Pour It On

I can’t get myself to do a damn thing today. “I don’t wanna.” That’s my mantra at the moment. But I did start a big, new photo project. Tentatively called “Everywhere But the Bathroom.” My latest day in the life look at people around me. Yo, owner of Homer’s Auto Repair in downtown Monrovia, is my first profile. I’ll be dropping in at Yo’s periodically over the next month, gathering stories and images to share. I could be there right now, but I’m not. “I don’t wanna.” See what I mean? Getting Yo to get onboard inspired me to gather others. I dropped in to the Police Department, but their community relations person isn’t there on Fridays. So I’ll go back on Monday. Then, I walked down to the Fire Department. They’ve already got somebody doing this sort of thing, but they took my info. I reached out to a writer in Boise, J. Reuben Appelman, author of The Kill Jar and While Idaho Slept. He’s in. And retired Marine Brian O’Hare, writer/producer and author of Surrender, Winner of the 2021 Veterans Writing Award. He’s in, too. I’ve reached out to some others, like the puppet lady, Genevieve, and a movie producer couple who are making a film about cavemen and dinosaurs.

Did you hear me shouting from the rooftops for having one of my stories picked to be in the Writers in the Attic anthology? It’s a chapter from The Circus Comes to Sketchtown, my novel-in-progress. They’re having a book launch party and reading up at the Gene Harris Band Shell at Julia Davis Park on August 24. You’re invited, of course. Which puts us up in Boise for the Gowen Thunder Airshow. I’ll keep you posted on my behind the scenes machinations that I’m hoping will gain me access to the Thunderbirds, Golden Knights, and the F35 demonstration team.

What’s any of this got to do with the pictures you’re seeing fly by your screen? Those pics are from last night at Zeke’s place in downtown Monrovia, The Pour House. Where else anywhere can you see a live band, grownups, kids, and dogs? They’ve got drinks, and pool tables, even pinball. Zeke, you’re onto something, friend!

I’ve got to shake loose of this not wanting to do anything thing. Tell you what, I’m going to just set this down, pick up my camera, and head on out. I’m sure you can understand.