Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
For those that haven’t heard about it, I often describe Lindy Focus as a series of jazz concerts held in a large, beautiful ballroom. Which is not untrue, but doesn’t really capture what Focus is all about. Don’t get me wrong. The big concerts are definitely a big attraction for me — some of the…
I’ve updated my map of some of the best spots to view holiday lights in the city of San Francisco. I love driving or biking around the city to see the pretty displays at night. Enjoy and happy holidays! If I’m missing any of your favorite holiday displays or houses, let me know in the…
Check out multi-genre dancer Latasha Barnes collaborate with the incredible jazz drummer Josh Collazo on this improvised piece at Fog City Stomp last weekend. This just blew the doors out the joint when we saw it. Just incredible. As a side note, how fly is that shimmery gold suit Tasha is wearing? SUPER FLY. Here’s…
I finally got around to reading Norma Miller’s Swingin’ at the Savoy: The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer (1996). I don’t know why it took me so long to get to this book. I should have read it years and years ago. Norma recounts her incredible life as a dancer and an entertainer, from first…
Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ onion, sliced (optional) Salt and black pepper 4 to 6 cups of any chopped or sliced raw or barely cooked vegetables ¼ cup fresh basil or parsley leaves, or 1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon or mint leaves, or any other herb 2 or 3 eggs ½ cup freshly grated…
Director of the outstanding new film Eighth Grade Bo Burnham had some powerful things to say about what he sees on the internet. As a former YouTube celebrity, I think he knows what he’s talking about. I’ve been mulling over his words for the past couple of days. “I was interested in talking about people on the…
Not many significant changes since my last major post about my health in March. Still doing the same stuff I was doing back then, including a low-sugar, low-carb, high protein and veggie diet, burning about 2,600 calories a day in activities, and cheating once a week. The stats above show that over the year, I've…
I'm happy to announce a new venture created by some awesome friends of mine: Hostfully. Hostfully makes it easy for anyone to be an awesome host for your houseguests, whether you are using AirBNB, Couchsurfing, or just having some friends over for the weekend. Check out the fun video explaining how it all works. …
I have more than my share of awesomely terrible holiday sweaters. But this is definitely the most tasteless one that I own. I found this treasure several months ago for a few bucks at Goodwill, and I just had to have it of course. While Santa's magic reindeer have the gift of flight, that has not spared…
Okay this is becoming ridiculous. Alex Parker, this time with partner Natalia Eristavi, fell again during a competition. And yes, HE WON AGAIN. This is seriously becoming Alex's signature move. This time it was at the Dragon Swing competition in Krakow, Poland. I got word of this and link to the GIF from Katie Latter, who says…