March 16th is National Artichoke Day.
The globe artichoke, also known by the names French artichoke and green artichoke in the U.S., is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food. Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins.
Murder, suicide
The Los Feliz Murder House is a Spanish Revival estate, 5,050 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms designed by architect
Harry E. Werner, and constructed in 1925. In December of 1959, this mansion in the Hollywood Hills became the scene of a tragic murder-suicide.
Some visual artworks are made to be talked about more than to be seen, others are made to be seen more than to be talked about. I think I belong in the latter category.
Mati Klarwein
This is where I’ll be talking about the Album Art that I like. That is one of the benefits of 12″ vinyl albums, the cool packaging that surrounded the record. Here I’ll research the creations that we all loved as children, teenagers, and adults. I’ll try to find as much information on the artists as I can.
Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair
I love collecting things but I haven’t started my Hair Collection. I heard on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio that a baseball size clump of Elvis Presley’s hair had sold at auction for over $72,000 dollars.
