California State Fair 2019 - Second Visit

Considering Surgery

About two years ago, I developed an umbicular hernia, and I've noticed it's changing more rapidly than ever now. I used to be an "innie," but I'm a super "outie" now.

Talked to a surgeon about surgery. I don't want to do it in the summer. Autumn approaches, and, who knows, maybe then?

I'm The One Who Knocks

Michael loves playing with his picture of me.

For example, this one.

Jasper and Ladybug

Jasper has a crush on Ladybug, a small Dachsund living in a second-floor apartment and the end of the alley. They are so cute, and sometimes late at night they even meet (chaperoned, of course).

Jasper and Ladybug
Sitting In a Tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Buried Treasure

Talked briefly to the crew digging a big hole at the corner of 24th & Castro in Curtis Park. Apparently there was a gas station at that corner in the 50s and 60s, long before I moved to the neighborhood, and the crew was there to remove the Underground Storage Tanks.

"I thought you were there digging up buried treasure," I said. They chuckled, and said, "No, we never see any buried treasure. Like, never. Ever."

MacGruber (2010)

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Last updated: July 26, 2019


Comedy spoof of action thrillers. A special operative is called out of retirement to foil a villain who plans to nuke Washington DC. Starring Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Maya Rudolph, Will Forte,Will Forte, Val Kilmer, Dalip Singh, Powers Boothe, Rhys Coiro. Filming locations: Albuquerque, El Rancho de las Golondrinas (La Cienega), To’hajiilee, Zia Pueblo.


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Eastern Siberia - Gypsum mines - Approximately (35.537126°, -106.800236°)

Intro credits - looks like Railyards

Ecuador, church.

El Rancho de las Golondrinas

Japanese temple?

Pueblo, Colorado?

Control room - looks like Annex

Parking garage - C-4

Exit onto 5th St. from Bank of Albuquerque building, just north of Copper

Pierre, SD - Gym - Fit NHB, 110 Lomas Blvd. NE

Tut Beemer ( 35.090235°, -106.647840°) - just south of Lomas on 2nd

Parking lot of FIT?

Welding

Shooting Range (35.138723°, -106.838336°)

Car repair

Fancy house - 3205....

Cunth's Compound - Algodones Power Plant

Exploding Van - Double Eagle Airport

Civic Plaza Fountain

Las Vegas stock footage

DVC - Isleta Casino?

Art studio

Trailer by the bridge by the river - probably Corrales bridge

Gold Street Caffe

Speedy Triscreen Van -

Alley - Behind Library Bar - Hoss' Car (35.083872°, -106.651105°)

Rail Yards (35.074128°, -106.650104°)

Salt Lake City party -

Roadside stop

Fancy house again, Cemetery (Roosevelt Park?) Burning Car

Country Trails

Algodones Power Plant

Japanese Temple looking place

Cliff

Speechless (1994)

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Last updated: July 25, 2019


Romantic Comedy. Political speechwriters on opposing sides fall in love. Starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson, Charles Martin Smith, Gailard Sartain, Ray Baker, Mitchell Ryan, Harry Shearer, Steve Wright. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Los Alamos, San Jose, Santa Fe.


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Hotel Ballroom

Castaneda Hotel, 524 Railroad Ave, Las Vegas, NM

Dining Room - Bernice's Cafe

The Ditch

Drive/ Nighttime Vista/ More Driving

Campaign HQ - SE Corner of Las Vegas Plaza

Highway - on way to San Jose, NM

San Jose, NM, church

Hotel/kitchen

Ballroom

Protest

Restaurant

School

Las Vegas, NM, Plaza

Train Car

On the road

Train trip

Balloons

Steep-walled valley - Motel room

Big theater - pic of Shiprock

Campaign HQ

Plaza with fountain. Santa Fe? Las Vegas? Old Town Plaza in ABQ

Driving NW of ABQ

Cliffside house

Mexican Bar

TV Studio/ Yellow bars

Cow corral

Rodeo Nites Bar

Campaign rally

Hotel El Dorado, 309 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Shot Caller (2016)

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Last updated: March 8, 2023


Crime drama. Gang violence, set in Southern California. Written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh; starring Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Omari Hardwick, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jeffrey Donovan, Benjamin Bratt, and Jessy Schram. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Zia Pueblo.



