
Me and my Jaguar
Ok, so it's a rental. But it was still cool at hell.

Randy's donuts
My first stop after leaving the airport in my Jaguar.

LA from atop Laurel Canyon

PFUI
A license plate on a Toyota Prius on the Pacific Coast Highway.

The Getty Center

The Getty Center

The outdoor cafe at the Getty.

At the Getty Center

The Getty Center gardens






The monorail at the Getty Center


The 405 Freeway
This has always been one of my favorite vistas in Los Angeles.


Surfer dude
LA was enjoying record-high surf.

Surfer dude


Laura Gibson
A good friend of mine from my home-town who has lived in LA for decades.

Laura is an Associate Producer on a upcoming WB sitcom called "Modern Men."

Chuck Wilbert
My oldest friend, Chuck Wilbert. We have known each other since 6th grade!

The Ambassador Hotel
This is where Bobby Kennedy was shot.

The Ambassador Hotel
Sadly, the hotel is being demolished.

The Ambassador Hotel

Disney Hall
One of Frank Gehry's masterworks. I was lucky enough to attend a concert there.



The Hollywood Bowl

The old Chiat/Day building
Main Street, Venice. I used to work here. Frank Gehry designed it.

The old Chiat/Day building
People used to come into the reception area and ask if the binoculars worked.

Pickfair
The legendary Beverly Hills estate of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.

LA at sunset from Beverly Hills

Mike Oakes
My host in Modesto, feigning "Scrooge." Mike's been a great friend for 10 years.

Mike's trusted sidekick, Addy.
You should see her do Veda in "Mildred Pierce."

Mike's living room

The tasteful Christmas tree

An "Open House"
Mike hosted an open house on the day before Christmas Eve so I could meet his friends.


Sean, Casey, and Jeri

B.J. and Becky

Jeri

Mike and Jei
Mike is a teacher at Salida Elementary and Jeri is the principal.

Mike's niece and her mothers
That's Liz; her partner, Lynn; and their daughter, Morgan. Oh, and me.

Casey
Does she not look like Susan Sarandon? Very glam.

Lynn Hansen and Richard Anderson
Scientists, and intrepid world travelers.

Barry and Mike

Dave

Alice and Rusty
... and their children, Natalie and Amanda.

Christy and Dave

Natalie

Amanda

Christy and Alice

Dave and Mike

Heather, Jeri, and Sara

Addy sleeps off dinner
... and dreams of table scraps to come.

A Christmas pageant
A few angels discuss the fact that something big's goin' down.

Morgan
Mike's niece stars as one of the "dejected persons" of Bethlehem.



Fire in the hole!
The children of Bethlehem practice "duck and cover."

Morgan's "red carpet" walk
The performance concluded, the great actress greets her many fans.

An abandoned pageant prop.

Mike

Leslie
Mike's sister.

Liz and unidentified rag doll
Mike's other sister.

Lynn and Morgan

Morgan
Just hours to go before Christmas.

Mike calls Santa on Xmas Eve
... alerting him that Morgan may not be the good girl she claims to be.

Morgan

Morgan and her mother, Liz.

Morgan and her mother, Lynn

Leslie boasts ....
... of her spinach intake.

Liz in her "Auntie Mame" pose

Lynn

Mike and Addy

Leslie
I'm not quite sure what this gesture meant. Morgan was trying out my camera.

Me ...
... and my impersonation of a reindeer.

Mike and Addy

Christmas morning
The carnage begins.

Morgan and her Barbie Jeep

Modesto's newest motorist.
Addy checks out that "new car" smell.

Morgan the chef
Mike also got her an Easy Bake oven. (Yes, they still make them!)

A French press for Lynn

Mike

Leslie

Morgan
Yes, it's a Barbie guitar.

Addy
("All they got me is a bag of stupid tennis balls.")

The McHenry Mansion
Built in 1883, this mansion is a permanent museum.




Christy, Mike, and Dave

Robert, Jackie, and Barry