Day 2081 - Sandman Overture - 01.31.17

Today I stayed home from work.  I was sick last night and didn't sleep much and so I stayed home.  After working the morning most of the day I read some of this Sandman graphic novel that I picked up this past weekend.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2080 - Donkey Kong - 01.30.17

This month we have Donkey Kong at work.  Very cool.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2079 - 17th Birthday - 01.29.17

This evening we celebrated my daughter's 17th birthday.  My wife made a chocolate chip cookie cake.  Yum.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2078 - Huntington Beach - 01.28.17

Today we spent the day in Huntington Beach.  We went to support my daughter's friends who were competing at YAGP.  Between there performances we went down to the pier.  This is my daughter and one of her friends.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2077 - Prince "Parade" - 01.27.17

Great Prince album.  It has Kiss on it which I love.  I also dig the jacket design.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2076 - Phil Collins "Face Value" - 01.26.27

Phil Collins had some great records back in the day.  "Face Value" contains "In The Air Tonight" which is one of my faves.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2075 - Howard Jones "Human Lib" - 01.25.17

I love Howard Jones. I was extremely disturbed a few years ago when I mentioned him to a much younger co-worker and he did not know who Howard Jones was.  I fear that he will be too soon forgotten.  Well, not in this house hold.  I love this record.  I have a couple vinyl copies (you can't have too many) and we still have my wife's tape from back in the day.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2074 - Meanwhile In America Continued - 01.24.17

Recently there have been some additions to this Trump street art.  I like the addition of the blindfold and the narration caption.  If you zoom in you can read it.  It is sort of scary.  There is also the new piece with the children running, but I don't know if this is connected.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2073 - Sleeping in the Doorway - 01.23.17

This is a mural along Cahuenga and a little homeless person or persons setup for the night.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2072 - It's Raining Again - 01.22.17

The rain really came down today here in Burbank.  This is a shot of the rain pouring down in my backyard.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2071 - Steve's - 01.21.17

This afternoon the family and I treated ourselves to a little Steve's.  Yum.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2070 - Elevators - 01.20.17

I got to work at 7:30 this morning.  The parking lot was empty.  This view of the lot with the elevators sign is something I saw today.

Day 2069 - Chinese Rocks - 01.19.17

I bought this album a few years back at Backside Records here in Burbank.  Sadly Backside records is no more.  However I still have this fun collection of Chinese rock from the 60's.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2068 - Jokes On You - 01.18.17

Lego Batman is taking over everything around Warner Brothers.  This is one of the bus stops by the studio.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2067 - Yes On S and What Fools These Mortals Be - 01.17.17

I brought the camera in the car with me this morning.  Here is a view as I sat in traffic on Caheunga this morning.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2066 - Thanks For The Memories - 01.16.17

I love Bob Hope so I was so happy when my father gave me this DVD set for Christmas.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2065 - Phantom Of The Paradise LP - 01.15.17

Friday at work the topic of the "Phantom Of The Paradise" soundtrack came up.  So since it was on my mind I pulled it off the shelf this afternoon and gave side two a spin.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2064 - Little Man Of Disneyland - 01.14.17

I found this book at Cost Plus World market just after Christmas.  I had never seen it before, but once I picked it up and read it I had to have it.  This was originally published when Disneyland opened back in 1955 and it is basically just a big advertisement for Disneyland.  The story involves this little man, Patrick Begorra, who lives in a tree where Disneyland is being built.  At first he is upset, but after a quick helicopter ride to Disney Studios where Donald and Mickey show him the plans for Disneyland he suddenly is all on board with cutting down all the trees and building Disneyland.  All he wants is that he can have a little home in Disneyland.  Hilarious.  His home even showed up near the Indiana Jones ride during the 50 year anniversary, so if you go to Disneyland look for Patrick Begorra's home.  Today we put away all of our Christmas decorations, but I now have this book on display in our living room.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2063 - Green Lawn - 01.13.17

With all the rains here in Southern California, my usual dead lawn is green again.  Sure it is all just weeds, but at least it is green.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2062 - "From Hell To Victory" and "Inglorious Bastards" - 01.12.17

It was raining the morning when I stopped by the New Beverly for this photo.  This was the double feature I saw this evening, a couple WWII pictures from the 70's.  "From Hell To Victory" wasn't all that great, but "Inglorious Bastards" was fantastic.  It had great action.  It was fun and funny.  The plot moved right along and there wasn't really any slow spots.  Lots of times with these double features I struggle to stay awake for the second picture, but tonight was the opposite.  I had trouble focusing on the first picture, but was wide awake for the second.  I credit that to "Inglorious Bastards" being a far more entertaining film.  This was something I saw today.

