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Peter Case on Pico Blvd.

Barefoot Rock

Trying out the new Google video search and found this classic.
Amazing what can turn up.

The Blaster's - probably my all time favorite band.
Phil Alvin, Dave Alvin, John Bazz, Bill Bateman, The legendary Lee Allen,
Steve Berlin, Gene Taylor.

Enjoy.

BTW, that's Marie, Marie playing on the car radio at the beginning.

School Is Out

It's that time of year again.  School is out.

I can't wait till September.

Memorial Day 2007

Mt. Wilson Trail Race 2007

The city of Sierra Madre held another successful Mt. Wilson Trail Race this morning.  This was the 41st running of the race that follows the Mt. Wilson hiking trail into the San Gabriel mountains to Orchard Camp (an elevation gain of over 2100 feet) then turns around and comes back to end in downtown Sierra Madre for a total of 8.6 miles.

Photo's of the 1st through 3rd place finishers in both the men's and women's categories with their times: (click on the photo's for larger versions):

Men's 1st (Kevin Koeper 1:00:27) and 2nd (James Timphony 1:00:30) place finishers.  A close finish this year.  This photo is about 1 1/2 blocks from the finish line.  They finished in the order seen here:

Men's 3rd place finisher Jonathan Toker (1:05:08):

Women's 1st place finisher Sharon Pevsner (1:16:32):

Women's 2nd place finisher Jannifer Heiner (1:22:13):

Women's 3rd place finisher Sara Ireland (1:24:19):

The race is also a great place to make new friends:

All photo's by me.

Queen Anne Cottage - Mother's Day Tours

The Queen Anne Cottage at the L. A. County Arboretum in Arcadia will be open for one of it's twice yearly opportunities for an interior tour on Mother's Day, Sunday May 13.

The tours will be held from 10 am to 4 pm.  For more info see the Arboretum website.

Photo by me.

Saturday Night Music Series

Merry Christmas 2006

LA County Arboretum:Tours Inside The Queen Anne Cottage

Click for larger image - Photo by me.

This Sunday, December 10th, the Queen Anne Cottage at the L. A. County Arboretum in Arcadia will be open for guided tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This only happens twice a year so if you've always wanted to do more than look through the windows, now is your chance.

See the Arboretum website for prices and info.

The Damnwells

The Damnwells

via Gaper's Blog