The Hippie culture still exists in certain parts of Los Angeles if you know where to look. Yoga pants, peace signs, and free spirits abound in nooks and crannies around the Southland. Some modern-day hippies are Baby Boomers who never gave up the lifestyle and others who are young and artsy. I traveled to several Hippie hideaways in the Los Angeles area to see what I could … [Read more...]
Prominent Women Who Influenced Los Angeles History
March is Women’s History Month and there are always so many women to celebrate. Since I live in Los Angeles, I wanted to feature a small fraction of the prominent women who made an impact on Los Angeles history and made it what it is today. To learn more, I took two virtual tours. One was hosted by the Los Angeles Conservancy and the other by LA Walking Tours. Both were … [Read more...]
Granny Dresses For Modern-Day Grannies
Do you remember when we wore granny dresses? They were countrified and prudish long dresses with high necks, long sleeves, and lots of ruffles. I think they may have been a solution to the mid-calf mini- skirts we were wearing. Granny dresses haven’t exactly gone away but are now a little sexier. They’re also comfortable and an attractive clothing item to wear now that … [Read more...]
Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Hero for Women
I had been escaping from the Internet for most of the day when I happened to check my Twitter feed. I couldn’t believe it! Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was gone! Many of us hoped she’d last through January and yet it was amazing she made it so long. She died of pancreatic cancer. I know how brutal that disease is because my boyfriend died from it at the beginning of the year. … [Read more...]
Andy Rosen: Making Music to Sustain my Sanity and Purpose
My journey has been an interesting one. From my youth growing up with a major league baseball player for a father. To my middle age, flirting with pop music stardom and life on the road. To now, navigating life in my 60s as an Entertainer and cancer survivor. The one constant that has kept me sane and positive, has been music. When I first started to try music as a career, … [Read more...]
