sweetheart redux

tired glamour like a magnolia leaf fallen from its tree.  it is losing its velvety whiteness, starting to crinkle dry at the edges, but it still smells sweet, like the pasadena streets of my childhood.

"And the light crept up between the shutters And you heard the sparrows in the gutters, You had such a vision of the street As the street hardly understands; Sitting along the bed’s edge, where You curled the papers from your hair, Or clasped the yellow soles of feet In the palms of both soiled hands."  t.s. eliot

I love love love the poem Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Elliot. I did this illustrated book of the poem in 1994.      

"But Americans lacked something - perhaps the sense of human consciousness as tragedy."  E.L. Doctorow

I had open heart surgery on monday June 8 at 7:30 am.

Alex Evans is a puppeteer with the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, a designated Los Angeles Historical-Cultural monument where the puppet shows attract families, couples on dates and various other creative, curious Angelenos. Me:   Okay, I have to start off by saying that I remember my Kindergarten field trip to Bob Baker Marionette Theater in vivid detail, and that was in the early 80's.  A lot of my friends say the same type of thing about the place, yet I get the impression that, while the puppet shows provide special memories for a lot of my people, it's struggling financially.  Is that true? AE:   Ha, that’s great you have such fond memories.  We get that all the time.  Grandparents who came as kids, who brought their kids and are now bringing their grandkids - all with similar vivid, fond memories.  There is a lot of financial struggle; it’s pretty complicated and has been going on for a while.  The bottom line is it’s ...