U2 @ Rose Bowl

I saw U2 play the Beacon Theater in NYC back in 1982, when they were on their “War” tour. Bono would infamously climb on top of a stack of amplifiers and wave around a large white flag, while singing “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” sending a political message through their music even from the start.  I was [...]

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Seattle Sidewalk. Photo © Chris J. Russo.

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Coffee Shops / Seattle

Seattle has, hands down, the best coffee shops that I’ve ever frequented.  They are in another league from the Starbucks and Peets of the world because a lot of thought goes into their design as a social spaces to engage in, people watch, and enjoy the passing of time. Go out and support the [...]

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Saturday in Seattle

It’s a perfect autumn day in Seattle, Washington. The rain is pouring, the leaves are swirling,  and the coffee shops are buzzing with friendly, beautiful faces.  I am here with my short film, 25 Random Things, that screens in the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival tomorrow at the Egyptian Theater.  I have an ongoing love [...]

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Charlie pets a fish at the Hotel Monaco. Photo © Chris J. Russo.

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thought for the day

“Flying at a higher spiritual altitude means thinking with more love. Living with more love isn’t lonely; living WITHOUT it is what’s lonely.”   — Marianne Williamson

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missing Colorado

This photograph was taken during the first week of September somewhere along Independence Pass in Colorado, not far from Aspen, while shooting my experimental 16mm film about the Rocky Mountain landscape. It was a quiet, warm, and peaceful day.

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Film Independent’s FILMMAKER FORUM

This weekend, it is all about independent film.  Film Independent, Los Angeles’s organization at the heart of independent cinema, is putting on their annual FILMMAKER FORUM, a series of panels, screenings and networking opportunities for the independent filmmaker.  Held at the DGA, it is the place to be to get a pulse on what is [...]

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my mom, the salsa dancer

Today is a good day.  To my surprise, my mother, Barbara, informed me that she is now taking salsa dance lessons twice a week.  I was shocked by the news and overjoyed to hear the excitement in her voice.  How cool is it that my mother, now in her mid-sixties, has discovered a new passion [...]

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thought for the day

Great quote about the challenge of making life changes:  
“I decided to leave the party a long time ago, but it’s taking me forever to get to my car.”   —Anonymous

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