Sir George Martin’s hand’s in cement at Guitar Center Hollywood
john jones home
George’s Hands
March 7th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
How to clean your Grammy
March 3rd, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
I forgot what it looked like. It was covered in Hollywood dust on the mantle.
Billings Artworks, Care & Feeding of your Grammy
Also see, Making the Grammy
Los Angeles in 1924
February 27th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
This Harold Lloyd film Girl Shy is fantastic if you have the time to see the whole thing. It’s a time warp back to 1920’s Los Angeles. And other than the cars it doesn’t look that different!
Starting about 3 minutes into Part 7, our hero races past and around the never ending housing tracts of the real estate booming city. At one point in the chase he invents the bouncing car! (modern one)
At 6 minutes into Part 8 he’s stolen a Red Car, part of the largest interurban electric train network on earth. Ever. It peaked in 1925. They had 1000 miles of track to film on! Notice that there aren’t any traffic signals as he blasts through the intersections.
The horses and chariot scene in part 9, which inspired Ben Hur, sees him racing through downtown LA and ending up at Lloyd’s Green Acres home. Today it’s Ron Burkle’s house.
Harold did his own stunts!
Man, what an awesome slice of Los Angeles history!
Willie Chambers
February 26th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
Willie Chambers and Darrin Mazzilli came over this past week for a vocal session. Willie has been playing the Kibitz room for 9 years and recently took a break! I’m looking forward to him singing on Monday soon!
jj song salon March 1 – St David’s Day
February 26th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
Although I am a failure as a Welshman, I still hope to celebrate St. David’s Day in Wales some day.
The morning coffee council at work
February 20th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
Orchard Value
February 13th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
Apple stock is rising on the rumors of their new techno-fab computers hitting the shops early this spring.
And it just keeps on flushing!
CLIPish!
February 10th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
Kevin Carmony’s second iPhone application is here!
A portion of my song Awesome has joined the animation messages.
“Use it often“.
jj song salon rolls along
February 10th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
The jj song salon on Monday night’s at Life on Wilshire update:
Feb 1 – 15 year old Mark Otero from Florida; Christopher Harford; Miriam’s Well from Oregon who played with Steve Postell; Luis Narino’s full band with horns, Noble Creatures.
Feb 8 – Renfey; Mad Johnny Modell; Elizaveta; the Cherry Bluestorms.
This week the iF band were beginning to look like their old selves again with the return of Benedikt Brydern & Christoph Bull, along with iF regulars Kim Crain, Davinci and Richard Martinez.
