Tag Archives: Los Angeles
The Following the Pipers Bit
So I was chatting with fellow tv extras during some off hours (there tend to be lots over the course of a day) – and I have to say we shuffled through a pret-ty pret-ty amazing catalog of topics! While waiting at long tables in “holding” between stints on set, our little group quickly exhausted […]
The Talent, Luck – Oh, and the Water – Bit
Seems it never rains in Southern California… Ah, yes – a classic ’70’s song, and another legend about La La Land! So far in 2024, any such myth is getting pretty thoroughly debunked. You might tell that by our snarly freeways full of people whose rainy-day driving choices are – um – well, they’re not […]
The Adventures in Waitressing Bit
So this summer, I was browsing in a railroad museum shop (as you do) and I couldn’t resist picking up what, for me, is a bit of fan merch: Ever since reading about the Harvey Girls and seeing the Judy Garland musical, I’ve felt kind of a kinship with these gals! They were women who […]
The “Somewhere Over the Sand Dunes” Bit
Okay, so two things I’ve always had a special fascination with are film and history. And when I get to combine these two passions – or when they kind of collide – it can be such a fun thing! That’s what happened on my first mini field trip of 2023! While it’s never been my […]
Cahuenga Pass: The Ways and Delays Bit
Heads up to any fellow Angelenos! There’s road work on Barham Blvd. near the Cahuenga Pass (til June…) and it’s really tying things up! For the curious outside of LA, the Pass is a busy cut through a low point in the Santa Monica Mountains that connects the San Fernando Valley side with the Hollywood/Downtown […]
The ‘Twas (Yet) Another Year Bit
So now as Year 2018 hits its gloamin’, It’s time to fit my now traditional poem in! What fun to recall as this annum now ends All my revels and travels with family and friends! Though taking long trips, I did this year eschew, That doesn’t mean sights and good times were but few! A […]
The Downtown Dreamin’ Bit
Just a block away from my SoCal home, an intersection is constantly being captured by this intriguing fellow with the keen eye and retro gear. Although all he directs now is traffic, he’s a reminder of the area’s deep filmmaking roots. But monuments in and around Los Angeles also call to mind other dreams and legacies […]
THE CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS BIT
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas… So I just realized that the side topic of snow kind of “drifted” into each of my last two posts (about Vancouver and the fall). Yeah, ’tis the season (ask Buffalo…), but I think it’s become a thing with me. As a lifelong coastal Californian, I wonder if I’ve ended up with a complex […]
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