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Shameless self promotion: The Fosters on ABC Family

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Do any of you watch The Fosters on ABC Family? If you do, make sure you watch closely to Monday night’s episode, you might see some photos you’ll recognize. Not only was it directed by Norman Buckley (whom I love both as a director and a person) but they needed some still photos to use in the episode and chose mine! I’ve never had my photos appear on TV before so I am very excited about this. 🙂

If you’re not familiar with The Fosters here is a blurb from the website:

The Fosters is a compelling, one-hour drama about a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms. Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school Vice Principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef’s biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Their lives are disrupted in unexpected ways when Lena meets Callie, a hardened teen with an abusive past who has spent her life in and out of foster homes. Lena and Stef warily welcome Callie into their home thinking it’s just for a few weeks, until a more permanent placement can be found.

There are many reasons why The Fosters is awesome. Here are a few you might not be aware of:

  • Many people working on The Fosters are friends and former co-workers of mine.
  • Teri Polo’s character is Stef with an F, and as we all know people who spell Stefanie with an F instead of a PH are awesome. (Full disclosure, this is how my mom spelled her name.)
  • The series was co-created by Peter Paige. I have been a fan of Peter as an actor for a long time. A number of years ago I saw a flim called Say Uncle which Peter wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. It’s a fabulous movie and I encourage you all to see it.
  • I’ve loved Teri Polo since I’m With Her, and in my head she’s the First Lady of the United States. (West Wing reference.)

I can’t think of any other silly reasons to list here, but in all seriousness I’ve heard it is a really good show addressing some serious issues in both an honest and entertaining way. I haven’t seen it myself since I don’t have cable and there doesn’t seem to be any way to stream it on Roku, but a friend is letting me invite myself over to her place on Monday night to watch.

Too many words for you? In summary: My pictures are going to be on TV, yay!!!!!

Photos, Old and New

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Photos from the last however-long-since-my-last-photo-post.

I had to pull out an old hard drive for something recently, and I took a look at some old photos that were saved on it.

I had a lovely Fourth of July!

Photo post: LA Zoo

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I can’t remember the last time I was at a zoo, I mean we are probably talking sometime way back in my childhood… What ever the number of years, it’s been a long, long time. Today a wonderful friend took me to the LA Zoo. My only request was elephants and elephants were seen so right there alone the trip was a success. We only did certain sections of the zoo, it was hot today and even with frequent stops I can only walk so much before my body says “no way,” but everything we saw was just delightful!

The LA Zoo website has all kinds of info, if you want to know more about baby Sofie, the Zoo’s Elephants, or just find out what the heck a Tajik Markhor is.

Photos from the past few weeks

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Once again, I missed my “Weekly photo post.” I think it’s time to make it easy on myself and give up on any kind of schedule.

Friends and I took a trip to some of the lookouts up off Mulholland on Sunday. It was a hazy day, but still beautiful.

Lennon Family Concert

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Saturday night I was privileged to be in the audience at The Lennon Family Concert, an annual fundraiser in Santa Monica, CA. Officially the line up was The Lennon Sisters, Venice, The Lennon Brothers & Gail Lennon, The Lennon-Cathcart Trio, Ted Lennon, Tim Lennon, and Charlie Vaughn. Unofficially the lineup was somewhat more… flexable. I’m sure the amount of organization it took to pull off a night like we experienced was staggering, but it didn’t feel organized at all. If felt like the Lennon family invited some people (the audience) over to visit, and members of this uber-talented family wandered in and out of the room (on and off the stage) in various combinations all while singing, playing an instrument, or both.

(Yes, Venice is the band whose lyrics are tattooed on my wrist. Yes, The Lennon Sisters I’m talking about are the same Lennon Sisters from The Lawrence Welk Show.)

Our seats were in the very last row so pictures are a little blurry and videos are shaky and often interrupted by audience member’s heads, but I think they will give you a little peek of what I experienced. I hope you enjoy them!

The opening number from the show will sort of give you an idea of the family atmostphere up on stage.

Venice performed some old favorites, and one new song. (I’m not putting the new song online, but it is out there if you search.)

If I Were You

One Quiet Day

All 6 of the Lennon girls took the stage together performing The Heather on the Hill from Brigadoon.

Then it was the boy’s turn.

Finally all 11 siblings took the stage together.

The grand finale had I-don’t-even-know-how-many Lennons on stage singing the Venice song Family Tree. Appropriate and beautiful.

These are just some of the high-lights, there were so many wonderful performances throughout the night. I remember years back when some band members were welcoming children, last night a few of those children took the stage and showed they are as talented as the rest of their family. It was a truly magical night!

Concert Program

The charities benefited by The Lennon Family Concert are The Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, The My Stuff Bags Foundation, B.R.A.I.N., and The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation.

The Pine Mountain Logs in Playa Vista

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Today the Pine Mountain Logs (Venice’s “alter ego” band) performed a free, outdoor concert in Playa Vista. I’ve been to these concerts in past years, they have always been a great time. I love the music, and the crowd is enthusiastic without being obnoxious. (Pretty much the opposite of a bar or club crowd!) People dance and sing along, kids run around dancing and playing, and you are more likely than not to make friends with people on blankets around you. It’s pretty much my ideal concert experience.

Every time I post about Venice I link back to the audio clips on their website, hoping you’ll give them a listen if you aren’t familiar with them. They’ve been my favorite band for many, many years. (The lyrics I have tattooed on my wrist are from a Venice song.) The Pine Mountain Logs are nearly the same line up as Venice, but they perform covers.

Here is a cell phone video I took of Brown Eyed Girl to give you an idea of what the Logs are all about…

(I didn’t intend to ignore Dann Gillen on drums, it was just impossible to get a photo of him from where I was sitting. Sorry Dann!)

Photo post: Another trip to The Nethercutt

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I know I was just at The Nethercutt a few weeks ago, but when I had the opportunity to go back I jumped on it. Photographs really don’t do this place justice…

(Unlike the previous Nethercutt post, all photos here were taken and edited with my phone.)

Photo post: Griffith Observatory

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One of my favorite places in Los Angeles is the The Griffith Observatory. So many amazing things to look at, both inside and out.

Photo post: Downtown Los Angeles

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My week in photos…

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I missed doing one of these posts last week, so this one should actually be “my last 2 weeks in photos” but that just doesn’t have the same ring to it. 😉