If I had to name a Second Favorite Baseball Player of All Time behind Jackie Robinson, it would be Satchel Paige. No doubt. I’ve known of and about him almost as long as I’ve known about baseball and he was truly amazing. As it just so happens out there on the internut, I was moseying …
The night before the CicLAvia that took place in April 2011, I had heard that Lance Armstrong was coming to town specifically to participate. As such, I tweeted a reminder at him and was positively fanboy-floored when he immediately tweeted a confirmation back my way. But then again, given what we know now about his …
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I’ve been in awe of Huell Howser since I first started watching his “Videolog” shows on KCET way back when dinosaurs like Payphoneasaurus and Eveningnewspaperus Rex still roamed the earth. In other words: a LONG time ago. Not only was I immediately impressed with the infectious, manchild-like enthusiasm and energy he brought to exploring so …
At the invitation of friend, biking blogger, and LA County Bicycle Coalition Boardmember Ted Rogers, I charted out and led a group “LACBC Sunday Funday” ride that took about 40 of us from the “slums” to the stars and all around the island of Beverly Hills. We endured a couple flats, collected the attentions of …
I was early on into my ride on the No. 14 Beverly Boulevard bus out from Historic Filipinotown to the Fairfax area body shop this afternoon to pick up Susan’s freshly repaired Ford, when this gentleman and his mannequin companion climbed aboard. Of course I tweeted about it with a pic attached and my friend …
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Actress Annette Charles, pictured above (in a near-immaculate Los Angeles River bed under the Sixth Street Viaduct with the Fourth Street Viaduct in the background) as villainess Cha Cha DiGregorio from the film version of Grease, died yesterday at age 63. First Jeff Conaway and now her. Sigh.