Envying the Sea Oh, sea! Why can’t I be Like you? If the sky roars Or the earth trembles You stay in place And let seagulls and pelicans Open their wings over […]
Envying The Sea
Obituary – Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth Report by Gerry Fialka Guitar fusion master Allan Holdsworth played in Venice last month on April 4th. Two weeks later, he passed away. But what if Allan forgot to die? […]
PRESIDENTIAL PETER PRINCIPLE
by P.S.Barber “God created war so that Americans would learn geography — Mark Twain Our game-show-host President is as quintessentially American as a yuuuge proverbial piece of apple pie, with an even […]
CHANGES
by Jon Wolff There was once a movie theatre in Venice. It was called the Fox Venice Theatre and it was right there on Lincoln Boulevard and Vernon Avenue. The Fox Venice […]
A MEMORIAL TALE OF VENICE
by-Marty Liboff (with a little help from Gerry Fialka and friends ) Spirits of the dead- come forth and show us the way… Just a silly old man’s memories of Venice Beach. […]
The World Wave
By Jim Smith There’s a Tsunami comin’ to shake up the whole wide world. You can’t escape this big old wave hittin’ every city where there’s a slave. Gonna feel this human […]
Elder Abuse
In my last article, in the July issue, I ran off topic a bit, reminiscing about The West Side Tenants Union etc., but I will stay on topic this time, I promise! […]
Maureen Cotter Show August 20 2016
Save Saturday Aug 20th for my party of the summer, my 12th one woman show at Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Blvd doors open at 7 for preshow party. Everyone is coming!
Poetry – I
I I come from the story of who? I stared at the painting for years amazing picture of the Phoenix The bird that sets itself on fire disappears into the fire Then […]
A View From The Bottom
By Pat Raphael It is easy to fall, fall, fall — but climbing out? that takes work and strength. The view from the bottom always present a path out, but that out […]
