Random thoughts on art, technology, stuff, and occasionally Real Estate: June 2010

Thanks to Melanie Hendrick I discovered Ellen Peric's beautiful photos of North Carolina farmland.

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JUNE 27 1:00 - 4:00 PM
2559 LANGDALE AVENUE, EAGLE ROCK

You can walk up the driveway around the corner on Medlow
and enter by the back door.

Situated high above the street, this 1933
vintage English Revival cottage features
panoramic views of the Eagle Rock Valley.
Many original details are beautifully
preserved including: Tiger Oak hardwood floors
and light fixtures. Distinctive fireplace
with decorative tiles and tile vents.
Coved ceiling with open beams.

Note: Rear access to property via
driveway belonging to 2460 Medlow.

Year built: 1933
Lot size: 5,380 square feet

This is a short sale, subject to approval of existing mortgage lender.

More information at:  http://www.2559Langdale.com

Represented by Bob Taylor Properties, Inc.
323-257-1080
5526 North Figueroa Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90042
DRE License # 01304057

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This is so very useful, I am re-blogging it.....

Yesterday, at a dinner party, I spilled some red wine on a pale pink shirt.  In an effort to rinse out the wine before it set into a permanent stain, I made a bigger mess.

My friend and hostess, Pat, pulled an orange tee shirt out of a drawer to save the day.

When I returned to the table, several guests commented on what a great color!  And funny, there is not a single orange thing in my closet, except now for my new-found orange tee shirt.

This morning, I went browsing through several women's apparel web sites, and find that not a lot of items are offered in orange.  There's some melon, and mango, and peach, and coral here and there.  But bright, in-your-face ORANGE does not seem to be real common.  Interesting.

Looking at some color therapy web sites, I am told that orange is a color of joy and wisdom.  Well, shoot, I think the world needs more orange....  and I am going to do my part.

P.S.  The pink shirt will probably get dyed LAKERS PURPLE.  I wouldn't want it to go to waste.

We are very proud to be a co-sponsor of this exhibit, "Their Rights and Nothing Less: Commenorating the 90th Anniversary of Women's Sufferage" at Heritage Square Museum:

Opening Reception is Saturday June 19, (Heritage Square members remember to RSVP for Saturday's opening reception (hosted by Panera Bread) by calling (323) 225-2700 ext. 223. The reception is from 4 to 6:30 PM.

As the only museum in Southern California commemorating this momentous anniversary, we hope everyone will visit the museum to learn about the early years of the suffrage movement, the philosophies and attitudes of the times and the individual stories that made the fight for women's equality so interesting.

A special section of the exhibit will be dedicated entirely to the efforts of women in Los Angeles, who led the fight for equality 9 years before its ratification at the National level. You can find a brief desciption of one of the women featured in the exhibit on the Heritage Square Museum blog.

The year 2010 marks the 90th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution giving women the right to vote. More accurately, the language does not reference women in the affirmative; what it does is not deny the right to vote based upon gender."The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." The 19th Amendment was ratified August 18, 1920 by Tennessee, by a one-vote margin.

Of course, the fight for women's rights began much, much earlier. In 1792, AVindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects was published by Mary Wollstonecraft, which responded to an issue even more basic and immediate than voting rights-the right-indeed the necessity for women to receive an education. Although almost inconceivable to think of now, this was considered a radical position which provoked a dramatic, although not necessarily negative, response. Starting with this simple idea, women have been fighting for equal rights ever since.

Curated by Mitzi March Mogul, Their Rights and Nothing Less will take a critical look at the incredible effort it took to gain that right and will include original artifacts from the early years of the struggle. Including ephemera and artifacts from a never-before-seen private collection, the exhibit is a must for every woman...and man.

Entrance is included with museum admission (free for members, $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children 12 and under). Visit any Friday, Saturday orSunday between 12 pm and 4 pm. The exhibit is up through September 26th.


