SO CAL PUNKROCK REUNION

Aug 2013 I have learned one thing. As Woody says, “Showing up is 80 percent of life.” Sometimes it’s easier to hide home in bed. I have done both. – Woody Allen Shyane at 12... As the Punk Rock Nostalgia was hitting hard back in 2013 I saw the invites to this event and they … Continue reading SO CAL PUNKROCK REUNION

I’d have to stay alone, keep out of trouble and make myself very small in the world.

The night, a living presence, was in constant motion, shifting itself, sighing, breathing. She wondered if perhaps it, too, was trying to get warm. ― Laird Koenig, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane A young Martin Sheen as a pervert. I avoided The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane for almost thirty years. … Continue reading I’d have to stay alone, keep out of trouble and make myself very small in the world.

Opossum

Day starts with a baby possum in the door screen, put it on a tree branch in the backyard, for mama to find, get in the car with a run, soon we are caught in traffic... but then this song comes on our car radio... and living is sweet

The Paisley Underground

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside. Posted on 6 Apr 2013 The Three O’ Clock are playing at the Glass House tonight in Pomona CA. which is more than an hour and 7 minutes from where I live, but with traffic much more on the way there. This means if I … Continue reading The Paisley Underground

Black Butte Porter

A few Years ago after my mom passed on she left me some money. She was not an independent type of woman but an old-fashioned stay at home mother who took care of my father. So I did what I always wanted to do with her but never did. I took a train, bus, walking … Continue reading Black Butte Porter

Nose humor and gangsters… a serendipity tale..

ose picking is not a popular topic but we all do it, some more gracefully than others. My music teacher, who was also my voice teacher, did it on stage with a tissue. When she sang opera on stage she could transform from being a 40-year-old woman to a youthful angelic being, and just as … Continue reading Nose humor and gangsters… a serendipity tale..

Box Canyon Road the magical place

When times get boring and I have had enough. I take a ride up Box Canyon Rd. Image of Yucca Plant in Box Canyon. Box Canyon Road begins at the corner of Lake Manor Drive and Valley Circle Blvd. It ascends a hill overlooking the San Fernando Valley. It leads into the old Santa Susanna … Continue reading Box Canyon Road the magical place

The Treefort apartment.

Living in Van Nuys in the 1990s was difficult because we endured isolation, discrimination, and frustration, but we were a family and had each other and a college community that supported our goals. In those challenging times, the struggles we faced seemed overwhelming; however, it was our unwavering bond that kept us strong. While navigating … Continue reading The Treefort apartment.