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Prison - NM State Pen

Roadrunner - S. Valley?

ABQ Train Station

Parking Lot

ABQ Street

Shots fired House - 211 14th St. NW

Party House -

Bus stop - SoCal

Gym

314 16th St. SW - the 'Man With Icy Eyes' murder house -

Restaurant

Drive and Accident - just south of Central & 3rd St.

LA views

Jail

Motel: University Lodge, 3711 Central Ave. NE. Room 13.

Lolas Flower Shops (LA)

3700

Restaurant - Lindy's Restaurant, 5th & Central Ave. SW

Right behind Lindy's.

6th St., half a block south of Central, with LA skyline, and with graffiti gone (I have more pictures of this place)

Prison gate

House - 324 13th St. NW.

Restaurant - Gold Street Caffe, 218 Gold Avenue SW

Alley behind the Launchpad.

Looks like the Launchpad and/or the El Rey Theater

El Rey Theater.

Launchpad.

Freeway overpass

El Modelo Mexican Foods, 1715 2nd St. SW

University Lodge, w. Palm Trees and an LA cityscape

Behind University Lodge, on Copper, midblock.

Taxi to barbershop - Los Compadres Restaurant on Central Ave. near River.

Courthouse

Prison - Cages

Shopping plaza - Bob's Burgers, 1690 Rio Bravo Blvd. SW.

RAKS Building Supply (which one) probably Rio Bravo.

Neighborhood

House - Queen Anne home.... 615 Walter St. SE.

Convenience market - M & M, 425 Locust St. SE

Abandoned car wash

Storage units

Tanks

Turnoff

Pit

Box/Prison

Playing field at UNM

Show Us On The Doll

Ripped-Off (1972)

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AKA: Ripped Off, The Boxer, Murder in the Ring, Tough Guy, Counter Punch. Crime Drama. A boxer gets involved in murder after refusing to throw a fight. Starring Robert Blake, Ernest Borgnine, Catherine Spaak, Gabriele Ferzetti, Orazio Orlando, Phil Mead, Quinn Hurley, Neffie Quintana, Luther Elmore, Emilio Messina, Joe Pollini, Fortunato Arena, Aldo Cecconi, Felicita Fanny. Filmed in Albuquerque.



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Boxing Ring

Apartment

Driving

SB, then NB I-25, near Coronado Airport. Looks like Tramway exit (bad quality film - hard to read signs) None of the freeway crossings far from town go over the freeway. Closer?

Gulf and Texaco gas stations

Restaurant

Supermarket

Yale Park. A bit down from Frontier

Suburban area

Outdoor boxing area - probably near Shady Lakes area not far from Sandia Pueblo

Shady Lakes house

Probably Civic Auditorium

Drive

Harley St.? #14?

Nick's place

Interview Room

Police HQ

Drive

Museum

Newspaper Office

2nd St. just north of Central

Sunshine Theater

Civic Auditorium, and just SW of Civic Auditorium

Chase

Exit off I-40 onto E. Central??

Daughter's house - father's house

Patterned cinder block

Ski area chairlift/ At top of tram

NM School for the Deaf in Santa Fe

Central Ave., just east of RR underpass

Back of Civic Auditorium

More "Angels in America"

DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019

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DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Introduction & Seussical's "Oh the Thinks You Can Think"




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "Shrek the Musical"




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "The Emperor's New Clothes" (I)




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "Mulan, Jr." (I)




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - "I Won't Grow Up" From "Peter Pan"




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "The Emperor's New Clothes" (II)




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "The Wizard of Oz"




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - "Freak Flag" from "Shrek, The Musical"




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "The Emperor's New Clothes" (III)




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "Mulan, Jr." (II)




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "Aladdin, Jr."




