It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find joy in travel these days. My wife recently went on a trip for two weeks from the Las Vegas Airport to Boise, Idaho. We bought the tickets online about a month in advance. She had decided to take our youngest with her, our fourth grader. All together they had [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
SOCIETY CAFÉ ENCORE
Because I was born and raised in Los Angeles it was only natural that Las Vegas became my second home. In 2003 I came for a weekend and stayed for a year—producing the “Night Tribe” show at the Rio Hotel and Casino—I love Vegas. So, when my writing career went on to encompass blogging, I [...]
MOVIE REVIEW: HUMPDAY
Lynn Shelton has managed to do what few of the fairer sex have accomplished – infiltrate the psyche of the male species. (Yes, amazing as it may seem, men do have a psyche…and it may even be located above the waist!) And thanks to this insightful wisdom, with HUMPDAY, Shelton brings us an uproariously funny, [...]
MOVIE REVIEW: SURVEILLANCE
It takes one heckuva film or performance for me to be swayed into a position of utter allegiance to an actor, writer or director, but with SURVEILLANCE, writer/director Jennifer Lynch has done just that, solidifying my belief in her unique vision, style and solid execution of a project. Already known for pushing the envelope [...]
WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON PLEASE
I received a text message from one of my sources at 3:00 pm that Michael Jackson, often called the King of Pop, was dead. This was fifteen minutes before the official declaration and by 3:30 pm the calls, text messages, and emails asking me to write something were rolling in. My initial response to all [...]
