August 2005

L.A. Confidential

August 24, 2005

Everywhere in the world a green light means “go.” That is, everywhere except Hollywood, where a green light means “Take a number, have a seat, the executives will see you shortly. After Eternity.” Such temporal phenomena permeate every aspect of the entertainment business. Given the molasses movement of time on film sets, production personnel are [...]

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Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood

August 15, 2005

In honor of “Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus” author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s August 30th birthday, below is the first of a handful of Frankenstein-themed miscellanea soon to appear in this blog. It may be worth noting that Shelley would have been 208. Her novel, incidentally, is 189, which means she wrote it at the tender [...]

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Mayo Family Winery

August 13, 2005

The Mayo Family Reserve Room is more than just another roadside attraction meant to net tourists traveling Highway 12 en route to the Plaza. Since April, it’s been a veritable appetizer to the wine country, offering a delectable tasting menu of wine and food pairings that surprise both the palate and the pocket book — [...]

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Darrell DeVore and the Gospel

August 12, 2005

Darrell DeVore, musician, composer, experimental instrument-maker and progenitor of “Universal Music,” died of lung cancer July 9 surrounded by family and friends in his rural Petaluma music bungalow dubbed “Studio Um.” Although his house was not far away, DeVore, 66, chose to spend his final time at the converted chicken coop that was his studio [...]

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