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I am taking pictures of symbolic architecture in Pasadena. Pasadena is crawling with it.

I am celebrating my 37th Birthday in Pasadena. I am at the Westin Hotel and it is much more dignified than last week. Fresh air, non-smoking room, open fitness center and no water pouring down from the ceiling. I bought myself a 512 MB shuffle this morning at Target. I am extremely pleased. It [...]

When I got back to my hotel room the message light was on. I had a package at the front desk. When I got there the woman was confused and said it was in the walk-in fridge and would it be OK if it got brought up to my room. A hotel staff member with [...]

Jon Kirshbaum’s brother Chris is 1/2 of the band for the Fellowship at Met Theatre. Chris set me up with a comp ticket which gave us advanced seating. The ticket taker thought I was an industry comp. There were some very very funny moments. The opening was a video clip of the opening of [...]

I am working in Pasadena California for the next three weeks. I have had nothing but bad luck as far as hotel arrangements go. For the first week I couldn’t get in the Westin. Even the people who booked after I did got rooms there. I know I chose a non-smoking room when I booked [...]

This weekend is my last production support release. So I’m Bachelor while Paul is in Bend with Micheal Wallish and Co. I have the Shins and Cans of Devine Paint to keep me compay. We are moving our computer downstairs to its own room so I’m repainting.
My favorite band in the entire world (right [...]

My sister Rachel got back from Spain. She picked me up in Pasadena and we toured Hollywood. Ate at Swingers Diner - Beverly Laurel Motor Hotel 8020 Beverly Blvd. And saw Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Why would people choose to live here? It was intersting to take a peek into my little sisters life. I [...]