On Friday night, after seeing an excellent production of “A Christmas Carol” (the three ghosts rather sensationally done, yes indeed!) put on at A Noise Within Theatre, we got on the Metro train (Sierra Madre stop is right next to the theater, making… (READ MORE)
A Review: It’s always a pleasant experience to spend a day at The Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. Our recent day here, a December Wednesday, was a perfect weather day – the best I’ve experienced at these Gardens…. (READ MORE)
Restaurant Review for Little Toni’s Italian Restaurant in North Hollywood. After seeing a play at one of the numerous small theaters in the NoHo Arts District, we often like to go out after the show to eat at Little Toni’s on… (READ MORE)
Here’s a fun optical illusion – look at the image below and you are likely to see a fish being served on a plate. But tilt your head to the left and you will see a winking girl. Notice… (READ MORE)
Friday night we headed on over to Old Town Pasadena to eat at Kabuki Japanese Sushi restaurant on Colorado. We found street parking a few blocks away and walked over – not a bad walk. The place was pretty full… (READ MORE)
Here’s my favorite films (at least right now) to watch on Halloween night. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) – Lon Chaney silent film I love to watch any time of year, especially fun on Halloween! The Lost Boys (1987) – This… (READ MORE)
Saturday and a day at the horse races at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia – we tried to get seats in the FrontRunner but it was completely full (including all the seats at the long bar) an hour before the first race. So… (READ MORE)
One of the things I really like to do is go to see a play. I especially enjoy the small theater experience which is a more intimate way to enjoy a live theatrical production – and, luckily, there are lots of small theaters in Los… (READ MORE)
Friday night and we headed over to a local joint – Maximiliano’s Italian restaurant in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. We found easy parking across the street for our 6:30 pm reservation (reservations made online through their website… (READ MORE)
Now and again I get the hiccups – usually when I have had too much to drink, or maybe too much sugar (or both – maybe too much, too fast of a sweet cocktail). When I was a teenager, though,… (READ MORE)
Okay – I only just heard of “Gangnam Style”, though apparently just about everyone else knows about this (I guess I never heard of this before ’cause i’m an oldie). A fun music dance video by Korean pop singer PSY – I watched… (READ MORE)
When I was a kid (and a big TV watcher), I loved watching the different variety shows that they produced in the day. One of my most favorites was “The Andy Williams Show”. Andy sang, there were famous guest stars, and… (READ MORE)