Mideast Revolution

Unless women are equal -- I'll wait for the sequel...

Shreek Of Araby

To die -- Like a -- Martyr -- Col. Libya -- The sooner -- The better...

Tapa The World

My "clean, well lighted place..." The name is a bit American, but when in.. And when in Sacramento come check it out -- good food, great wine -- Espana en Estados Unidos...

Render Unto Seize Her

Lara Logan -- Cleopatra -- Came gift wrapped -- In nothing...

Lara Logan

Their -- Revolution -- Will have -- Women...

Co-Pilots

A hawk -- Circling -- High in the sky -- Reminds me of Redford -- Jeremiah Johnson -- Seeing the same -- And saying -- "It'll take me a week -- To the Muscle Shell -- Him, hell, -- He's there already..."

Going

When a goal -- Is the intention -- Time is a demension -- Measured not by -- Yearly fares -- There's just one hour -- I am -- There...

Cali Winter

For all of you who don't live in California -- It turns green in the winter!       

Rommel

Ghadafi -- Valentino -- The Nazi...

Mad

The Tea Party -- Hats -- In the belfry...

Ohle'

Her hands -- Are hawks & doves -- Her flamenco -- The sand & blood...

Cry Me A River

Tear gas --Why it almost sounds -- Romantic...

Call Us Shameful

Moby Dick -- Turn to Japan -- Like Ahab's -- Ship...

Leader Board

Take your pick -- Mideast darts -- You just can't -- Miss...

Baseball

Predictions: A.L. East -- Boston beat down -- A.L. Central -- Twins? Who knows, who cares -- A.L.West --  Rangers, Angels? Who knows, who cares -- N.L. West -- Our Giants -- pitching  , pitching -- Kirk Gibson, Arizona manager -- look out below and above-- N.L. Central -- Cardinals? Pujols puts out or pouts -- N.L. East -- Can Phillies lose a game...

Razzies

Cast my ballot -- Airbender in every catagory but worst supporting actress -- Megan Fox in Johan Hex -- and Ashton Kutcher for worst actor, of course...

Rogers & Thor's Hammerstein

Thunder & Lightning -- Vaudeville -- Viking..

Hordes

My books -- Surround -- The unused computer -- The great wall -- To keep out -- Those Mongols...

Mtn. Lyin'

Cougar -- In the burbs -- How magnificently -- Absurd...

The Man In The Iron Pants

A law suit -- Pinstripe bars -- A neck tie -- Noose...

Birdmen

Tuskegee -- The Atzlan -- Of Dixie...

NBA All Star Days

Seeing as how this month of February is Black History Month -- Isn't  it time  for the NBA to consider changing their league logo of all these years from a very white Jerry West to a  more  African-American profile which, obviously, is much more reflective of  the current NBA. "Not that there's anything wrong with Jerry West..." Let's have Magic or Michael in motion. I vote for Magic, who I still think is the greatest player ever...

Studioh

Place a canvas -- In the bare -- Winter branches -- Pollock -- The rhythms -- The randoms -- The splashes...

Tin Pan Alley

Hail -- When nail guns -- Go mad...

Double Dip

A bush -- In hand -- Attracts -- Birds...

Lasting

Peace of mind -- The only armistice -- You'll ever -- Sign...

Soonest

The rolling -- Green Hills -- Of Tulsa -- At the very first -- Cluster...

Flow

A period -- At the end of -- My poem -- One might as well -- Damn up -- The Yellowstone...

Razzies

Going to the Razzies in Los Angeles for the first time as a voting member. What a guy won't do -- to get into the Barnsdall Theatre at Frank Lloyd's Hollyhock House is worth the doin'...I'll let you know...

Old Friends

ART -- Is in the word -- EARTH -- Twins -- But not at -- Birth...

Wooden Soldiers

The winds -- Can humiliate -- The trees -- Like leaves -- Stripped from -- Their sleeves...

Muscle Beech

Spring's -- Training -- Uplifting-- Baseball players...

Something Is

Integrity -- Is -- Perfection...

Out There

The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas. A place other Kansans call "out there." Truman Capote, In Cold Blood. The greatness of the book and the fine Philip Seymour Hoffman film. I had to go out there, the film Capote the first look at what it was like to have him ,of all people, out there. Too bad that he didn't write his own observations of himself , or Harper Lee, who accompanied him...Notorious, the other Capote out there wasn't much up against Capote. Sandra Bullock as Harper Lee? As for me, headlights shining down the long drive between the Chinese elms hat led to the Clutter home, Dick & Perry right there at my back...

Matadored

A glove for a cape -- And a ball for a -- Sword -- The sand is the mound -- And the bulls, 27 out the door -- And the suit of lights -- The #32 El Sandy wore...

Flamenco - Day 1

A hammer on an anvil -- Four hands to clap -- And tapping on a table -- Two men two canes -- A drum beat from eternal -- While two women cry -- If minarets were stables...

Corner of Cunningham & Binda

The Sacramento Ballet -- Lincoln Center -- Between -- L & K...

Black Widow Spyder

Rear view -- Rear view -- On the door -- James Dean -- Fairest -- Of them all...

Beads

She told me -- She was -- Some % -- Cherokee -- You know -- I think it was -- Just her -- Jewelry...

Chase To The Cut

The reaper -- Is grim -- Because you've -- Disappointed him...

Pittsburgh Packers

A Super -- Bowl -- Would be filled -- With rice -- To feed -- The whole -- World...

Weather Station

It comes -- By elevation defined -- It slides away -- Plain -- Or stays in -- Crystal design...

Too-Too

Butterflies,butterflies -- I'll weave me a net -- From the looms -- Of Degas -- I'll dance with you -- Yet...

Oscars

Down to Los Angeles from Sacramento every yr. since 06 for Oscar weekend and much more of the shining city. Much architecture this yr. Stay at the Beverly Laurel Motor Hotel in the Fairfax. Excellent  & affordable. Roam the higher up bars for the celebs on Saturday night. Sunday night the  telecast at the Polo Lounge-Beverly Hills Hotel. B grade celebs with a possible A lister or two. George Clooney one yr.-Martin Landau-Garey Busey-Peter Bogdonovich-Chevy Chase-David Carradine-Connie Francis-Clive Owen-Will Smith-and more... Eric Owen Moss architects--Culver City project...

Body Count

Carnage -- Like the garage -- Of violence...

Sans Of Time

Cleopatra -- Queen of the -- Nile -- Holding Neda -- A Madonna and Child...

Sandskrit

Cleopatra -- On her -- Royal barge -- Holding Neda -- In a Pieta...

Belle Tower

There were stairs -- But clouds afoot -- So spirit rose from door -- And by its lift -- Angels took -- Me up to room -- Where blanket from the time of -- Grant & Lee -- That in a garden -- Was a mat -- That knew her -- Tender knee -- Then dress, a dress -- Cloth shadow form of she -- Basket down -- To where Alps abound -- With hints of her -- The one alone -- Journey through time -- The tunnel used -- Belle of Amherst's home...

The Doors

I never knew, having listened to them for so long -- their American brilliance, maybe always leaving them in some box of dream- scapes. But, a band capable of anything American. I don't think I ever listened to an album  straight across, always the top of the charters -- and too much hash to remember. But what a collection : take Indian Summer for instance. I guess I knew, but a Song of Hiawatha -- from perhaps America's most important album - right after The Band of course, but right there after it - Morrison Hotel. And they were getting better: I give you L.A. Woman. I'm most proud that I came to them later on, so much so that I had to do the Badlands of Dakota with them. "The west is the best/Get here/And we'll do the rest..."