to the photograph
lays those words in a letter.
What was that song playing [...]
WHY PAY TO BURY MJ?
The story a few days ago was buried in the Los Angeles Times—far less conspicuously than the King of Pop, who stopped at Staple’s Center to say goodbye to 17,000 of his closest friends. The tale is a simple one; taxpayers are going to get stuck with the 1.4 million dollar expense for security and [...]
EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH BUZZ ALDRIN
As we all know (or should know), July 19, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Kicking off the 40th anniversary year last summer was the enchanting 3D animated [...]
Do You Remember?
Memory is among those easily overlooked gifts for which we ought to offer up daily gratitude to God.
Without memory, one is isolated from others. But even worse, one is isolated from oneself. Without memory, life is a disconnected sequence of thinly sliced moments of time. It is memory that stitches together those instants, compiling them [...]
THE POKER HOUSE
Lori Petty, a Venice local, has conquered the silver screen with her indelible performances like Kit Keller in “A League of Their Own” or Tank Girl in, well, “Tank Girl.” She dazzled on the small screen as well producing and starring in the tv hit “Lush Life” on Fox and made her mark on Broadway [...]
A POEM BY LAURIE ZUPAN
july at dusk
everything is in motion
ribbons of light
race across the sky
summer sunset begins,
painted above the azure ocean
ribbons of light
snake through this dynamic city
rush hour
blur of red and white
here, at sixth and grand
the red light
a glancing touch
an unexpected gesture
a summer kiss…
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