Day 1835 - Choclate Tortoises - 05.31.16

This is a box of chocolate tortoises that a friend brought me back from her trip to England a while back.  I love the packaging.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1834 - Santa Barbara Courthouse Steps - 05.30.16

Today we went to Santa Barbara.  One of our stops was to visit the courthouse.  This day was overcast and so the light was beautiful.  This is my daughter posing and is something I saw today.

Day 1833 - Speedlite 600ex-rt - 05.29.16

This is my flash that is still set up from yesterday morning's shoot.  This is in my record room and is something I saw today.

Day 1832 - Dancer On Suicide Bridge - 05.28.16

This morning my wife, daughter and I got up early to go take some photos at Suicide Bridge in Pasadena.  We got up early so that we wouldn't have too much traffic to deal with.  My flash and I were in the street most of the time.  For this photo just my flash and my wife who was moving the flash in and out of the street were in the street.  We all were pretty happy with how this photo came out.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1831 - Happy Birthday Jimmy Angel - 05.27.16

This week has certainly been busy for evening festivities.  Tonight was a birthday celebration for Jimmy Angel at Cody Bryant's Viva Cantina in Burbank.  We arrived a little late and the place was packed.  We ended up having to sit outside on the patio.  I popped into the main room now and again to take some photos of Jimmy and some of the other performers.  This is Jimmy performing and was something I saw today.

Day 1830 - Grindhouse 2 - 05.26.16

The double feature of Machete and Hell Ride was billed as Grindhouse 2 at the New Beverly.  I could not pass that up.  I met a friend there for the viewing this evening and we had a grand ole time.  Machete played great.  The theater may not have been full, but everyone was laughing and applauding and reacting in all the right places.  It was a great experience. Larry Bishop was there to introduce Hell Ride, which was also pretty cool. This is something I saw today.

Day 1829 - R.I.P. Prince - 05.25.16

Yesterday when driving down Beverly I noticed this piece of street art for Prince.  Today I drove the same way to work so I could stop and take a photo.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1828 - "Amuck" and "The Blood Splattered Bride" - 05.24.16

This week is going to be a busy week for going out in the evening.  Last night was The Cure.  Tonight was a double feature at The New Beverly and I'm going to hit up another double feature on Thursday.  This is another iPhone photo I snapped before I went into the theater.  Clearly I did some iPhone digital magic as I was waiting for the movie to start.  Tonight's movies were interesting.  From what I understand, "Amuck" has never been released on home video.  It was the reason I went.  In the end the movie was just okay.  "Blood Splattered Bride" on the other hand was fantastic.  It was horrifically violent and gory, but at the same time not actually too graphic.  There was a lot of off screen gore that was implied to great effect.  I recommend the movie if you ever have a chance to see it.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1827 - The Cure At The Hollywood Bowl - 05.23.16

Tonight the whole family went to The Cure concert at the Hollywood Bowl.  We were pretty far back, but it didn't matter.  They sounded great.  I took photos on my phone throughout the night and posted to Instagram.  This is one of the photos and was something I saw today.

Day 1826 - The Enchanted Tiki Room - 05.22.16

Today was the last day before our annual passports for Disneyland expired.  My wife and I went and hit our favorite attractions for one last time because it will probably be a few years before we can afford annual passports again.  The Tiki room of course was on our list.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1825 - Checking The Phone - 05.21.16

This evening we went to a graduation party for some friends of the family. Many of the guests we my daughter's dance friends.  I too some photos of them.  This one I found interesting because of the one friend checking her phone while I was trying to take a group photo.  Even more I like the other girl's expression of annoyance.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1824 - Smile - 05.20.16

This evening my daughter had a dinner for her high school dance team.  Each dinner place had a little souvenir stone with some positive word on it.  Mine said "smile."  This is something I saw today.

