Smile for the Burd-ie

Had a lot of fun last night at the Junior Statesmen Gene A. Burd Institute on Media and Politics at UCLA.

I ran a campaign simulation with the students on their second night of a week-long look at media and politics in Southern California.

As always, I was impressed with this year's group. Of course, they continue to seem younger and younger each year.

And telling folks you want to post their picture on the internet is a sure fire way to get a lot of smiles.

With just 30 minutes to prepare, each campaign team had to deliver their campaign's key messages, strategy, tactics, identify spokespeople and funding and perform a 30-second TV ad, 60-second radio ad and present their campaign poster.

I'm always impressed that they can actually do it.

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A Night at the Dollywood Bowl

Had a blast last night seeing Dolly Parton at the Hollywood Bowl.

She puts on quite the show: singing, playing instruments and telling stories about the family and childhood.

When she first started talking about her childhood home in Eastern Tennessee and her Mother a falling star fell over the Hollywood Bowl. I kid you not.

Singing Bluegrass in front of an old fashioned microphone "just like the Grand Ole Opry."

Sitting down to play a string instrument in her lap.

Playing the saxophone.

Rocking out in shorts and spangles.

Can you guess which song this was?

Our view of the Bowl before the sun went down and the show began.

A heartfelt Grand Finale.

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