Stephanie Mills Yoshi’s San Francisco 06.14.2012 We went to see the lovely and talented Stephanie Mills at Yoshi’s San Francisco and it was a concert experience like no other. She sang all of our favorites including some songs in a cappella that the audience called out. She even stepped off stage and danced on a […]
One any given day on Grand Avenue in Oakland, it was not usual to see these two Samoyed brothers, Kip and Amos, laying in front or inside Walden Pond Books. I would always stop to pet them whenever there were there. On a recent visit, only Kip was in front of the store. The owner […]
Sometimes you are looking for an interesting photo and sometimes it comes to you. At the suggestion of my photographer friend, Chuck Gee, I took this photo from outside behind the stage from the Joe Henderson Lab of the SFJAZZ Center while photographing the SFJAZZ Hotplate Series – “Robert Stewart & Chester Thompson Play Jimmy […]
My father, Ritson Albert Knox, was born on this day 94 years ago. He served in World War II. He worked a variety of government jobs including letter carrier and retired in data processing. According to my Aunt Peggy, who gave me this photo, my father was 27 when this photo was taken circa 1946 […]
Ray Charles had The Raelettes! Faye Carol has The Fayelettes! L to R: Lesley Grant, Rachel Schaffran and Florinda Larkin This trio of songbirds sang backing vocals for The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol at her recent concert at the Chamber Arts House in Berkeley. During the show, they were dubbed “The Fayelettes.” I think it […]
Brooklyn Bridge My journey to the Brooklyn Bridge was inspired by my friend, Rich, who has taken some wonderful photographs of this amazing structure. I walked across the bridge and back stopping to take photos along the way. The Brooklyn Bridge is truly majestic. The second photo is a poll from the bridge where people […]