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Scene From "A Year With Frog and Toad"




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - "Happiness" From "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"




DMTC Summer Theater Camp Performance 2019 - Bows and Closing Remarks

California State Fair 2019 - First Visit

A Note of Appreciation

Good wishes for Dr. Thomas Dugoni at Kaiser Permanente Roseville (on the left), who persisted and persisted in trying to get Erlynda into surgery for breast cancer. Erlynda treated the news of cancer as basically Fake News, and frittered away close to a year in avoiding surgery. Fortunately, the cancer was slow growing, and Dr. Dugoni kept hammering at her until she finally gave in. It appears that the surgery was a success, despite the delay.

Lone Survivor (2013)

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Last updated: July 20, 2019


War Drama. A military team tries to neutralize a Taliban leader. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Eric Bana, Ben Foster, Sammy Sheik. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Chilili, Diamond Tail Ranch, Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia Ranger District, Santa Fe Ski Area (Espanola Ranger District).


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Training scenes

View of the Manzanos - approximately (34.894847°, -106.522391°)

KAFB (35.047725°, -106.592493°)

Sunrise at Bagram Air Base - KAFB

Running - 1.) unknown; 2.) maybe (34.989716°, -106.505432°); Later, KAFB

Briefing - buildings

Mystery view of buildings

Landing at night

J-Bad Forward Operating Base - Ladrones? - looks like on KAFB land somewhere

View of Sandias - possibly (35.196760°, -106.450824°)

View of valley

Village

J-Bad

Maybe view of Santa Fe Ski Area - above treeline peaks - village may be the Ski Basin - Perhaps saddle above Santa Fe Lake (35.789555°, -105.781003°)

... False Summit

Looks like Sandias

View of Sandias from near High Finance Restaurant

In Village

Getting To The Point Of Absurdity With All This

Good for Ilhan Omar!

We're All Related to Charlemagne

But some people (like the Vigils) have better proof:

According to Henrietta Christmas, president of the New Mexico Genealogical Society, people in New Mexico who have the surname Vigil most likely have a common ancestor who is a descendant of Charlemagne.

...Thank Juan Montes Vigil, the common ancestor and descendant of Charlemagne, for the New Mexico connection, but thank Colorado-based researcher Brent Alexander Cruz for finding the link between the Montes Vigil ancestry and the prominent Ponce de León family descended from Alfonso IX (1171-1230), King of León, who was a descendant of Charlemagne. Cruz’ research looked at documents dating from the 700s to the 1300s.

Juan Montes Vigil was a native of Vega de Poxa, in the region of Asturias in northern Spain. In 1611, he traveled to Mexico City and married Catalina de Herrera Cantillana. They had a son, also named Juan Montes Vigil, who later settled in Zacatecas, Mexico. He, in turn, fathered a son named Francisco Montes Vigil.

In 1665, Francisco traveled north into what is now New Mexico as a settler, along with his wife, María Jiménez de Anciso, and their five children. Francisco and María established the Vigil family of New Mexico, Esquibel said.

Cat-Like Animal

Jasper was excited by tonight’s walk. Not only did he surprise a cat and chase it across the parking lot, but he got a chance to see a new, cat-like animal: black fur, bushy tail, with a white stripe. For some reason, his master wouldn’t let Jasper give chase.

Linewatch (2008)

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Last updated: March 13, 2020

Crime Drama Thriller about Border Patrol agents. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Evan Ross, Sharon Leal, Omari Hardwick, Dean Norris, Genia Michaela, Brian Reece, Chris Browning,. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Jemez Pueblo, Zia Pueblo.

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Road with powerlines - somewhere on Pajaro Mesa off Dennis Chaves Blvd. - Probably just south of Pajaro Rd. SW - approximately (34.984431°, -106.800054°)

Mesa

Mountain

Mountain

Zia lands - off the ridge road

Interesting arched bridge

Old cars

Tall white mesa

Pajaro Mesa again

Mobile home at night

Hospital

House

Big city panorama - LA

Rail yards

Mobile home yard

Maybe near San Ysidro? Between San Ysidro and Jemez Pueblo? Possibly near the Love Ranch place.

