No Time for Your Whining!

I got no time for whining...I do have time for solutions. We are so tired of the party line around here, and my address is firmly placed in reality. Homeless, Drugs, HIV, Crime, and all the rest of SF woes.

Does it ever occur to anyone that we are snowballing problems and not immediately seeing these issues as "State of Emergency"?

What are you going to do today about any of these things? I am taking the bull by the horns today. I am making phone calls, collecting clothes, getting ready for a meeting tomorrow and doing my part. It is the moral thing to do. I don't care if Gavin Newsom is doing coke! I don't care if Brittany Spears is in rehab...The real news is on the street, in front of you San Francisco, do something today because you live here! And these folks are human.

HUNGRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Tonight 3 million Americans will sleep on an empty belly. 60% of the homless population is mentally ill. Our current culture is both cruel and disfunctional. Are we poised to see our brothers and sisters go hungry and bare the cold alone. Many of the homeless are elderly and certainly some self medicate. Could you blame them? This moment .51 cents on every dollar is going to murder people in other lands and ethnic cleansing the land of people who would oppose our exploiting their land for oil. We are puttng bases in Iraq and spread worse emperialism than our globe has ever seen. Not King George nor even Hiltler was this successfull and this kind exploitative action. Ok Suddam is gone. Now get out! We have no right! Our freedom is a free Universally given right! FREEDOM IS FREE! The current administration wants you to believe it costs billions and that we have to do what we are doing in Iraq to have it. So when you think of Homeless for the Holidays think internationally. Think Iraq, think Stockton California, think of what Empire does to create it. Now that the people have spoken and said NO MORE! to the Congress , the US Congress has shrunken in its agressive stance against the war. We need to demand that our leader do what we order him to do. His power is not absolute, it is not over our freedom. Lawyers can write and argue all they want. Our Human rights are to have freedom, and it is free! Blood shed is the resut of many well meaning people laying down their lives for a lying and greedy few rich who will continue to lie and continue to tell you that "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE".

FREEDOM IS FREE! Take care of people at home and cleanse the White House of its Empire Builders. Tell the Congress, NO MORE! CEASE AN DESIST! THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN AND FREEDOM IS STILL ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT IS FREE!


NO MORE HUNGER AT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! NO MORE WAR!

Enough is Enough!

A NEW CHUMPION!

This city is so screwy about fixing the system. If they built really affordable homes and housed those who are homeless we could get down to the business of being an advanced society!

ART OF VIDEO

Some of you know that I work in television for a living. Wanted to know what I use?:

JVC ProHD/720p 24p/SD Camera with Fuginon Lense. With Focus drive and ability to record simultaniously to both.
Sachtler Tripod with fluid head and remote zoom control.
ARRI Soft kit/ Reflector
Countryman B6 Lavs and Lectrosonics Wireless/PSC 4 Channel Mixer
Schoeps CMIT5U Shotgun and 2 ME66 Sennheisers for back up.
PSC Boom Arm
Back drops/ Black/Green Screen/Blue Sky pattern/BrownSky pattern/ Grey

Also available same gear with Sony DSR PD150

My rates are flexible and I like to fit a budget when I can.

There is an artform to shooting video. I have been watching my cousins do it for 20+ years. The industry has changed though. technology (which I have kept up with) and every thing is going to the "small screen". I don't mind. It is gving us "kids" a chance to play. Now cameras are half menu driven and you can get real progressive HD on a tuny tape. Chips don't have to be the size of a trisket to get beautiful pictures. In fact as technology has gotten better the software and chips deliver pictures that compete and when against 50,000.00 Cameras. Scripps Networks just bought 150 cameras of my model. That makes me happy! Have vision...I do.

Photo by Diana Lyman

Hospital Dumping is not just for foriegn Governments

Hospital Dumping its not just for Foreign Governments

In the past people who "fought for freedom" really believed that they were doing the right thing. Now that the Bush Administration is exploiting the military for the interests of the oil companies and companies that make money on War "contracting", we have many new problems due to his poor management of the peoples power. The US President is not all powerful, no matter what new laws Cheney has opened up to Bush. The War is a humanitarian disaster for millions of people. People in Iraq, the US military, the very conscience and strength of our culture is being undermined by "W". Our security is compromised in the name of "homeland security". Think about the new flood of Vets who are being dumped while they still need help. Hospital Dumping is now becomming a regular practice even for our service men. If you want to know more about this go to the website for the real coalition. www.cohsf.org donate to them they need money to keep this thing running and the facts they provide are essential in solving some of the social problems we have now. I don't know if the government is commited to helping the service vets, but TJ Walkup is.

This illustration was created for them.

Illustrations to raise awarness on Homelessness

GET THE STREET SHEET IN SF

It is the only paper dedicated to informing people on the reality of Homlessness in SF. This was a graphic made to support the Coalition in SF. This city has a poor rep for how it handles it's "house challenged". So I decided to team up with any writer who would work with me to raise the awareness and let people know that there are some folks who do care about them. I cannot imagine what it must be like to be on the street in SF. If you see some people trying to sell the street sheet...please buy it. It is an act of kindness and a way for you to stay informed.

TJ Walkup

Celebs can be cool or they can suck!

Ok some celebs are freaked out by fame some have "no time" for fans and others are just great. I was up in Glen Ellen for work the past couple of days and many unusual things happened. First...it was a fun shoot. Second, there was plenty of wine (I usually don't touch the stuff, but hey I don't want to offend anyone!).

Then I met and actor that I think is great...Allan Rickman..."Mr. Harry Potter!" -As Professor Snape

I don't get star struck and I don't seek out photos usually...but for this actor I made an exception.

Some celebs have no time for fans. He was very polite and seemed to be on a break so we "Coco" my producer and I asked if we could take a picture. He said yes.He is taller than I had expected and very easy going and pleasant. He usually plays a snotty brit, but as him self...he seemed pretty cool. I thanked him after the photo and shook his hand and said" please enjoy your time in the wine country" he replied, "I will thank you". He looks you in the eye, is genuine and very polite. He is a fantastic face to have in a picture and the picture they are doing is about the Napa Valley wines competing with the french wines. I can't wait to see it. I have met many famous people while doing the work I do, not usually in this way. He was on some one elses set this time. Maybe one day I will have the pleasure of working with Allan. Till then I have to let it be known...he may play a "bad guy" here and there but I suspect he is actually a good guy. That is a good actor isn't it?

I have to mention, the guy over his right shoulder (camera left) is Dallas, our DP for "Green with Envy" and we were working with Jonathan Levit a real magician and actor (X-Files) etc. Jonathan is the real deal. Super talented and fun to be around. With any luck he should be as famous as Mr. Rickman and he is definatly not a jerk! In fact if you every meet Mr. Levit at the Magic Castle in Hollywood tell him you read my blog and know that he is the "real deal" and the best guy in show biz to work with. If you are lucky he might take a picture with you too.