Talkin

There are many benefits to riding a bike for transportation. There are the obvious things that I won’t mention. So here’s something not as obvious: You can hear people talking. I’m traveling at my usual s-l-o-w pace and I see a guy walking on the sidewalk. He looks at me and I look at him and wave (that would be another benefit of riding a bike. Establishing eye contact, waving and nodding hello are not that uncommon). Then he says “hey you look just like Robert De Niro.” I laughed, smiled and coasted along. Then about a block later I came back with this line. “You talkin to me?”

I am s-l-o-w.

From the Wings

A scene from the wings of the Spring Dance Concert.

Dance Performance

Trudl Zipper Dance Institute - Spring Concert
Aratani Japan America Theater in downtown Los Angeles
Saturday, May 16 7:00 PM and Sunday, May 17 3 PM
Admission: Free

8 Piece

Los Angeles, Ca., 2005

Winston Byrd

Every now and then I feel someone let me in on a very cool secret. That’s how I felt tonight when I went to see jazz trumpeter Winston Byrd and his Jazz Orchestra “blow the top” off Jerry’s Flying Fox in the Crenshaw district. There are all these (about 16) incredible jazz musicians in this funky little jazz lounge. I could practically pat Winston on his back as he was conducting the orchestra. Great jazz!

Grey

Ruta's new dress.

Please Turn Off All Cell Phones

Recital. The Colburn School of Performing Arts.