Pajarito Church of the Nazarene

Rumors about Repot Depot

Repot Depot entrance

Mobile Home Park

Corral, Mesa

Kickboxing, Clases para los Ninos, Mr G.'s Auto Body - About 833 Bridge Blvd. SW (35.068659°, -106.665458°) Chavez Karate.

Chase

HQ

Out on Pajaro Mesa again - maybe off Powers Way SW

Cuba Gooding's House - off Coors SW (34.949539°, -106.713348°)

Driving near San Ysidro - approximately ( 35.545905°, -106.827783°)

View of cliffs

Cafe - T-Freez Grill: new Mexican Food, 23323 Highway 550, San Ysidro, NM, USA

Gila Monster drive I (35.561863°, -106.861520°)

Gila Monster drive II (35.568044°, -106.860707°)

Valley-side view/ Bad road/ panorama/ blind man

Drive

House

Coors Rd. SW underpass of I-25

Repot Depot

Was this filmed before Karler Meat Packing Plant burned down? Yes!

Repot Depot seems to be about 9110 Broadway Blvd. SE (34.962734°, -106.659859°)

Bajofondo ft Julieta Venegas - Pa' Bailar - Siempre Quiero Más

Prose vs. Poetry

Taking it seriously:

The pair engaged in an animated discussion on the merits of poetry over prose during a drinking session, which soon escalated into a lethal brawl, after the suspect stabbed his friend insisting that poetry was superior.

In a statement, federal police in the Russian region of Sverdlovsk said: "The host insisted that real literature is prose, while his guest, a former teacher, argued for poetry.

...The incident comes four months after a similar argument over the theories of German philosopher Immanuel Kant, who argued that reason is the source of morality, resulted in a man being shot in a grocery store in southern Russia.

Some Ofra Haza Would Be Nice To Hear Right Now

New Mexico - A Rape Paradise

If you have elaborate plans to get all rapey, New Mexico is a pretty good place to do it. Weak laws and all that empty space. Myself, I think the endgame was probably blackmail: get incriminating goods on other rich people and pry out grudging investments for Epstein's hedge fund. That's where the big money is:

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — At the center of Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded New Mexico ranch sits a sprawling residence the financier built decades ago — complete with plans for a 4,000-square-foot (372-square-meter) courtyard, a living room roughly the size of the average American home and a nearby private airplane runway.

Known as the Zorro Ranch, the high-desert property is now tied to an investigation that the state attorney general’s office says it has opened into Epstein with plans to forward findings to federal authorities in New York.

Epstein, who pleaded not guilty this week to federal sex trafficking charges in New York, has not faced criminal charges in New Mexico. But the scandal surrounding him has still sent a jolt through the rural southwestern state as it comes under scrutiny for laws that allowed him to avoid registering as a sex offender following a guilty plea a decade ago in Florida.

Aspirational Republican Evil

30 Things Millennials are Killing Off

Progress, The March Of....

For many Americans, football is more than just a sport: It’s a way of life. From the NFL, all the way down to Pop Warner leagues, football is such a popular and lucrative sport that for previous generations, it was almost impossible to imagine an American way of life without it.

But many millennials can imagine a life without it – and that’s got a lot of people worried.

Moving Crystalline Vertices

Green Chile In Space

John sends this:

Depending on the alignment of the planets, the shortest trip to the Red Planet can take about six months, and astronauts would ideally stay there for one year, Torres said.

With a total of two years away from Earth, the astronauts’ prepackaged meals would not last the full duration of the trip, so Torres and his team are currently undergoing studies and tests to determine foods most suitable to grow in space.

“We can build all the rockets we want to go to Mars, but it won’t work unless we have food to eat,” he said. “So, right now we are the top priority research project in NASA.”

The research team of microbiologists, engineers and scientists became enticed by the possibility of using New Mexico’s famous Hatch peppers. The Hatch peppers were the top choice until Torres arrived and suggested Española or Chimayó peppers.

“Because of the legacy and knowledge base with chiles developed in New Mexico, it just seemed to be a logical connection to establish when NASA began to conduct experiments with peppers as candidate plants for growing in space,” NASA Plant Physiologist Ray Wheeler said. “Jacob was instrumental in helping us make those connections.

