This is a picture of Alex, her mother and me in 1994 around the corner from where Alex and I now live, on Montgomery Street in Cherryland, where Alex’s aunt used to live. We pass that house almost every day now.
Pictures and video of daughter’s graduation
She had rehearsal this morning. She’s had my Mom and me there and relatives from her Mom’s side are visiting from all over the country. She got a job, her driver’s license and her yearbook all in the past few weeks. I’m very proud of her. I just wish I had a VOICE since yesterday it started to go south, and I wasn’t be able to scream and yell congratulations to her tonight from the audience. There were 710 people graduating! It’s a good thing it’s one of the longest days of the year, since it didn’t start until 6:30pm and it was a long ceremony. We also sat in the shade, which was comfortable when we first got there, but soon got kind of chilly.
More Point Isabel and Berkeley’s Live Oak Street Fair
Video and pictures of Monte, Aaron and me:
Protected: Joe’s 42nd Birthday Party Invitation Page
Kick off the start to the holiday weekend with my friends, family and yours truly, especially if you haven’t seen my new place in Cherryland. We will BBQ, the hot tub will be available and those who are coming from far away (good excuse for those who might want to come to the Bay area from regional areas) are welcome to crash, as we have plenty of extra sleeping accommodations between our guest bedroom and three couches, including a fold-out.
WHERE: 914 Blossom Way in Cherryland (Hayward), CA 94541; we are one mile from the Hayward BART station, which is a lovely walk, but there are cabs and buses. Ask me if you want to car pool with someone from your area and I will see what I can do.
WHEN: My actual birthday, Friday, July 2 @ 7:30pm
RSVP: Via email or mobile/text 917-330-6105
BRING: Something to share gastronomically or to drink, your bathing suit, and a towel, if you want to take a dip in the hot tub.
Protected: SAVE THE DATE – June 20 – Invite to Alex’s Graduation Party (on Father’s Day)
Invite to my daughter Alexandra’s Graduation Party (on Father’s Day)
WHAT: Please join us for a BBQ/afternoon of food, family and friends. Alex is graduating from high school that week. Please feel free to bring something to throw on the BBQ or otherwise to share gastronomically.
WHEN: June 20, 2010 at 2pm
WHERE: 914 Blosson Way, Hayward (Cherryland) 94544
Please RSVP via email or my mobile 917-330-6105; Alex’s mobile is 415-271-6313; there is no landline.
Trip to Santa Cruz and Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Some pictures and a video of our trip around the bay today.
We thought the buildings by the lighthouse were for the staff, but it’s actually a hostel! See http://www.norcalhostels.org/pigeon/
Protected: 20100531 Virtual Tour Gallery & Video
Here are four videos and about 150 pictures to give you a virtual tour of our new place, which we moved into a few days before April Fool’s Day this year. It feels like I’ve barely been here since with my trips to Phoenix and New York, where I was for 11 days.
New car is only eight years old!
I got a 2002 Buick LeSabre with only one previous owner and only 69k miles on it. It’s a V6, so it should last a long time, and seems to be in fantastic condition.
201005 New York Scenes including visit to Highline Park
I had three celebrity sightings when I was there this time. Anderson Cooper was eating at Chat & Chew near Union Square, one of my old hangouts. He was with the Parisian guy who is reputed to be his boyfriend (I later saw a link and verified his identity). I also saw Kristin Wiig at the former Dugout/Rock Bar, making out with a woman. She was already my favorite SNL cast member at the moment. Now she really is! Lastly I saw Michael Musto at the Urban Bear Weekend fair. He’s a Village Voice columnist who I used to see around town all the time.
It was so great to see many old friends, but I did neglect to photograph a few special people, including Laura Yellon, Chris Cintron, Ted Habza and David A. Garcia, who I made sure to spend time with as they went out of their way to make sure they saw me. Here are pictures of the various events and people I saw, including my first look from the High Line Park, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
20100522 Visiting Sharan, Myles and Paul in Brooklyn Heights
There is both a video and a gallery here to check out:
