So here we are, it's the first day of Fall and guess who's hitting the tractor?! None other than Jennifer Garner. Damn Grrrrrrrrl, what did divorcing Ben Affleck do to you? You are now loco and you feel a need to mow down strawberry fields? Yeah, I'm kidding. I'm not really sure why Ms. Garner is sitting on top of a tractor, but it's a great visual to kick off the first day of Fall 2018. What's that you say, you can't believe we are winding down 2018 already. Neither can I, and neither can the my imaginary friend named Bertha. But alas Fall is officially here despite that today it is going to be in the 80's in my neck of the world Los Angeles, CA. Hit it, it's the Fall Equinox minions! JG on IG - https://www.instagram.com/jennifer.garner/?hl=en
I hereby decree today a Day of Indulgence. Why? Why not? As you all know I am a big Pretty Little Liars fan. F#ck you, "Yes" I know it's off the air, that does not mean one stops the love. Thus I present you with Shay Mitchell, today, Monday August 13, 2018 @ Jennifer Klein's Day of Indulgence Party in Santa Monica, CA. While I have not one thought as to who Jennifer Klein is, alright I shall Google it, right here, right now. OK, she's a Producer - she believes we should indulge, oh and so do I. Let's get with Shay and go for it, and I do mean it! You know that mystic it, the one we all seek. Because indulgence is the new black. There you go, I said it. Now let's get this Monday started! Indulgence everyone, indulgence and then some. Shay on the IG - https://www.instagram.com/shaymitchell/?hl=en
Or perhaps it should be Queens For A Day??? So here is a photo from Comic-Con in San Diego, CA that caught my eye - why? Because it shows Nicole Kidman adjacent to Amber Heard signing Aquaman stuff. Why did I find this eye catching? Because I had no idea until I spied this photo that Nicole Kidman was in Aquaman, that's why. "Yes" I realize the movie isn't called Queen Atlanna (Kidman's character in the opus) but usually you hear a bit more noise when Nic is going to appear in something on the big screen. Moving on she and her co-star Heard (who I was aware was in the movie) who plays Mera are all smiles and look like they are having a blast meeting and greeting fans of the below sea level hero. "Under the sea, Darling it's better, Down where it's wetter, Take it from me..." Aquaman on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477834/?ref_=nv_sr_1
This past Friday, "yes" two days ago. I had the extreme pleasure of seeing a young woman who I have known since she was, well just a kid, grow-up and blossom into one of the best singer/songwriter/musician/performers this dude has ever bared witness to. Ladies & Gentlemen I present to you my evening seeing the singular talent known as Ariel Beesley @ The Satellite in Silverlake, CA! OK, some of this may not be from that evening. I do want you to hear her bomb ass song Slower Than Usual, thus I have included the video for it via YouTube. But and however for the most part...moving on here it is!!!
It's Always Showtime @ The Edge Of The Stage
Ariel Beesley
Being a fan of vampires & Abel Ferrara's work - I remember going to see "The Addiction" at The Nuart in West Los Angeles, CA - I even owned it on video for a spell. Lili Taylor is amazing! The Black and White photography superb. It is one of the most fascinating, horrifying, not to mention challenging additions to the genre. "Yes" that is a recommendation.
Abel Ferrara and his 1995 take on the bloodsuckers with The Addiction. Philosophy grad student Kathleen (Lili Taylor) is bitten by a vampire and must learn to come to terms with her new lifestyle with now features a frequent craving for human blood. Shot in stunning black and white and on the streets of New York, The Addiction is a raw and shocking vampire film that only Abel Ferrara could make.
That's right, those wild and crazy Bears: Nelson, Wood & Reggie are coming back for round two! Along for the ride as well are Hot Toddy & Detective Winters with some spanking new faces added, this season of WTBA is wrapped in a cloak of secrecy....
As a fan of the first season and a blogger/journalist I was invited down to the evening shoot at The Faultline Bar in Los Angeles, CA to check it out, a shout out to Joe Dietl, Ben Zook & Rick Copp - thanks for having me!
While I can not give anything away that I witnessed being filmed I can tell you two things 1) You will see me in this years season and 2) Things are definitely getting harrier. Was that vague enough for you?
So instead of continuing to tease you with what I'm not allowed to say how about I show you some behind the scenes photos I took? Yeah, that works...Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
What could be possibly be happening in the The Bathroom?
