February 26, 2004 | 
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The Coppola building in downtown San Francisco holds a special place in my heart. Aside from housing one of the finest production facilities in the city, it is the place that a bunch of my favorite films have been produced.
From George Lucas’ ode to the fabulous fifties to Francis Ford Coppola’s first Godfather film, this building has seen some of the finest examples of cinematic creativity ever produced outside the Hollywood system.
This building always makes me smile when I see it, and more so at night when it looks like the Emerald City.
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My roommate was a deadbeat. She moved in, left all her “valuables” here and then disappeared. I know she is alive since she works at the same place she always has. My repeated attempts to contact her have failed since she won’t come to the phone for fear it is one of the fifty or sixty debt collectors which are seemingly much more motivated than I am to reach her. Her loss could be your gain.
She owed me a tidy sum when she disappeared and now I aim to recoup (pennies on the dollar I tell you!) some of what she owes.
First item up for bid is a rust-colored sueded leather coat the likes of which hasn’t been seen on the street since Starsky first frisked Hutch. We’re talking Huggy Bear type pimpin’ overcoat here ladies. The cuffs and collar are decked out in muppet hair splendor (faux fur for the tv impaired)!
She was a big girl but apparently she was able to fit her mass into a medium sized coat.
I’m asking $35 but will hand it over to the highest bidder. If you’re interested in viewing the coat, shoot me an email and I’ll glady produce a photo.
If one wanted to explore the history of Organized Labor Unions in the United States, you’d have to begin with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The phrasing used most often in defending the advent of organized labor is in “pursuit of happiness” which sought to cut work hours and gain higher pay. A ragtag collection of printers were the first to go on strike, in New York in 1794; cabinet makers struck in 1796; carpenters in Philadelphia in 1797; cordwainers in 1799. To be sure, it was poor living and working conditions and the unrepentant pursuit of profit by factory owners that pushed the working man to seek to improve the workers’ conditions, through either negotiation or strike action, that set the tone and need for such organizations. Read the rest of this entry »
In light of the growing debate over the same sex marriage licenses San Francisco has seen fit to issue, I have simply this to say to the conservative “family values” zealots attempting to halt the civil ceremonies…
“The only thing that can truly destroy family values is ignorance and hate.”
Thank you and good night!
Come and join me in guessing the winners and losers of the Academy Awards!
