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On Saturday, my buddy Joe and I were given the VIP treatment for the first ever Hollywood Brewfest, held at The Music Box @ Fonda and sponsored by the good folks at Future Sounds. Dozens of brewers, like Magic Hat, Angel City and The Bruery, descended onto Hollywood, and we made a point of taking our tasting glass (pictured above) to every single one of them. Needless to say, I haven’t drank that much beer in quite some time, and there was indeed a price to pay come Sunday. But it was all worth it, as we had a great time discovering several fun and tasty new micro brews, all the while enjoying a fantastic lineup of live music. Now if I could just get over this hangover…
November 16th, 2009
I met Mr. Pilot too many years ago now. He was the hard-to-understand Irish exchange student on my dorm floor. I was a freshman, attending my first year at the University of Illinois. And oh, the countless nights of coffee in Pete’s and my room, filled with rhetorical arguments, philosophizing disgrace and dreaming our dreams out loud while sitting on a couch we pulled out of the dumpster.
November 12th, 2009
I’m going to be heading to London in December to collaborate on a couple of film projects with my good friend, Paul Pilot, and in honor of this trip that I’m very much looking forward to, I thought I’d post a handful of pics that I’ve taken of the Northern Irishman over the years.
November 11th, 2009
am 405
crossing sepulveda’s pass
heading to hades
October 17th, 2009
This place ain’t doing me any good
I’m in the wrong town, I should be in Hollywood
Just for a second there I thought I saw something move
Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag
Ain’t no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag
Only a fool in here would think he’s got anything to prove
People are crazy and times are strange
I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
- Bob Dylan
October 16th, 2009
Here’s a still from the first short film I ever made. As a matter of fact, the entire film was a series of still images that told the story of two cameras on a date, called Picturific (if you go to the Shorts page on my main website, you’ll be able to watch it there if you feel so inclined). I co- wrote & directed the piece with my longtime collaborator, Justin, and two of us spent several weekends around town taking pictures of these two cameras. Notable locations that we “filmed” at included: a photo booth on Hollywood Blvd, the beach in Santa Monica (above), and Spielberg’s screening room at Amblin.
It was actually for this project that I finally took the plunge and bought a digital camera (Nikon D70), which I’ve since used for the greater majority of the images I’ve posted on this site. So I’ll always be grateful for having made this film, and to this day, it continues to make me smile any time I watch it. Especially the outtakes at the end during the credits…
October 15th, 2009
Even though I obviously wish my White Sox were still playing, I do love October baseball regardless of whether my team is in it or not. Most Chicagoan are more than used to both teams taking an early bow by the end of September, but at least the South Side faithful will always have ‘05 to wax nostalgic about. Ah, that was a fun playoffs indeed…
This year, I’ll be rooting for the Angels and the Dodgers to meet in the World Series, which I think would be kind of fun. I don’t really care that much for either ball club, but it seems appropriate that I should root for my adopted hometown teams. Just give me some good games and some good upsets, and I’ll be happy a camper in front of the tube.
Above: my buddy Justin and his killer stache.
October 14th, 2009
Here’s a pic that never saw the light of day. It was a promotional shot I took for my friends Josh DuBose & Dana Powell and their scripted two-person show – “Dry Clean Only”. I was a big fan of the show, which was half comedy / half drama (what some might call a dramedy, though I’m not a fan of the term), and to this day, I still think there could be a great movie in it. However, apparently Josh & Dana weren’t that big of fans of my pic as they ended up using some other artwork for their posters and postcards. I think they said the issue was something about Josh looking too sexy or hot or something along those lines. All I can say is, the camera doesn’t lie.
October 12th, 2009
I took this shot the other day after watching this guy lounge like this on our porch for quite awhile. I finally had to get the camera and sneak up to the glass door, so as not to spook him, though he wasn’t bothered by me in the slightest. He’s kind of like our outside pet squirrel – in that he likes to hang out on our porch and eat grapefruits and clementines from the tress in the front yard. He likes to leave us half-eaten pieces of fruit just so we know he’s been there, and he’s also fond of digging around in my potted plants. However, this was the first time I’d seen him strike this pose. And for a moment, I think I envied him.
September 27th, 2009
Several years ago, I had the privilege of directing two of the funniest women I know in a sketch show that had a short run at IO West. It was appropriately titled “KimLizzie” and starred the two ladies above – my wife Kim and our good friend Elizabeth McNaughton. We used this pic for the poster, and as the mustaches should clearly indicate, it was a wonderfully ridiculous show.
September 26th, 2009
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