Category Archives: Artsy Stuff
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Restoring a 1928 portable turntable – Columbia Model 161 – 78 RPM
(Updated April 2022) I’ve just posted a video on YouTube so you can see the player in action! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU_twixVhc8 This is the story of one of my latest restoration project – something I’ve wanted to acquire for a long time. While in Newport, Oregon (a recommended destination!) I was in a large antique store and […]
Local Musical Victory
Last Thursday, I went to the Green Center, a new music venue constructed north of San Francisco in Santa Rosa. While this small city isn’t known for much, it has been gifted with a gem. The San Francisco Symphony played a fantastic concert and brought the hall to life. It was thrilling to be in […]
Back on Stage!
In November, I was asked to co-star in a one act comedy written and directed by my friend Peter Arnott. It was called Sir Merriwhether Does Shakespeare. I was a ventriloquist whose two dummies take on a mind of their own. Tremendous fun and a wonderful script. I was really challenged with the memorization which, […]
Soccer?
For a few years I played soccer with the Golden Gate league. I was a fullback/sweeper. This was me stealing the ball and diffusing a breakaway…
Read MoreThe Apple Computer Collection
I have over 40 vintage Apple products dating back to 1978. Here is a video of the most recent showing of the collection at an art firm back in 2003. The video was filmed and produced by Josh Hittleman. [youtube W2GQlvxndKg 604 364] The collection includes many items all of which predate the G3 processor. a […]
Read MoreSally Shuttle
I was the project manager for the Sally Shuttle – an in-town bus commissioned in 2002 by the City of Sausalito. I worked with an artist, and a vinyl shop to create the images on the side of the coach. Successful at creating a recognizable local transit option, the Sally Shuttle (powered by Natural Gas) […]
Read MoreArt Commission Show Posters
I designed many of the posters for the Sausalito Arts Commission shows at city hall. Here is one of the more elegant ones. The artwork is by Barry Peterson. Romancing Sausalito Art Show “Wine Women and Art”
Read MoreOnline Sausalito Artists’ Registry
One of the many websites I designed was the online version of the registry. A noble project, this provided a free web presence for Sausalito artists, most of whom did not yet have their own website. A scrrenshot of sausalitoarts.com from 2004
Read MoreArts Commission
For five years, I served as an Arts Commissioner for the city of Sausalito. Many call this the golden age of the group as we started the Sausalito Art Walk, put the Artist’s Registry online and held biannual shows featuring Sausalito artists. Thanks to everyone who helped make this such a memorable endeavor! The 2004 […]