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John Campbell’s Retirement Par-tay…

There were at least two of these. Tasty.

Poster, in the Paramount Theater lobby

John Campbell (l) and Jim Arnold at JC's retirement shindig

What becomes a legend most? Well, it was too hot for a Blackgama fur coat, though I know he would have relished that. But certainly, after 33 years (the age of Christ, don’t you know) the absence of my friend John Campbell from Paramount will be felt far and wide in that company town.

Way too young to retire but did it, I suppose, because he could! How jealous am I? Tremendously! But yet, now I know John will have time to do things he was just too busy to do before, and that’s a good thing.
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There were hundreds of people at this party. I knew so few – John was maybe among the one or two folks I still know from when I worked at the studio from ’88 to ’96. Everybody got fired from there, including me. Somehow John figured out the secret of Paralongevity. He told us his M.O. was always to operate out of humor and love. That must be it.

The theater where they held the party and showed the “roasting” video (very well done and tres funny) still seems new to me even though it must be 16-17 years old now.

Good luck on future endeavors, John. I can’t wait to hear what’s next.

Spotted at the party: A.C. Lyles, in his ubiquitous suit. At 92, he didn’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.

Venice Canals (California)

One view of Venice canal

Little cottage on the water

It’s been a very blah blah week. I’ve been housesitting in L.A. but I’ve had a cold most of the time. I don’t want to complain but I’m not feeling very motivated at all. However, I did go down to Venice the other day and take a walk along the beach, seeing the usual crazy mix of locals/performers, attack gulls, tourists and pit bulls.

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Going back to Palm Springs tomorrow.

Hallelujah

I was fooling around on the piano again today. I like this Hallelujah song by Leonard Cohen.

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Hector Tobar: Second thoughts on street art: I’d host a wine and cheese reception

Hector Tobar: Second thoughts on street art

Photo by Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times

What to do, in a neighborhood dominated by earth tones when artists bring out the colors?

Call the police. Call the Fire Department. Call the President…

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I enjoyed this column by Hector Tobar where he weaves a little story about a valley neighborhood where some mural art appeared, and then what happened between the neighbors, all artists themselves.

I tend to like this kind of mural. However, I suppose that if it showed up on a wall near where I live, it would look out of place. Tobar is right, you expect to see this on factory walls downtown or in edgier places like Hollywood, Echo Park, etc.

I decided to post this after thinking about the Shepard Fairey-style art that used to show up all over Los Angeles – and which was political in nature. I’m thinking late ’80s, early ’90s – sometimes tied in with movements like Act Up, but not always. Multiple images of Reagan, Thatcher, George H.W. Bush, all resplendently ugly in their evil status quo.

I’m missing that we don’t seem to have that agitating kind of street art right now – when stakes are probably as high in the political realm as ever. Maybe next year, with national elections. Or maybe it’s there already and I just haven’t seen it, living in the sandblasted desert.

Gadgets You Should Get Rid Of (or Not)

link to: Gadgets You Should Get Rid Of (or Not) – Yahoo! Finance.

This was an interesting post. While I suspect that some things will go the way of the DoDo Bird, others I wouldn’t bet on disappearing so fast.

For instance, I worked for a short time at Videoactive in Silver Lake (in L.A.) where, um, one of the two main draws is classic, foreign and obscure films on VHS. I still have a player, attached to my TV. I still play them, although less often, and I’m glad to have the capability. The other draw was gay DVD porn, of course.

Back to the article. I tend to agree with most of Sam’s recommendations with a couple of exceptions.

Exception #1: Do not get rid of your camera in favor of smartphone built-in cams. Those camera phones are OK for shooting the occasional subway flasher but for anything grander (for instance, see the banner photo on top of this page, which I took with a Canon PowerShot SD 450 over the weekend) you need a real camera with lenses of different lengths. Just don’t buy disposable cameras, there’s enough crap in landfills already.

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I especially liked the recommendation to not get rid of books! Truly, the e-book versions are becoming more and more popular, though it’s hard to cuddle up to cold plastic and metal, or to throw your Kindle across the room before turning lights out.

L.A.-Indio rail expansion plan might actually happen (?)

Desert Sun story on L.A.-Indio rail expansion plan

This is the main story in the Desert Sun this morning. I have been waiting for this – rail expansion between Palm Springs (Indio) and Los Angeles the entire time I’ve had this place out here (almost 10 years).

