May 1, ’18 First of May

Wind and Wave Shoreline We are sailing from San Francisco Bay to the Channel Islands this summer. Aside from working on the to-do list and planning is to take pause from preparations and spend time reading Bernard Moitessier. The French-Vietnamese circumnavigator’s maritime narrative reads as lyric verse and Farmers Almanac guidance. Clutter can accumulate within […]

April 25, ’18 On a Good Nights Sleep

Getting Horizontal Portlights, Polka Dots, Pillows and Moonbeams A bed that moves matters to those with gypsy blood and wanderlust on the mind. Favorite pillows, king size or satin sheets matter not one whit. What you want from the place you sleep is for that nocturnal preserve to be your best bet for a cheap […]

April 24, ’18 Road Dog Redux

Coast to Coast What a Juggler Sees Physical training while touring can be gigantic pain. If there are long jumps between dates you’re going to miss your workout. The best of the best jugglers train every day. The length of a workout varies. Physical intensity is relative to the mental focus the act brings to […]

April 23,’18 Little Bird Love

Life through the Eyes of a Child Ribbon Dancer from Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy Spring Carnival 2018 I have this audacious gut instinct that our teachers across our country are forcing us to use our brains for their intended purpose. Like for one “think” about our most precious renewable natural abundant resource. For what […]

April 19,’18 Gridlocked in Tsunami Zone

Bio-Debatable Bat-Poop-Crazy Not the Destination? It’s the Journey? Are You Sure Sherlock? We’ll say a quick hello… Thursday here in LA with Emeryville on our evenings itinerary. Got that? We’re aboard the vessel Sweet Seas. Yesterday foolishly believing I could do better than be held hostage to the tyranny of Los Angeles traffic I took […]

April 17,’18 Empire on Respirator

Bring Me a Bigger Wind Bag Getting it all wrong As every new day in this era now includes a dose of obscenity blended with a good dollop of hypocrisy there was otherwise nothing out of the ordinary. Just your typical day. Heroic street magician turned television star Harry Anderson bites the dust at a […]

April 16,’18 Street Scene

Veteran Working the Craft in Red Deer, Alberta Canada I was there when the scenes exploded. The artists medium was variety entertainment. The venue was street. Street was the canvas of choice. Indoor ticketed facilities had been a dead end for decades. Like wildfire the spreading news of variety acts turning a good buck out […]

April 15, ’18 Star Date

Over Under Sideways Down A full week ahead. Saturday at Harvey Milk’s Civil Rights Academy in San Francisco. More LA in the mix. A big shout out to the heroic work underway on our behalf and for the sake of this experiment in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. You don’t want Sally Yates […]

April 13, ’18 Isley Bros. Fight the Power

As ever buy a book, book a show… You can scroll down to my power to the people-John Lennon Memorial Friday the 13th Giant Quarter-Ring Sidewalk Street Show blog if you are ready to join the love army. Well are you? Go Back We’re Going the Wrong Way Arizona’s striking teachers had to explain the […]

April 12, ’18 Summer Reading Self-Esteem

As ever buy a book, book a show… My highlight reel, biography, book synopsis and contact information are a few clicks away. You can scroll down to my blog. Hope you come back soon…! She’s Got it in Spades… Friends of the Library raise funds all year long in support of the summer reading programs. […]