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MEET TOM THE I.T WRITER GUY

Posted: August 13, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Last night at the twitter-users get-together at The Den in Hollywood, I met Tom. Swigging on a tap beer, Tom joked that he’s increasingly feeling like one of the “old” kids of I.T. Age is nothing but a number, and L.A runs on I.T guys like Tom’s hard work. Thanks Tom for turning up. ~Posted [...]

She’s survived it all, and Kate Moss can still hold her own as the #1 face of fashion in the world. As a working mother, she’s both mazing and resilient. Here’s Kate for I-D Magazine’s 30th Anniversary edition.  [Photograph: Nick Knight. Source: The Fashion Spot] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.13.10~

Robert Pattinson trucks his star factor into the Jack Kerouac themed film, On The Road, as he drops by on set to visit Kristen Stewart. Kerouac forever. What a poet and a fearless artist. Young Hollywood paying their respects to great literary American artists, is the new trend, to garner some much needed cultural depth, [...]

Fourth generation born Californian, Jean Dickinson is an expert at knowing what will fly in California’s retail market. Jen Orsi excels at special events and Auba Gibson is a marketing artist. Together these three ladies, grow the Californian economy, in the most amazing ways by getting L.A’s retailers noticed as strategic thinkers. These ladies do this [...]

ONE MONTH AGO TODAY

Posted: August 13, 2010 in Uncategorized
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At this time (12.15am), a month ago today, the most sweetest lady, Elvira Kanim, left this world. She was darling. What a special lady. Sometimes you are fortunate enough in life, to meet someone special in their hour of need. Aunt Elvira was that person for me. I wrote creatively about her on this blog [...]

Mimi Quick, Keri Mellott and P.K Quick (pictured) along with host of the evening, Jeff P, played networking facilitators-extraordinaires for about 200 people who use twitter to market and grow biz.  From 7 to11 PM the #140conf Los Angeles Summer Cocktail Party took place at The Den of Hollywood, 8226 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046-2414 [...]

In fertile sperm news of rock stars who make good music because they can pen  pearlas, CBC.CA is reporting that: ‘Canadian female pop star poet, Alanis Morissette and her hubby, rapper Mario “Souleye” Treadway, are expecting baby #1. Treadway, 30, married the slight cougar, 36, on May 22, casually dropping her pregnancy news in an [...]

Guest Commentary is always good. Especially when worthy people have done interesting things, and other people want to write, publicize, spotlight and talk about them. Dan Winters gives a portrait of writer, author Jonathan Franzen whose new book is causing quite a stir. The book is called Freedom (the name of one of my rugby [...]

True Hollywood fact: Your phone goes off this morning in California. You awake from your Hollywood dream, that two homeless people are floating with you in Noah’s ark to hear the conscientious, soothing tone of Time Magazine‘s Tosca Laboy purring down the phone line. It’s a weird reoccurring surreal dream you’ve been having lately. Quite [...]

She’s totz on vacation.  [Image courtesy of INFDaily.com] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.12.10~

Rocky is one of those immigrant stories, whereby a man took his fists and pummeled the living daylights out of the odds against him in an all American story. Sylvester Stallone is the iconic actor who brought us this tale. Then in Rambo, Stallone’s greasy jungle fighting warrior soldier, dared to utter the words “we [...]

Way cool! Cultural fit is the spirit of global citizens. Blur the lines, reflect out, reflect back, reflect forward. I digg. Smart marketing and styling from Canada’s Justin Bieber and Usher. A reminder to dance all across the world. These lads, step into the shoes of Michael Jackson‘s much loved dance choreography in Asia, to [...]

Magazine covers always fascinate me in America, because media gatekeepers love to say, this is our poker face and what it looks like this month in a fabricated constructed vision of newsworthy/ trendsetting glamor of the coveted terrain of magazines and their A-List real estate, their cover.  I won’t go into too much detail (because [...]

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Posted: August 12, 2010 in Uncategorized
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OBA-MAO TEE SHIRTS

Posted: August 12, 2010 in ObamaDrama, Tee Shirts
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Asian motifs are always so rocking! Look at this groovy tee shirt. [Courtesy of Curry Plum] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.11.10~

Here’s a good little number for overcoming odds in a recession with a spirit of commitment to recovery–just unite, get our dance on and let’s beat it. Together Everyone Achieves More. Loves. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.11.10~

Wow. It appears that if you need good health care in mainland China, you may as well utter the words “arrest me.” In looking at world news today, I came to the conclusion (even though I’m not there to check out the situation for myself) that it kind of sucks to be Chinese and needing [...]

Flash mob, flash backs are always so hot. The collective achieve more. Freeze frame entertainment. Clever direction! Here’s the good people of New York City turning on a freeze show. Amazin. ;) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.11.2010~

  “I have no acting technique. And there’s nothing more boring than actors sitting around talking about acting.”–Julie Roberts on how to just go with what you’re feeling. Image courtesy of Elle Magazine. And James Franco tells Esquire he wants to write children’s books.  Hollywood celebrities and entertainment news topics of interest that you love, look like this today. Here’s how you [...]

Five things about director Jason Reitman:  1. He’s developing a film project called Bonzai Shadowlands. 2. Reitman is most famous for his Oscar nomination for best script Up In The Air about recession corporate downsizing. 3. He directed 2 episodes of The Office and one episode of SNL. Quirky. 4. Reitman has high hopes for [...]

Kim Sherrell who is a sweet new media queen, holds her copy of the novel Courage To Love by the author Robert Ellis.  Kim was quoted by MTV today, on comments about hip hop star, Kanye West. MTV in an article titled Kanye West’s Twitter: Social Media Experts Weigh In quotes Kim as saying: “His posts are entertaining [...]

Jason Winer is a director who has just won a Directors Guild Awards. The dude is a grad of Northwestern University and an alumnus of the Improv Olympic Theatre. Photography was his friend before making the leap of faith to directing with the short film “The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend” [...]

Georgina Haig is Hollywood’s latest Kate Blanchett and Gwenneth Paltrow fusion. Name: Georgina Haig Cities: Melbourne-Sydney, Hollywood Occupation: Actor Hollywood Friends: Cliff Curtis, Horiwood, Karl Urban, Tj Power Film: Wasted On The Young Agency: Sue Barnett (Sydney), Eileen Feldman (Hollywood), Management: Magnolia [Image Vogue, UK] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.11.10~

. . . Ellipses Theater: Says one particular blogger about the ellipses (this symbol of three dots, that define all of text messages, pauses in between email sentences, as well as blogs: “The ellipsis gives expression to a habit of ironic detachment and preemptive indifference.  And here is where I found the point of contact [...]

No comment.  [Splash] ~L.A last night. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.11.10~

THE ROLE OF THE PAPER BOOK IN SOCIETY

Posted: August 11, 2010 in Uncategorized
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One blogger takes a look at the role of the book, and whether or not we still give printed books their place in society like how we used to. New technologies such as the Kindle, mean that many are turning towards reading e-books, than the printed  page. This is putting pressure on publishers and book stores. [...]

Kia ora Whirimako. Ka nui te pai, to waiata ataahua tenei, e hoa. Ko koe, he wahine waiata reka a Tuhoe, Mauri Ora.  ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.10.10~

TOP POST – 8.10.10 @ 10PM

Posted: August 11, 2010 in Kindness
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When the boys light up –tribute to Margaret Kanim How sweet.  ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA.

Beach lovebirds. Casey Aldridge and Jamie Lynn Spears enjoy a friends wedding event. Cute. [Image courtesy of C.A's twitter] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.10.10~