©Murakami

Murakami retrospective opening in Brooklyn this Saturday.  On display: dozens of his oil paintings, wallpaper, sculptures, drawings and an animation feature.  Cannot wait… missed it when it first opened at LA’s MOCA last winter.  

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Is Joe Torre worth the money?

With baseball season now under full swing, this WSJ article was a fun read.  It uses several criteria to measure Torre’s effectiveness during his years with the Yankees and compares him to his peers, including how a managers’ team performs in close games when the manager’s strategic decisions have the most impact.  And yes, I like the [...]

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The Maltese Falcon

 Legendary venture investor Tom Perkins is putting his yacht The Maltese Falcon up for sale… for a cool $180M.  NYT article here:  ”The 288-foot, three masted clipper has 11,000 square feet of living space.  While the vessel is modeled on a 19th-century clipper ship, it’s tricked out with the latest technology.”  

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Final Four

Great NYT article on UCLA’s third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.  It’s nice being in Westwood during this exciting time; will be watching the Memphis game with my Bruin friends this Saturday.  They’re preparing powder-blue and gold Jello (shots) for the occasion.  

I like working out at the Wooden Center while I’m in LA.  There are [...]

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confession

Saw Usher and his wife at Chanel.  Told him I think he’s amazing and that I like him better than Justin Timberlake, which made him laugh.  The second part is a lie, but he enjoyed the comment.

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