Caged Bears
"Action" Joe Dietl, Bear Director
Hot Toddy Anyone?
Detective Winters I presume...
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Keep up with The Bears on the trail to Season Two at:
"Whereeeeee The Bears Are" OK, Connie Francis did not croon THAT song, but undoubtedly it was the inspiration for the title of the hit web series "Where The Bears Are" - Set in the furry woods, of beards, male realness and Colt model used to be's of Silverlake, CA.
"The Bears" comes from the creative team of Rick Copp, Joe Dietl and Ben Zook. The web series is a comedy mystery that follows the misadventures of three Gay Bear Roomates living in the Los Angeles, CA neighborhood of Silverlake, CA as they attempt to solve the murder of a partyguest that has turned up dead in their bathroom.
Hey Bears let's get to it strike a pose, there's nothing to it....
MS: What do you Bears do in the woods?
Bears: Showtunes.
MS: How do you make a "Hot Toddy"?
Bears: You script a part that calls for someone brooding and sexy, then put an ad on Craigslist and cast an incredibly talented and hot actor named Ian Parks.
MS: Were any of your neighborhoods sprayed with DDT when you were children?
Bears: We used to run alongside the truck and wave and chase it, all the while breathing in the toxic chemicals. I'm not kidding.
MS: Margaret Cho or Kathy Griffin?
Bears: Love them both. In fact, I actually HAVE loved them both...in a drunken three
way back in the 90's.
MS: Every cruised Craigslist?
Bears: Yes, but not for what you think.
MS: Has anyone ever died at any of your Birthday parties?
Bears: Of boredom, yes.
MS: The "Eagle" or "The Faultline" bar ?
Bears: Love them both. But, have to give it up to The Eagle, who let us shoot the series there for two days. Love Charlie and Hunter.
MS: If there was a drink called a "Bear Bomb" what would it have in it?
Bears: As many carbs as possible.
MS: Want to buy Sharon Tate's house?
Bears: No, but I would love to buy Sharon Stone's house.
MS: OK, guys whose the sexiest Bear alive?
Bears: All bears are sexy. But, I just got back from Chicago and let me tell ya', there are some big, hot, hairy men there.
Being a big fan of the movement in music known as punk, I am entirely looking forward to this...Have a terrific weekend everyone !
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Circle Jerks "My Career As A Jerk"
To Be Released on DVD September 25
I was a participant on a very long musical adventure through all the fun and miserable times and thinking about this I don't know if i'd change any of it!
- Keith Morris
From the beginning, LA punk band the CIRCLE JERKSwere rooted in controversy. Formed by ex members of Black Flag and Red Cross (now Redd Kross) in late 1979, the band came to encapsulate the image, sound and energy of California Hardcore Punk.
Filmmaker David Markey (1991: The Year Punk Broke, The Slog Movie) mixes in-depth interviews, rare live footage and historical perspective to illustrate the story of one of the most influential bands in the American underground.
"I was at many of these shows, and let me tell you, there wasn't a tighter band in Los Angeles at the time," said Markey. "Making this film reminded me just how truly great they were."
My Career as a Jerk follows the band from their early days and classic debut to navigating the independent label and touring scene of the 80s to the addictions, fights and injuries that forced their break up.
Of course the story doesn't quite end there...
Features interviews with members Keith Morris, Greg Hetson, Lucky Leher. Earl Liberty, Zander Schloss as well as J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion), and more.
Bonus Materials include: Deleted Scenes and Bonus Interviews
Is the celebration of the NoHo Arts District. Maybe they should call it NoHo Day? Either way it's going to be a party, oh yeah !
NoHo is going to open it's doors so L.A. can experience the talent, art, uniqueness, kookiness and just plain grooviness of the NoHo Arts District...their booming one-mile neighborhood in the North Hollywood, CA area of Los Angeles.
Well this NoHo is going to be there for the sole reason to attend a performance of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" starring Jonathan Brett & Yvette Green.
NoHo Stages - 4934 Lankershim Blvd.
Time: 2:00 Show Title: LOVE LETTERS by A.R. Gurney Synopsis: World renowned, Pulitzer Prize winner two character play which covers the lifetimes of two friends born in the 1930’s who comnmunicate throughout their lives using the lost art of letter writing. Rating: PG
Best of all? The festival is freeeeeeeeeeee....! See you there !
