Frankie Manning Workshop Weekend 2008
Posted On: February 21, 2008Comments: 2 Responses
Last weekend saw the return of legendary Lindy Hopper Frankie Manning to the Bay Area for his once-a-year swing dance workshop, put on by the Northern California Lindy Society.
The event began Friday night at Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, where the 94(!) year-old Frankie gave another of his signature telling of stories from his [...]
Live Music at the 920 Special
Posted On: December 29, 2007Comments: No Responses
The 920 Special, a San Francisco swing dance venue, had a special night of dancing to the live music of two bands — The San Francisco Medicine Ball Band (what a name, huh?) and Corner Pocket — and I was there with my honey for a little bit of dancing, and a little bit (more) [...]
Using Films (aka Movies) to Improve Your Photography
Posted On: December 27, 2007Comments: No Responses
What can watching films do for your photography?
A film is actually a series of still photographs played in quick succession (24 frames per second is the usual rate in theaters). When watching, the human mind will fill in the short blanks between frames to create the sensation of watching smooth continuous motion — a phenomenon [...]
Bryan Berg - Cardstacker
Posted On: November 21, 2007Comments: No Responses
Here’s my first non-photography post in a long time.
There’s an interesting piece on the CNN site about Bryan Berg, who builds houses of cards professionally. With just normal playing cards, he’s set a number of world records with his creations. The following links will have great examples of the myriad of designs he’s done.
Here’s [...]
Happy Halloween!
Posted On: October 31, 2007Comments: No Responses
Vampires, Ghosts and goblins were everywhere! Ruby Skye and the Clift Hotel were transformed into Darkened Castles filled with the undead. Trapeze World performers swung from above the crowd. A Halloween spectacle as only Trapeze World performers know how.