Day 2061 - Stretching - 01.11.17

This evening I ran over to RC Dance to take one more set of photos for one of the girls for her summer intensive auditions.  This is her getting ready before the photos.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2060 - "I Drink Your Blood" and "I Eat Your Skin" - 01.10.17

This evening I returned to the New Beverly for this amazing double feature "I Drink Your Blood" and "I Eat Your Skin."  I stopped by in the morning to take this photo.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2059 - Red Wall - 01.09.17

This morning I stopped by the New Beverly Cinema to pick up this month's calendar.  I have not been to the theater since October and now that the holidays are passed I'm going to try and return.  It looks like there are some good films this month.  this is the red building next to the New Beverly.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2058 - After Class - 01.08.17

This is my daughter after her dance class this evening.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2057 - VES Bake-Off - 01.07.17

Tonight I went with some co-workers to the VES Bake-Off and Pre-Party in Beverly Hills.  Oooooo, Beverly Hills.  To be honest I rarely ever venture to that part of town.  The party was crowded and I met a few new people so that was fun.  The actually Bake-Off portion of the evening where the 10 films presented their case and showed clips for why they should win the Academy Award for best Visual Effects was pretty cool.  A representative from the Visual Effect team had 5 minutes to talk about all the effects they did and then they would show a 3-5 minute reel of clips from the film.  Then there was a brief 3 minute Q&A panel discussion with 3-4 members of the Visual Effects team.  I really enjoyed that, but it meant for another late night out.  I'm beat.  This head of Oscar was one of the many large statues in the lobby of the Goldwyn theater, where the Bake-Off took place.  It is kind of crappy and blurry and foggy because it was taken with my phone.  Ugh.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2056 - Floor Show At Clifton's - 01.06.17

This evening I joined a bunch of friends at Clifton's to say goodbye to some dear friends who are moving to Vancouver.  I had never been to Clifton's, but was excited to go, because I had heard so much about it.  It was perhaps even better than I imagined.  Of course I brought a camera and tried my best to capture some of the ambiance.  I'll be honest it was tough.  This photo of one of the dancers doesn't really capture the ambiance, because I have manipulated it so much, but I kind of feel like the less manipulated ones don't capture it either and they are less interesting. So I went for this one today.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2055 - Burbank Rose Parade Float - 01.05.17

This morning I had to go to the doctor so I was over in Glendale.  On my way from there to work I passed by the Burbank float that was on display on the corner of Olive and Glenoaks.  It was raining, but I stopped for a picture.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2054 - Meanwhile Back In America - 01.04.17

This piece of street art went up sometime over the last two weeks.  I first saw it yesterday when I returned to work.  It is on Cahuenga in Hollywood.  Just a few feet to the right of this is the Dirt Cobain piece a photographed a while back.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2053 - Back To Work Sunrise - 01.03.17

I was up early this morning to get ready to go back to work.  It was a beautiful sunrise.  These colors lasted about 5 minutes.  Just moments after this shot I went back inside to change lenses and when I returned 60 seconds later, this had almost completely faded.  I like that feeling when I am able to catch a fleeting moment in the morning.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2052 - Kung Fu Panda 3 Cereal - 01.02.17

I got this box of Kung Fu Panda 3 cereal for Christmas.  I has no idea this was even made.  This was on the grocery shelf in Arizona.  It is sort of scary to think this was still on the shelf, since the movie came out way back in March.  It is a nice addition to my collection.  This is something I saw today.

Day 2051 - Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children - 01.01.17

We had a nice quiet New Year's day.  We went to church and then spent the afternoon and evening watching some movies and TV shows.  I picked this movie up yesterday and we watched it this afternoon.  I liked it quite a bit.  I want to watch it again.  This is something I saw today.