It just makes so much sense. There are no good public transport options between the Coachella Valley and the L.A. Metro area. Can I tell you how much I hate that drive?

There is a Greyhound Bus, but since they eliminated the downtown Palm Springs station they’ve made it oh-so-unbelievably inconvenient – you either have to backtrack to Indio (30 miles in the wrong direction) or get yourself out to the sandy, desolate and windblown train stop to pick up the bus.

Sandy, desolate and windblown station.

Then, it stops at every little bumf*** burg between here and the city, before finally terminating at downtown L.A.’s bus station – which isn’t even adjacent or walking distance to Union Station or any other kind of subway/bus terminal, making it even more complicated, time consuming and just plain stupid.

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In all my dreams of simple, efficient, fast and pleasant Southern California train travel I’ve never had the mistaken impression that someone would build the train line just for me. But I can tell you, I’d be a loyal and frequent customer! I learned to navigate L.A.s’ award-winning Metro system of light rail and buses and came to realize how much cheaper and less stressful my life would become the more I used it.

The era when the conventional wisdom about mass transit in L.A. – that you were either poor, stupid – or both – to use it, is long past. I believe it’s only a matter of time before trains connect all the urban areas of Southern California from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border and inland. I’d love to see it happen while I’m still breathing.

Vote John D’Amico for West Hollywood City Council

Welcome! – John D’Amico for West Hollywood City Council.

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Isn’t it wild, you get older and things are just going along and then someone you actually know – John D’Amico – gets involved with public service and runs for political office! I think that’s an amazing part of our political process – when so many people don’t even vote, yet I personally know someone who wants to make a difference, and as far as I know, he’s not even a billionaire!

I met John and his husband Keith back in the early ’90s, when we had friends in common. As a matter of fact, I believe I met him in Palm Springs, which, of course, is where I now live. John’s running for city council in West Hollywood (where I did live, during the ’94 Northridge Quake and again from 1995-1999) and the election is on March 8.

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Also, take a look at the Development and Traffic section. I almost shudder when I know an activity will take me to WeHo, if only because I know it will be a traffic and parking nightmare. I’d love to see this oasis of a place turn into a real walking and biking paradise – it certainly has all that potential and has been that way in the past. There are so many innovative people who live in West Hollywood and they really do have the ideas to make it something special, to get back to the dream the founders had back in the early 80s.

Now they just need those in power to do it. I’m certain John D’Amico would be a strong part of that and I urge you to vote for him if you live in West Hollywood.

March 11 — hey, he won a seat! Huge congratulations to John!!

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Entertainment spending fell in 2010 – is that a shocker?

Entertainment spending fell in 2010 – latimes.com.

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Interesting piece in the Times on how tech is affecting Hollywood. Every time in the past – whether it was the invention of talkies, the threat of television, VHS, DVD, whatever – the studios have always figured out a way to surmount the obstacle and came out on top.

Who knows about this time. The recording industry is but a shadow of its former self, not being able to adapt to digital sharing. It’s pretty clear that folks are getting used to watching video content on computers and mobile phones – or on that interactive set in a more comfortable setting – the living room, the great room, the bedroom…
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I’m glad the situation with the economy was part of the story – I know first-hand, if you’re presently job-challenged, it’s a big stretch to pay that $105 Iphone bill as well as an $80 cable bill every month.

I finally pulled the plug myself on cable when I moved back out to the desert last April. I bought rabbit ears and a converter box and I get the local stations over the air (not that I ever watch… but I did see some of the Rose Parade…) Between Netflix online and Hulu.com, I could pretty much see whatever it was I wanted online at any time. Granted, I’m not a live sports fan and I get my news from reading – so clearly, that would not work for everyone.

Still, I think it’s a trend, and we’ll see more and more people disconnecting their cable and the cable companies reacting, by offering more and more deals. Have you cut back or cut it off? Would you consider life without cable television?

A Primer on Gay Gym Selection

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OK, I know I haven’t been blogging. The hours at the Film Festival are kicking my ass. It’s been a great little gig, but I’m pretty happy it’s all over on Sunday, or more accurately, it’s all over for me on Sunday.

They still screen Best of Fest this coming Monday, Martin Luther King Day. Buy your tickets now! I’m sure it will be busy. I went to a screening last night which was SRO for a Josh Lucas/Terrence Howard film called Little Murder. More on that later.

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