Krall @ Hollywood Bowl
Tonight Hol and I made the trip up to the Hollywood Bowl with Mike and Tam. The show was the LA Phil doing some arrangements of Jazz giants, with the headliner being Diana Krall. She worked with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, both singing and playing piano. She has a strong voice and presence, while being able to do some very subtle things. She was quite personable, if not a little tired (who can blame her?). Overall the show was a lot of fun. Unfortunately the picnic, music and atmosphere was mildly spoiled by the 2 hour drive home. How can there by bumper-to-bumper traffic at midnight?! 
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02:00 AM
Blood Passion
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Long time soccer mate and family friend, Scott Martelle, recently held a local reading for his new book, Blood Passion. Hol and I attended the reading here in OC instead of braving the traffic to attend the earlier party in LA. Scott read a short passage from the book, talked about his motivation and research techniques, and answered questions from the crowd. The book is already getting some solid reviews. Having heard Scott talk about this project for the past couple years, I know he's put a lot of time and energy in (plus his day time gig at the LA Times) -- I'm quite certain his efforts were worth the outcome. Many, many congratulations to Scott!
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09:00 PM