My Angels Review on the Davisite Web Site

Includes pictures too.

Dog With Wheels

Believe in Me (2006)

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Last updated: July 15, 2019

Sports drama based upon a true story and the book by Harold Keith. A man who moves to Oklahoma to coach a boys' varsity basketball team ends up coaching the girls' team. Starring Jeffrey Donovan, Bruce Dern, Samantha Mathis, Bob Gunton. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Clovis, Elida, Floyd, Moriarty, Portales.

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Gym

Western Oklahoma roads

Middleton

Middleton High School

Big Farmhouse

Church (34.214969°, -103.573877°) From imdb: Floyd United Methodist Church - 1536 New Mexico Highway 267, Floyd, New Mexico, USA. Correction: 1546 New Mexico Highway 267

Arched building

1212.... Possibly ABQ, somewhere off Louisiana Blvd.

1228

Country house

Gas station (Willard??)

House

Town center panorama

Highway 66

School building

Training

Fishing pond

Training place

House

Maybe Clovis - uncertain

Middleton downtown, S. Main St. between W. 2nd and W. 3rd. St. in Portales, NM

Motel room 156 - with swimming pool

Barber shop

View of downtown Oklahoma City

Dining room

Conceivably Highland High School Gym

In credits, Clovis High School, Portales High School, Highland High School and Moriarty High Schools are specifically thanked

The Condemned 2 (2015)

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Action. A former bounty hunter gets involved in a broadcast fight to the death. Starring Randy Orton, Steven Michael Quezada, Dylan Kenin, Mark Sivertsen, Michael Sheets, Audrey Walters and Bill Stinchcomb. Filmed around Albuquerque and Zia Pueblo.

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Big Round room

One of the Diversion Channels

Compound

Warehouse

Panoramic view of city

Bernalillo County Annex - (is that the right courthouse?)

Appears to be Bobby Foster road curve (at BrBa place), but without curve signs.

RR overpass and road (near Gallup??)

Dad's house

Trucks - Nine-Mile Hill (35.065409°, -106.781385°) - Hayes Trucking, 12401 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87121

Bobby Foster Rd.

University Blvd. SE (35.020771°, -106.636285°)

Roadside stop near Algodones Power Plant (35.388271°, -106.463800°)

Lobo Cantina - Maybelline's Bar w. Tower

Casino-like place

Drive

Dad's House

Ridge on Zia land (Around the Bend place)

Drive

Complicated Zia landscape

Flat Zia place

Into arroyo (35.498876°, -106.818467°)

Aerial shot (35.508728°, -106.820743°)

Casino-type place with GBW

Arroyo fight (35.498732°, -106.818561°)

Exiting arroyo (35.507659°, -106.818292°)

Sniper place (35.505664°, -106.817893°)

Rock (35.506948°, -106.817942°)

Another aerial view, To'hajiilee (35.108261°, -107.139306°)

To'hajiilee, in BrBa area (35.103478°, -107.137792°)

RV on Zia straightaway - approximately (35.502032°, -106.821036°)

Unclear picture of RV

Casino place is the Algodones power plant!

To'hajiilee road (35.105494°, -107.139267°)

To'hajiilee road near BrBa place (35.101135°, -107.135316°)

Back on Zia land again (35.508281°, -106.820522°)

Zia gas station

Concrete pad - not sure where that is.

Not sure where this burning on the pavement is.

To'hajiilee Road (unclear) to bombsite - on road right at BrBa site (35.102909°, -107.137028°)

Culvert in road (35.098394°, -107.132725°)

More riding (35.101499°, -107.137289°)

ABQ West Mesa, but what is that building? Algodones power plant?

Algodones power plant.

Angels Arrive at Roseville Theatre Arts Academy

Rehearsal photo of Hannah Pitt (Rachel Hoover) comforting Prior Walter (Nate Lynn) in "Angels in America."


I wrote a review of "Angels in America" that will soon be published at the Davisite web site, but here is the text for those of you considering going to see the show and making plans today.

