Facebook friend Bryan Castañeda showed up in the flesh in Las Vegas this weekend, attending a conference — last night we had a splendid evening of rollicking conversation, good food and drink in this the silliest and yet most civilized of towns. We started out at the terrace bar at Mix, above, then moved on to the Paris for some excellent food at Mon Ami Gabi.
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The rantings and ravings of sensible people. Isn’t there a law against this sort of thing?
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Via Facebook friend Cassiano Camarano.
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The only politician on the national scene who doesn’t make me barf. “The system is rigged” — you don’t really need to say much more than that.
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With thanks to Jessica Ritchey . . .
. . . on guitar here, part of our lives, even if we never knew his name.
This is the first movie I ever saw in a theater, in 1954 or 1955. The movie came out in 1952, so it would have been a re-release. I was four or five at the time. I still have vivid memories of it, especially the music.
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According to Kim Morgan of Sunset Gun this is the last photograph ever taken of Marilyn Monroe alive, by George Barris.
Why can’t Michelle Obama be President instead of Barack? I would feel so much better about the state of the Union if she were. Also, America deserves, at long last, a President who can wear a beautiful, stylish dress and look smoking-hot in it.
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