Saturday, April 22, 2006

Smooth Jazz...

For all you jazz fans out there the following is the top ten songs as posted in Radio & Records Magazine.

#1 (Four weeks as a chart topper)
Paul Brown
“Winelight”
(GRP/VMG)
Paul Brown


#2
Najee
“2nd 2 None”
(Heads Up International)

#3
Nils
“Summer Nights”
(Baja/TSR)

#4
Brian Culbertson
“Let's Get Started”
(GRP/VMG)

#5
Richard Elliot
“Mystique”
(Artizen)

#6
Kim Waters
“Steppin' Out”
(Shanachie)

#7
Michael Lington
“Pacifica”
(Rendezvous)

#8
Philippe Saisse Trio
“Do It Again”
(Rendezvous)

#9
Brian Simpson
“It's All Good”
(Rendezvous)

#10
Marion Meadows
“Suede”
(Heads Up)

Paul Brown , whose reputation as a producer over the past twenty years has gained him the nickname as "The BabyFace of Smooth Jazz", will be live in Temecula on

SUNDAY April 30th at the

Temecula Wine & Music Festival
34843 Rancho California Rd.
Temecula, CA

Save Time And Money...Take the Metro

Take Metro April 22 to Save the Earth (and the Air)

What better way to celebrate Earth Day, April 22, than to leave the car at home and take Metro to one of the many events honoring the environment? With Los Angeles air among the most toxic in the nation, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, it seems like the least we can do for Mother Earth.

Among the events accessible via Metro:

April 22 and 23, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. -- Whole Children, Whole Planet Expo 2006 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This parenting and family conference on raising healthy children will include celebrity speakers and children's activities. Show a Metro pass or ticket and receive 50 percent off admission: children under 14, free; children 14 to 18, $5; adults $10; seniors, $8. For more information: www.wcwpexpo.com . Take the Metro Blue Line, exit at Pico/Chick Hearn Station.

April 22, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. -- WorldFest 2006 at Woodley Park in Encino. This is a solar-powered celebration of music, the environment, animals and humanity. There will be 25 bands, an eco tent, animal adoptions, a kids' area, poetry festival and food court, plus hundreds of exhibitors. Adults $5; kids under 12 free; pets welcome. For more information: www.worldfestevents.com . Take the Metro Orange Line, exit at Woodley Station.

April 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- South LA Earth Day 2006 at Grant AME Church, 10435 South Central Avenue in Watts. This is an informative environmental health fair focusing on children's health issues. Admission is free. For more information: www.californiagreenworks.org . Take the Metro Blue Line to 103rd street, take Metro Bus 117 west on 103rd and get off at Central.

April 22, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. -- City of Pasadena Greening the Earth Day Festival at Memorial Park and Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, 145 N. Raymond St. Show a Metro pass or ticket at the public works recycle booth and receive a free gift. Take the Metro Gold Line, exit at Memorial Park Station.

April 22 and 23, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. -- The XII Annual Eco Maya Mother Earth Celebration at Los Angeles State Historic Park at the Cornfield, 1201 N. Spring St., downtown Los Angeles. A one-of-a-kind event, the festival will provide a cross-cultural environment where families can join in a two-day celebration of the environment, culture, entertainment and fun. Admission is free. For more information: www.stageofthearts.info/ecomaya.html. Take the Metro Gold Line, exit at Chinatown Station.

For more information on Metro Bus and Rail timetables, visit www.metro.net or call 1-800-C-O-M-M-U-T-E. To find out more about Earth Day events, visit www.EarthDayAudubon.org .

Friday, April 21, 2006

Weird Headline...

"CIA AGENT FIRED FOR LEAKING"

Okay, if I didn't know what the story was about, I would have to assume that somehow he/she accidentally punched a hole in him/herself, and much like the wicked witch of the west was quickly losing air. Hell, if that's the case why fire him/her if all that will be left is a pile of dressed up skin lying on the floor?

Or, I wonder, could this have been a bathroom incident. Maybe he/she simply couldn't hold it anymore.

Yes, headlines can be deceiving!

Theatre News...

“Triple Hip - Hipsters want their theater skewed, shaken, stirred.

Show(s) how cool, unconventional theater is done. ” ~ by DON SHIRLEY ~ City Beat Magazine-

“Theater is seldom considered hipster territory. But I felt hipper-than-thou after …My Saturday quest for hipness began at [Inside] the Ford at 2 p.m. –The Submission and The Future Is in Eggs – two related, absurdist, ’50s one-acts by Eugene Ionesco – were the essence of theatrical cool, (an) inventive revival for Zoo District”

L.A. WEEKLY Review: GO- “THE SUBMISSION. Ionesco’s swipe at convention and conformity is cloaked in the meaningless and nonsensical, making it humorous as well as painfully baffling. Kristi Webber’s direction is brilliant, artfully balancing the physical comedy and adding some stylish directorial touches…. Her choice of a playground set and proverbial white-picket fence evokes an atmosphere that’s part circus, part Twilight Zone.” “An excellent cast”

Only 5 shows left!!!!

Friday, April 21 8pm

Sunday, April 23 2pm & 8pm

Tuesday, April 25 8pm

Thursday, April 27 8pm

Saturday, April 29 2pm & 8pm CLOSING PARTY!

Please Note: STACEY JACK RUSSO WILL BE PLAYING GRANDMOTHER JACK, for both performances on April 29th.


Laughter! Tears! Shock! Amazement!

Join Zoo District for a wild night of absurd family implosions, eggs, Astro Turf, and horses aflame. Running through April in a limited engagement at [Inside] the Ford Theatre in Hollywood -Eugene Ionesco’s
'THE SUBMISSION: THE FUTURE IS IN EGGS'
A highly physical, innovative, obscure play that will make you feel much better about your own family.

Featuring: Joe Fria, Shirley Anderson, Frank Stasio, Carol Katz, Bill McCormack, Ryan Templeton, Stacey Jack Russo, as Mother Robert, Allyson Kulavis, Kelly Van Kirk, Brian Frette, Kevin Dulude, Cody Nickell, Joe Seely, Patricio Motta, Bosco Flanagan, Steven Legaviec, Ronda Dynice Brooks & Rachel H. Myles. Directed by Kristi Webber. Please Note: STACEY JACK RUSSO WILL BE PLAYING GRANDMOTHER JACK, for both performances on April 29th.

LOCATION:
The John Anson Ford Theatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd., East
Hollywood, CA 90068

RESERVATIONS:
(323) 461-3673 or visit www.FordAmphitheatre.com or www.zoodistrict.org

TICKETS: $20.00

Discounts for students, seniors, and unions. OR, FOR US POOR ARTIST-TYPES, SEE THE SHOW FOR FREE IF YOU HELP WITH CONCESSIONS, HOUSE MANAGING OR USHERING!!!!! Contact kimfs@mac.com to reserve your spot.

No Shit Sherlock...

Well someone in the Catholic church is finally ready to admit that the use of condoms can save a gazillion lives in the fight against AIDS.

Of couse many Catholics out there are already on the downward spiral to hell for (gulp) using them without the Papal blessing.

Perhaps now is the time to look up 'latex stock buys' now that we have permission straight from the horses mouth that 'jock socks' are cool.