"Angels" is a really wonderful show. Let's all see it.

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Angels Arrive at Roseville Theatre Arts Academy

By Marc Valdez

“Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” written by Tony Kushner, is an epic story that starts in December, 1985, with an epilogue set in 1990. There are two parts of “Angels.” The entire epic spans almost six hours: 2 ½ hours for Part 1, and 3 hours for Part 2. “Angels” is directed by David Blue Garrison, with set design by Fred Lamora, lighting design by John Evans and special effects by Jennifer Young.

“Angels” focuses on modern American visionaries (literally, people who see visions) who run smack into the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. Part 1 of “Angels” (Millennium Approaches) begins with the stories of two troubled couples in New York City. One couple - Louis Ironson (Alexander Quinonez), and his lover, Prior Walter (Nate Lynn) - is gay. Prior suffers from AIDS and is experiencing visions. The second couple - Mormon lawyer Joe Pitt (Eric Craig) and his wife Harper (Denver Vaughn) – is straight. Agoraphobic Harper Pitt takes Valium to control her visions of impending doom. The two couples' fates quickly become intertwined.

Nate Lynn’s intensity radiates in his portrayal of fevered Prior. Alexander Quinonez portrays well the conflicted (and wordy) character of Louis. Eric Craig’s sincerity captures the character of Joe Pitt, and Denver Vaughn is marvelous as Harper.

I was struck by the theatrical lighting when Louis and Prior make their first appearance: red on one side and blue on the other. The two halves of their faces are thus differently-colored, suggesting two-facedness (a characterization that might apply to Louis). A budding prophet under the lash of AIDS, Prior doesn’t have the luxury of being anything but sincere.

Another key figure in the story is diabolical Roy Cohn, historical right-wing lawyer, with close connections to Joseph McCarthy, among others (excellently played by Steve Gold). Cohn is a closeted homosexual who despises the weakness of most homosexuals, and brazenly denies even to his own doctor (portrayed energetically by Richard Spierto) that he has AIDS, despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. In “Angels,” Roy Cohn is Joe Pitt’s mentor.

In a sense, Roy Cohn too is a visionary. Years of effort have finally reached the cusp of fruition, and just in time too. The Reagan Revolution is a new dawn perfectly-made for ambitious young conservatives like Joe Pitt. Roy Cohn wants to place Joe in the Justice Department, where he can interfere with efforts to have Cohn disbarred for stealing from a client.

By the 1980s, the national outrage over the 1951 trial and 1953 execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg had retreated to just a few precincts of the Left. Author Tony Kushner recognized that Ethel Rosenberg had become an American ghost. In “Angels,” Roy Cohn boasts about his greatest achievement, illegally intervening in Ethel’s espionage trial and thus guaranteeing her execution. The ghost of Ethel Rosenberg (whose arch disdain is ably played by Michelle Champoux), whom Roy sarcastically dubs Mrs. Reddy Kilowatt, haunts Roy for the rest of the show.

Abandoned by Louis, Prior in his illness finds a more reliable caretaker in former lover Belize (aptly-played by Corey Winfield), an ex-drag queen. When Joe Pitt drunkenly confesses to his mother Hannah (Rachel Hoover) that he is a homosexual, she sells her house in Salt Lake City and comes to New York to set things straight.

The emphasis on visions continues in Part 2 of “Angels” (Perestroika). The World’s Oldest Bolshevik (whose despair is made manifest by Richard Spierto) laments modern visions of the future, which lack the clarity that his generation had provided to the world. “Show me the theory!” he pleads.

An Angel (dramatically played by Tara Henry) gives Prior a prophetic book and explains that she seeks his help to halt the migratory tendency of human beings. Prior Walter refuses to accept this mission – he ultimately conceives a vision of his own to give to the Angels.

Of the four principal actors, all but Harper have family histories deeply intertwined with American history. Louis comes from a Jewish immigrant background, Prior from a WASP heritage, and Joe from strong Utah Mormon stock. The three heritages are all quite different from each other, however. How can these disparate American traditions be unified in such a sprawling work? None of the four principals can do so.

