I cried when they painted the school. I didn’t see it coming – no one did. The order had been put in years ago, but you know how that works. Our new principal wasn’t even aware that the district gears had been slowly grinding on this project for nearly a decade before her arrival. I [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Storied Land
Posted in Hollywood Hermit on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here Comes the Rain Again
Posted in Hollywood Hermit, tagged car wash, eurythmics, hollywood, hollywood hermit, homeless people, houdini, knickerbocker hotel, kozmique, los angeles, rain, thanksgiving on November 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A couple of days ago I woke up to pouring rain. Rain! In L.A! We actually do get it a few times a year. It’s like going through a car wash. You know, one of those mechanized conveyor belt contraptions, sort of like a mini amusement park ride in the middle of the city. Kozlet [...]
Pottery 90210
Posted in Art, tagged 90210, art, beverly hills, ceramic, hollywood hermit, kozmique, los angeles, pottery on November 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am tremendously excited to announce that I am having an art show with my friends from ceramics class! We’re called Pottery 90210 because our studio is in the art department of Beverly Hills High School. For something like 60 years, BHHS had this great adult education department, but last summer they decided to cut the [...]
Wow, just wow.
Posted in Kozmique on November 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am flattered, gratified, and a little overwhelmed by the tremendous response I got for my most recent story. By the time I got through three different overstuffed mailboxes, I was in tears from all the kind words and personal testimonies from others who have experienced similar situations and emotional states. These heartfelt letters have [...]
Reelin’ and Raqin’
Posted in Kozmique, tagged anaheed, belly, bellydance, chuck berry, dance, depression, folk works, gypsy, hollywood hermit, kozmique, mental illness, monkees, raqs sharqi, rock and roll, tamra henna, tinariwen, weight loss on November 9, 2011 | 14 Comments »
It was one of those scorching summer days, when all you really want to do is lie in the dark with a wet towel over your head. So why was I outside, jostling among a sweaty crowd in the baking sun? Because it was the Hootenanny festival, and I was there to see Chuck Berry. [...]
