Ronnie Hayward has passed away. Arnold played mandolin and guitar for him on his albums ‘The lost Utrecht sessions’ and ‘The lonely one in town’. Precious memories… He was a true original one-of-a-kind kinda guy. May he rest in peace.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the best Bond film. It's never been beaten. It may not have the best Bond, but it has the best script, soundtrack, production, villain, and leading lady. And it's a Christmas movie.
Some say we live in a golden age of television. But has there been a show in recent times half as good as The Rockford Files? Has there been a character anywhere as cool as James Garner's Jim Rockford? And that's before I even get to that sweet, sweet theme tune!
“If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.”
― Anthony Bourdain
Art deco at its finest: The Eastern Columbia Building, built in 1930 and designed by Claud Beelman. Located in downtown LA.
Photo credit: Elizabeth Daniels
As you move through this life and this world, you change things slightly; you leave marks behind, however small.
And in return, life and travel leaves marks on you.
Most of the time, those marks on your body or heart are beautiful.
Often, though, they hurt.
—Anthony Bourdain
As I get older my tolerance gets lower. I often used to think, “this meeting could’ve been an email”, now it’s more, “this email could’ve been a thought you kept to yourself”.