Day 1823 - La Brea Tar Pits - 05.19.16

Tonight I got off work just a little bit earlier so I had a few minutes to walk over to the La Brea Tar Pits sign.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1822 - Use Crosswalk - 05.18.16

I took this photo on the way home as I drove down Highland.  This corner is just a few blocks sound of Hollywood Blvd.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1821 - The Wiltern - 05.17.16

This morning I had a dentist appointment in Pasadena.  Afterwards my route to work took me through LA and up Wilshire Blvd.  I passed the Wiltern Theater.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1820 - Wilshire Corner - 05.16.16

This is a shot from the balcony at work looking down at Wilshire Blvd.  I like the angles and lines and the reflections.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1819 - Led Zeppelin III - 05.15.16

This afternoon I listened to Led Zeppelin III.  It is not Zeppelin record that I listen to that often.  I tend to lean toward I and II, but III is good for a listen every once in a while.  The opening track "Immigrant Song" is a certified classic and these days all I can think of when I hear it is Jack Black in School of Rock.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1818 - Caprice Empress Studios - 05.14.16

It was picture day for my daughter for her dance studio.  This is where the photos were taken.  Joel the photographer is great.  He specializes in photos of dancers.  I like photo day because it gives me an excuse to go into the Iliad a used book store just down the block.  Today I picked up a bunch of Preacher trade paperbacks.  Woo-hoo!  Anyway, this is something I saw today.

Day 1817 - Dodgers vs The Cardinals - 05.13.16

My wife and I went to a Dodgers game this evening.  The night was perfect.  The sunset was a beautiful pink and purple.  The game was good too.  Dodgers won and there was lots of hitting action, which made it exciting to watch.  This is a view from our seats.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1816 - Warner Bros. Studios Water Tower - 05.12.16

This morning as I waited at the light at Hollywood Way and Olive I took this photo of the Warner Bros. Studios Water Tower.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1815 - God Rays - 05.11.16

As I was getting ready to leave work this evening, I notice the god rays peaking out from the clouds over Hollywood.  It was an amazing scene.  I love the way you can see the sun through the clouds.  I got out the camera and took this photo.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1814 - Fresh Cream - 05.10.16

I stayed home from work today, having a sore throat.  I got some needed rest.  When it came time to find a photo for the day, I picked this classic Cream record off the shelf.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1813 - Spare Tire Kitchen & Tavern - 05.09.16

The Spare Tire Kitchen & Tavern is on Wilshire down the street from my work.  I took this photo this morning on the way to work.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1812 - Mother's Day Godiva Chocolates - 05.08.16

This is a box of chocolates my son gave my wife this morning for Mother's Day.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1811 - Ready For Dance - 05.07.16

This is my daughter ready to go to dance this afternoon.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1810 - Wilshire Courtyard - 05.06.16

This is one wing of the building I work in.  I took this photo at the end of the day.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1809 - Dramatic Sky - 05.05.16

As I was walking out of work this evening, I noticed the dramatic clouds over Hollywood.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1808 - L.A. Security Storage - 05.04.16

This is a storage facility on Cahuenga.  I pass it most days.  I took this photo out my car window on my drive home this evening.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1807 - Chuck Norris Double Feature - 05.03.16

Let me just start by saying that before today the only Chuck Norris movie I had ever scene was actually a Bruce Lee movie.  However a over the last few week at The New Beverly they have been running Chuck Norris movie trailers.  They looked amazing and so I had to see this double feature.  After watching these two gems I have to say that I need to see more Chuck Norris movies.  The Delta Force was ridiculous but a whole lot of fun.  It had a great big ensemble cast.  Lone Wolf McQuade was pretty good too.  The score was a standout for me.  It was a very much a spaghetti western score mixed with some electronic score.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1806 - Cafe Arcade Game - 05.02.16

This is a view of an arcade game at work late in the day.  This is something I saw today.

Day 1805 - Westwood Village Fox Theater - 05.01.16

This afternoon my wife and I went to a crew screening of Captain America Civil War.  Technically I wasn't on the crew, but I luckily was included on the guest list because of my new position at work.  The movie was amazing and Spider-Man was a stand out.  I teared up during his introductory scene because for the first time in my life I felt like I was seeing Peter Parker on screen.  This is a photo I took as we were leaving.  There are some of my co-workers standing on the corner.  This is something I saw today.