Los Angeles, CA --Those that really know me understand my deep love for all entertainers.   I champion every actor, singer, musician, dancer and comedian’s efforts.   Perhaps it’s because I would not want to live in a world without entertainment. Yes, I’m also an actor along with so many other occupational hats that I wear.   It’s really a small percentage of people that have the opportunity to impact our lives with their performances.   Robin Williams made a huge contribution to all of us.   He made us all forget at least for a while our own troubles like health issues, financial disasters and failed relationships.    Those that possess a special talent gift are usually rewarded handsomely, yet for some for some the stress of keeping their careers on track takes a very heavy toll. I feel most for the talented and beautiful women that seem to have a short entertainment shelf life.   As they approach 40,   at a point when their ski...

This one I shot in Phoenix at 16th Street and Butler I hope you enjoy and share this with your friends.  My Magic Carpet ride!

Phoenix, AZ — Joseph Wood was condemned to die after being convicted of two rather nasty murders.   I won’t comment on his innocence because I don’t know.    It seems on its face Wood’s two murder convictions was not the subject of controversy. We will never know what demons drove Wood’s violence or if there were any very real excusable brain malfunctions behind his mad acts.   We can only guess. I won’t argue that some hopelessly evil people on our earth don’t deserve to live.   I absolutely encourage people to use guns and other deadly weapons in self-defense and the defense of others.   The concept of killing these people decades later is an  entirely  different matter.  Arizona used secret drugs obtained from a clandestine source to kill Wood.   Wood’s lawyers demanded to know about the drugs and their effectiveness, but were rebuffed throughout the entire appeal process.   This was happening in a nation where its gove...

New York, NY —Selling cigarettes on the street cost a man his life.   Think about it for a moment.   Trying to make a meager living in a miserable economy by selling a legal product deserves death now in New York. That’s precisely what happened to an obviously overweight (350 lbs.) and unhealthy man last week.  A squad of cops investigating this tax transgression approached Eric Garner . Garner actually begged the cops to leave him alone.   Soon Garner began to shun the cops and resist being handcuffed and the cops piled on him.  All too quickly, Garner was dead. Was it the long banned chokehold?  I don’t think so.  I suspect positional asphyxia was the actual cause of death.  Does it really make any difference how they killed him?  Garner was killed not by policemen in the true sense of that noble occupation but a gang of government extortionists.  This was not about anything more than the attempted evasion of a...

Amsterdam, NL --It’s with a heavy heart that I mourn with you the loss of so many of your best and brightest people that were killed by the senseless destruction Malaysia Airlines flight #MH 17 . I have such fond memories of my visits to your nation rich with beauty, art and some of the friendliest people anywhere.  I can’t wait for my next visit to Holland where I’m sure I’ll visit with old friends and make some new ones.  I deeply respect the legendary Dutch heroes that risked torture and death resisting the Nazis during their brutal occupation.  Few nations in the world can boast such an artistic, well-educated and productive population.  I’m horrified that the remains of your loved ones are decomposing in the field of wreckage after being robbed of jewelry and other valuables.   This just adds to the misery for the friends and families of these innocent victims.   I beg that the International Community  demands that these ...