The exhibit runs through September 26th and is made possible thanks to sponsors Bob Taylor Properties, Planned Parenthood of Pasadena, 9 to 5 Working Women Los Angeles, the Glendale Printing Center. You can also become a Friend of Suffrage by making a donation in any amount through our new facebook cause page to support the exhibit Their Rights and Nothing Less: A Celebration of Women's Suffrage.

It seems to me that more and more real estate people are probably hiring third world or child labor (maybe through Mechanical Turk?) to cruise the web for established blogs and leave comments with links backs on those blogs ...  Usually the comment has little or nothing to do with the subject of the blog post.

Are others seeing this?  Are these people going to some seminar or online course that is suggesting they do it?  Are you doing it?

Here are some recent comments and link-backs posted on my www.nelalive.net blog.  No, I'm not going to delete them.  But I do find them amusing.

Saturday, June 12,  NELAart presents: SECOND SATURDAY GALLERY NIGHT

WHEN: The Second Saturday of Every Month  7:00-10:00p.m.
WHERE: Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods.

NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a free self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA).

NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s.

The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.'s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art.  

(Individual gallery hours may vary)

Avenue 50 Studios, 121 North Avenue 50

Bike Oven, 3706 North Figueroa Street

Cactus, 5434 Eagle Rock Boulevard

Cafe de Leche, 5000 York Boulevard

drkrm, 2121 San Fernando Road, Suite #3

Future Studio, 5558 North Figueroa Street

hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)

Jose Vera Fine Art, 2012 Colorado Boulevard

Kristi Engle Gallery, 5002 York Boulevard,

Land of Odd Gallery, 4690 Eagle Rock Boulevard,

La tierra de la Cuebra, 240 South Avenue 57

MorYork Gallery, 4959 York Boulevard

New Puppy, Unit 1, 2808 Elm Street

New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard

Outpost for Contemporary Art, 1268 North Avenue 50,

Route 66, 5917 North Figueroa

She Rides the Lion, 133 North Avenue 50

Toros Pottery, 4962 Eagle Rock Boulevard

2 Tracks Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (Next to Avenue 50 Studio)

Verbre Studio and Gallery, 4540 Eagle Rock Boulevard

West of Rome, 1669 Colorado Boulevard (at the Farley Building)

York Studios, 5029 York Boulevard

Food trucks are rolling to Second Saturday Gallery Night for the THIRD month:

FOOD TRUCKS & GALLERIES

Cactus Gallery, 4534 Eagle Rock Boulevard  w/ COOL HAUS

Jose Vera, 2012 Colorado Boulevard w/ The Sweets Truck

MorYork, 4959 York Bouldevard w/ DOSA Truck

York Studios, 5029 York Boulevard w/ Reggae Chicken Truck FROM 9PM-1AM

Late Night/ After Party The Verdugo Bar @ 3408 Verdugo Road w/ Baby's Badass Burgers

Just for fun, I set up a "TubePress Gallery" for Lummis Day videos.

It's located at http://lummisday2010.nelanews.net/

If you were at Lummis Day last Sunday, shot video, and would like it to show up in this index, just upload it to YouTube and tag it: Lummis Day 2010 (with the spaces between words, capitialize first letters).

TubePress will automatically find your video, create a thumbnail image, and a link back to your video's page on YouTube.

The Dime Box Band is L.A.'s answer to the Dixie Chicks ... the difference being that the music of Dime Box is a little more indie and a little more Americana.  Check it out:

Shot at Lummis Day, the Festival of Northeast Los Angeles, June 6, 2010.

Notice this was shot before the Dead Battery Fun in the later afternoon. :-)

Visit the Dime Box Band website here.

The silver lining to premature death of my backup camera battery was that I discovered the video capability of my iPhone (3rd generation iPhone) wasn't half bad. 

Not great, but certainly not bad.  I suddenly developed alot more respect for the little phone. 

Hmmm... the new iPhone 4 with its high def video capability is beginning to sound interesting.......