Friday, July 14, 2006

Second course



The Duke of the Piano - allegedly one of the origianl
Platters - sent me a personal invitation to attend his next gig: from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. July 22 at the Culver Hotel. Unfortunately I'm out of town. The Xerox and the envelope both make the claim. It doesn't mention his time with the Dodgers, the Bulls or his fights with Bruce Lee.

Home in NYC


Her time in LA was fleeting, and now she's found a new admirer.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

OOOOweeeOOOO-ooooo

The mystical and magical theremin, best known for the above referenced refrain the "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, was the featured instrument at a recent Sunday service at the Faith Lutheran Church in Inglewood. Far from the gospel choir we were expecting, the space-age instrument (which has no strings or keys and is not touched to make music) played by the eccentric Charles Richard Lester emitted the ghostly sounds of Bach.

Mark Goodall (pictured on the left) found Lester, featured playing his theremin iin the upcoming Spielberg film "Monster House," through a common love of vintage vacuum cleaners.

Lester, also the organ player at Faith, is rumored to be starting a band with The Duke.