March 14, 2006 – 12:52 am ·
Uh… a little late. The January blog ovehaul messed up a lot of things. One of the casualties was my scheduled posting of music reviews by wandering minstrel, keeper of the flame and spinner of wild tales, Michael Keefe. But here they are, at last, for your enjoyment and edification. Included in this month’s collection […]
March 12, 2006 – 8:22 pm ·
It’s about time someone comes along with a decent horror flick. Neil Marshall, the Brit responsible for Dog Soldiers (which no one really saw,) has upped the ante. His new one is about six women, adventure sportswomen all, who dive into some hithertofore unexplored caves in what looks like New England. What transpires from the […]
March 12, 2006 – 12:50 am ·
This is the sort of thing that happens on the Mezzanine at Amoeba: A woman approaches the counter. She asks timidly, “Habla Espanol?” Now, some of us do speak a little Spanish, but often it’s not just a little Spanish that’s needed, but rather a complete grasp of the grammar and vocabulary, as well as […]
March 6, 2006 – 1:41 pm ·
It’s Friday in Santa Monica. Fellow ‘moeb cats, Sara and Charles and I are on a mini-trip. Sara and I know each other from our Rocket Video days. She works with me on the mezzanine. Charles divides his time between the Mezz and the Jazz room. Sara loves Social Distortion and wants to marry lead […]
March 3, 2006 – 9:14 pm ·
My good friend, Dara, sent me an old news article I dreamed up six years ago. I’d forgotten all about it. Since I happen to be doing laundry, I thought I’d post it. AP—Camarillo, California, Feb 2000 Once again, Will Keightley has won the coveted Guy Whom You’d Most Likely Want to Do Your Delicate […]
March 1, 2006 – 1:48 pm ·
So Strange Angels is done (more or less.) It’s now the First of March. That means it’s time to move on to the next script. But this is the part where I’m paralyzed. The blank page stares, zombie-eyed, back at me. I know what I’m supposed to write. I even have it mapped out. The […]
February 27, 2006 – 11:07 am ·
We lose Don Knotts and Darren McGavin over the weekend. It’s not a surprise, really. Knotts was old when I was a kid and McGavin was older than he. I grew up on Andy Griffith and the Herbie movies. As far as I knew, Knotts was like required viewing for every kid. And I’ll always […]
February 27, 2006 – 9:05 am ·
It’s Bring Your Angst and Exhaustion To Work Day today. Don’t forget, everyone. Could be worse, though. McSweeney’s provides a glimpse into a company that learned this the hard way.
February 24, 2006 – 6:57 pm ·
Looking over the past several posts (not counting the boring blog-related ones) the casual reader might assume that this is blog about music. It isn’t really. In fact, it isn’t really about anything. It’s just a place for me to write some stuff. ‘Cause that’s what I do. I’m in L.A. because I’m thinking about […]
February 22, 2006 – 11:18 am ·
There’s a great deal of activity outside my little office at Argentum on Sunset and Seward. A little investigation reveals that Spike Lee is shooting a commercial. Craft service is across the street. Actors stand about in the chilly sunshine. Grips and gaffers clatter away beneath my window. A row of dark director’s chairs lines […]
February 21, 2006 – 1:13 am ·
Paris Hilton got mad at us today. Wait, wait, let me preface this: We have a customer up in the Ameoba mezzanine we refer to as Satan. It’s not that he bears any resemblance to or practices anything in the style of the Dark Lord. I mean he can be a pain, and on some […]
February 20, 2006 – 12:36 pm ·
Getting back into the swing of things. Might as well talk about music. Valentine’s Day comes and goes this year. I spend the evening at Amoeba with many other single folk. And most of us feign bitterness, but inside we all realize that Valentine’s Day is just a fake holiday, a totally crass commerical ploy […]
February 15, 2006 – 2:10 pm ·
Okay, so I’m giving up. With enough time, energy and cups of boiled down espresso I could have been successful at executing a clean port from Blogger to WordPress, but I just don’t have access to those luxuries. Here’s the new HOLLYWOODLAND. Not much different, is it? Well, that was the idea. As I begin […]
February 7, 2006 – 10:38 am ·
Okay, this is getting ridiculous. It’s not that switching to WordPress is difficult in itself. In fact, it’s quite easy. But WordPress saves post URLs differently. A simple import to WordPress would break every single permalink in the site. In other words every link I’ve made to other posts and every link made to posts […]
January 31, 2006 – 1:39 pm ·
I’m still here. Tackling the learning curve on the WordPress thing is like ascending Everest. I’m at the Hilary Step. Just a little ways to go. When the blog is looking good and feeling okay, I’ll come back with a post about pandas (or something else cute and fuzzy.) in the meantime, go hang out […]