Ordinarily, given his age and experience, the task of pulling the story together would fall to evil power broker Roy Cohn, but he is too sick to prevail. Instead it is Joe’s mother, Hannah Pitt (whose evolution is perfectly captured by Rachel Hoover) who moves beyond rigid expectations and invites the rest of us to embrace a more inclusive understanding. Hannah says: “An angel is a belief. With wings and arms that can carry you. If it lets you down, reject it.” Hannah also says: “You can't live in the world without an idea of the world, but it's living that makes the ideas. You can't wait for a theory, but you have to have a theory.”

Unexpectedly, the show has something of a happy ending. Don't let this wonderful show get past you!

“Angels” is performing at Roseville Theatre Arts Academy, 241 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA, 95678, 916-772-2777. Remaining showtimes are:

Part 1:
Fri Jul 12, 2019 | 8:00PM
Sun Jul 14, 2019 | 11:00AM
Fri Jul 19, 2019 | 8:00PM
Sun Jul 21, 2019 | 1:00PM

Part 2:

Sat Jul 13, 2019 | 8:00PM
Sun Jul 14, 2019 | 2:30PM
Sat Jul 20, 2019 | 8:00PM
Sun Jul 21, 2019 | 7:00PM

Theater website at link.


Tickets are available at: Part 1 Part 2

Big Drug Lab Bust About Four Blocks From My House

My neighbors are more interesting than I gave them credit for.

Stolen Stuff Recovered

What was lost is now found:

Betty Sissom, 89, received the gift of a lifetime last week when her wallet from the mid-1940s was returned to her.

Sissom's wallet, along with more than a dozen others, was discovered when a congregation in Centralia, Illinois, was converting the former Centralia High School building into a church. Pastor Seth Baltzell said a plumber found the wallets stashed in the wall of a girls' bathroom.

"We've been working on this building for six months. I've been kind of waiting for that really cool thing that nobody's seen in the last 75 or 100 years to pop out," Baltzell said.

Some Fuckery Out Near Benson, Arizona

The entire system of permits is intended to place development decisions on a rational, depoliticized basis. Shit like this makes a joke of the process:

In the summer of 2017, Arizona developer Mike Ingram's proposed housing and golf course project in the desert was facing a road block because of a decision by the Department of the Interior.

A field supervisor for the US Fish and Wildlife Service had determined that it was "reasonably certain" that threatened and endangered species could be harmed.

But that decision suddenly changed following a secret breakfast meeting at a Montana hunting lodge between Ingram -- a donor to President Donald Trump and co-owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks -- and David Bernhardt, then the Trump administration's deputy Interior secretary.

Following the meeting, which did not appear in Bernhardt's official calendar and has not been previously reported, the field supervisor says he was pressured to reverse his decision, allowing the project to move ahead.

"I felt pressured to reverse my decision ... in simplest terms, I was rolled," Steve Spangle, then a 30-year veteran of the Fish and Wildlife Service, told CNN in an interview. "I made a decision, which was my authority to make in Arizona, and that was overruled by higher-ups in the administration."

Soothing Night Music

Mastectomy Time

11 a.m. July 8th at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Roseville: Erlynda is wheeled off to surgery.

Cruel World (2005)

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Last updated: July 14, 2019

Comedy Horror. A reality show reject stages a show of his own. Starring Edward Furlong, Jaime Pressly, Andrew Keegan, Susan Ward, Laura Ramsey, Daniel Franzese, Sanoe Lake. Filmed around Albuquerque and Corrales.


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Bobby, NYU

Mikko, UCLA - Vicinity of Very Special Arts Garage - Copper & 4th?

Ruby, San Diego State

USC

Mural

Collin, Utah State - looks like Corrales

Gina

Techno

Ashley, Univ. of TX - Hyatt Regency pool (35.086065°, -106.650881°)

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Opening landscape - last shots on Zia land - about (35.501124°, -106.827536°), including aerial shot of end of ridge

House - 625 Camino de Corrales del Norte

Somewhere along nearby arroyo walls and riverside ditches

Sandia Peak tram, at top