I organized a reunion lunch with a few of the folks from my Form II year. Since Knight Rider is coming back, so are we.
We have not sat down together in 23 years. And everyone was instantly recognizable.
The five of us are: Deborah McGuire, Mark Rees-Thomas, Krishna Magan, Jessica Stephens (née Beyeler) and myself (trying to photograph myself by inverting the phone-camera; it does have two modes but the other one gives a reflected image).
We are still wrinkle-free though we have a few more grey hairs. Mark, Krishna and Jess have kids.
A whole bunch of names came up from the past, some of which I had forgotten, and we all had some great goss.
But we did have a few remarks and info about other folks—Jason Maling, Tracey Heemi, Ishara Goonawardne, Tom Pacza, Anita Balakrishnan, Barry Lei, Laura Hayvice, Chris Mardon, David Irvine, Corbett Stace and more. If you folks are reading, we still remember you. There were a few other names that came up that I am ashamed I have already forgotten tonight.
If United Airlines passengers are told that they are being flown by Capt Brett Egarr, let him know he was in our thoughts, too.
We have no info on Dane Alchorne, Cadell Macmillan, Neil McDonald, David Garland, Claudia Iten (though we suspect she could be an opera singer) and numerous others. If you guys ever read this, please get in touch with me via my main site or join the St Mark’s Alumni and Friends group on Facebook.
We did wonder whatever happened to that guy Karl Urban who was in our year.
We’ve decided to do another one in August so anyone from the class of ’85 who missed this, you still have a chance!
General Motors provided us with these videos today from the British Motor Show. Still thinking about whether to put them on to the Lucire site as the aspect ratio is wrong and everyone looks 12 ft tall. They include the launch of the Opel Insignia, and scenes from Cadillac, Bentley, Lotus, Renault and Alfa Romeo.
Estelle Getty has died—farewell to The Golden Girls’ Sophia.
Although her character was the oldest, I think Estelle was one of the youngest actresses in the cast. She was 84 at the time of her passing, but 20-plus years ago, her character’s age was in the 80s.
I’ll remember her well for The Golden Girls and not for Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.
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I see from Deutsche Welle and al-Jazeera that Sen. Barack Obama’s overseas trip has received huge coverage, including a big interview on CBS’s Meet the Press.
So, where were all these networks when Sens. John McCain and Joe Lieberman went to Iraq and Europe?
Do most Americans even know they went?
Some Americans talk about their big three networks plus CNN providing more favourable coverage of Democratic presidential candidates—on this alone I’m inclined to believe them.
Famous British comedian (I mean, politician—sorry, I get the two professions confused) Tony Blair, who has guest-voiced on The Simpsons, appeared in this sketch with Catherine Tate playing Lauren Cooper.
WHAT A WEEKEND!!!
Saturday: A friend of a friend got me "in" at this historically most significant Los Angeles landmark. It was so amazing and fun - most people "assumed" I was an artist and asked what type of work I do.
Cindy came to pick me up. We worked on one of her images for the website and ate grilled "cheese" (rice cheese) sandwiches: rye bread, thick organic tomatoes, and any kind of nut butter grilled in a combination of coconut and olive oils. Next time I'll add swiss chard, I think it will make these sandwiches even more incredible tasting than they already are.
We planned on walking in my great little Studio City neighborhood, but there was no time. So we went over the hill (Laurel Canyon) to Melrose where Gemini G.E.L. is. I'd been given a 'private tour' there before by Jim Reid, who is the manager and also one of their nine artists working for (see artist list below), amongst many others. I knew Jim from "the corner", where I vigiled with NPJ (Neighbors for Peace and Justice, San Fernando Valley) for five years. I also was a core member of the group until I just couldn't do it any more (many reasons). Although I no longer actively participate, I'm still a 'core member' to those who know me best there. Although it's been years, Jim remembered me and gave me a warm greeting/hug when I walked in.
It was the first party I've ever been to where it felt like I had a "back stage pass." Everyone was so relaxed and happy, all enjoying seeing the artworks up close and hearing about how they were produced. Xavier Fumat had a small group he was talking to right as we came in, it felt like a docent tour. I quickly indicated to Cindy that we should listen in and follow Xavier to hear what he said. He described in great detail how he produced works for Richard Serra. For the main piece upstairs he told how Richard sent two curves, approximately three feet in length; and how Gemini was then instructed to re-produce this much larger, with the exact same curve in painstaking accuracy.
(tired now, story to be continued tomorrow!)
I will update this soon, I have friends Sheri & Donna coming by.Look for update later today. They had a photographic memorial to Robert Rauschenberg in the front of the gallery.
New Editions By:
John Baldessari, Jonathan Borofsky, Cecily Brown, John Chamberlain,
Ellsworth Kelly, Ann Hamilton, Elizabeth Murray, Bruce Nauman, and
Richard Serra.
Recent Editions By:
Daniel Buren, Vija Celmins, Robert Gober, David Hockney, Jasper Johns,
Roy Lichtenstein, Brice Marden, Robert Rauschenberg, Susan Rothenberg,
and Ed Ruscha.
From GG's website:
Founded in 1966, Gemini G.E.L. is an artists‘ workshop and publisher of limited edition prints and sculptures. At Gemini, the artists do all of the drawing or carving directly onto the printing elements. The edition is hand-printed by Gemini‘s master printers, and each print is signed and numbered by the artist as well as embossed with the Gemini ‘chop‘.
In 1981, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., established the Gemini G.E.L. Archive, which functions as a study center for scholars and collectors, and contains a complete history of the workshop. Included is one example from each of the over 2,000 editions published. Three major exhibitions with works from the archive have been organized and exhibited by the National Gallery in the past 21 years. They recently created a complete online Gemini Catalogue Raisonné at http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Gemini has collaborated with more than 60 highly accomplished artists
in lithography, etching, screenprinting, woodcut and a variety of
sculptural materials.
Here’s the newest promo for the American version of Life on Mars. Notice that any footage featuring Colm Meaney or Rachelle Lefèvre has been cut, and only Jason O’Mara appears. The year has also been changed to ‘1973’, matching the original’s setting.
It’s good to know the new producers of Life on Mars in the US have actually spoken to the original creators, to change the mythology, so that US Sam does not discover that he is in the same predicament as UK Sam.
One of the comments from co-creator Matthew Graham was that he only had a single phone conversation with David E. Kelley, who penned the original, rejected pilot.
Apparently, by the end of the second episode in the US, NYPD Det. Sam Tyler puts down 13 possibilities on a board to explain what has happened to him.
Do not check out the above link if you do not want a series-ending spoiler on what happened to the original DI Tyler.
I am excited by the US remake again.
