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TV Alert

I'm debating Proposition O tonight on the Fox 11 News around 10:15 p.m. PT. If you're not in the Los Angeles area I believe you can watch the broadcast via this link:

http://media.myfoxla.com/live/

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Radio Alert

I'll be a guest Tuesday morning on Larry Mantle's Air Talk show debating the City of Los Angeles' Proposition O -- a new oil tax.  The debate is scheduled for 10:40 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PT.  If you're in Southern California you can listen-in at 89.3 FM or you can listen on-line via this link: http://www.scpr.org/listen_live/

More Downs Than Ups

Saturday night I went to see a new play by Michael Leoni called, "Elevator" at the Macha Theater in West Hollywood.

It's a predictable little play about seven strangers stuck in an elevator for hours. The characters are forced to reveal their "true" selves over the course of the ordeal.

This is one of those shows where the sum is less than the parts. The cast is talented, the script is fine, the show moves at a good pace.

But at the end of the evening one has to ask, "What was that all about?"

Not much other than an opportunity for seven struggling actors to showcase their talents and sell tickets to their extended family and friends.

My advice: Take the stairs.

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A New Year Begins

For 2011 I've made a resolution to pay more attention to my blog. In 2010 I joined Facebook (along with 500 million of my closest friends) and Foursquare. I continued to Twitter. And in the midst of all that the amount of time I put into my blog went down. (Although the videos are HILARIOUS!)

So I'm back...

As is almost always the case, the weather in Southern California on New Year's Day was terrific. Even the Hollywood sign seemed extra bright today.

Fingers crossed for a wonderful year ahead.

This afternoon I went to see "Black Swan," which I thoroughly enjoyed. It's a dark and twisted story set backstage at a New York City ballet company. Sort of like "All About Eve" with feathers. And Mother Issues.

I started the year with breakfast at one of my favorite coffee shops, Jan's on Beverly. It was excellent, as usual.

Much Ado About Nothing

A few nights ago I went to dinner at the new Capitol Grille in the Beverly Center. (They took over -- and radically changed -- the old Hard Rock Cafe space.)

This is the 42nd edition of the Capitol Grille nationwide and the first one on the West Coast. I've been to two others -- Washington, DC and Philadelphia.

I was underwhelmed with the Los Angeles branch.

There was nothing "terrible" about the place, it's just that there wasn't anything "special" about it either. It seemed like a high-end assembly line restaurant that's way over priced.

I can't imagine that I'll ever go back again.

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