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So we kinda had the talk / Me and my newish girlfriend / We’d been friends for years / But only lovers for a few months / It felt silly / We were…
2019
22 hand-picked live music events where you can lindyhop this Thursday,...
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the Bay Area. Do you have an excuse for not dancing? If so, this ain't it. Full calendar: https: / bit.ly/sflindycal
With his permission, sharing the wise words of my new friend and mentor,...
Master Luke Kilpatrick
Madeline and I lindyhopped away our blues to the...
Crescent City Maulers' first set at Swing 46 Jazz And Supper Club in New York City - Manhattan - Nyc last night. As we were leaving, the entire club…
My beloved 96-year-old grandmother Antoinette "Nellie" DiBona passed away on...
Monday surrounded by family members and loved ones. Tomorrow, we will lay her to rest beside my grandfather in Staten Island. Grandma Nellie…
If you plan carefully and show a little hustle, it might be possible to beat...
the record Deborah and I set by dancing at SEVEN live shows tonight. Don't forget about KnoWhere! Their schedule isn't publicized, but they've been…
When you walk into a wine bar in San Francisco, they're playing swing music,...
and THIS TIME, the bartender turns out to be a baller lindyhopper. (What is it, exactly, with me, wine bars, and swing music?)
Burratta caprese, rigatoni e polpette, rosé poached pears, and a key lime...
pie with marshmallow cream meringue from Madeline. My dear friend Natalie supplied the tomatoes, Anaheim chillis, and pears from her garden/orchard.…
No dancers at the Jellyroll People in Plazas lunchtime show today.No dancers...
No dancers at the Jellyroll People in Plazas lunchtime show today.
The bartender scowled at us and had a really bad attitude. I guess I forgot...
that I was there to serve her and not the other way around.
Maddy’s working on a new uke arrangement for ImagineMaddy’s...
Click for video:Maddy’s working on a new uke arrangement for ImagineMaddy’s working on a new uke arrangement for Imagine
Hiya! My lindyhopper friend Diana Lopez might be in Oahu in the next few...
days. Could you give her the royal treatment like you did for me and Sara? ;-)
Our 4-track cover of Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
Click for video:Our 4-track cover of Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi / Maddy: vocals and ukulele / Me: vocals and pianoOur 4-track cover of…
I don’t like doing dishes
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After being laid up with a stomach bug, I was finally feeling well enough...
just in time to do something for Father’s Day. @_madeline_b_123 and I hit Jinx Jones and the Kingtones and Circus Bella at the 65th annual North…
Does Cat's Corner and/or Swedish American have any age restrictions? (I am...
the parent of the only 13-year-old lindyhopper in San Francisco.)
Goat deployment near @_madeline_b_123’s. (Fire safety is...
Click for video:Goat deployment near @_madeline_b_123’s. (Fire safety is good; ASMR is an added bonus.)
I've known since my early 20s, so this is long overdue. In honor of Pride...
Month and my 43rd birthday, I'm coming out as bisexual. For twenty years I've been an "invisible queer." And not just because I hadn't told very many…
Thanks Autumn for capturing this great...
Click for video:Thanks Autumn for capturing this great video of me and Natalie Gould dancing to the Alpha Rhythm Kings at Local Edition!Thanks Autumn…
First visit to Port Costa....
From Jun 2, 2019, 1:30 PM to Aug 25, 2019, 5:30 PMFirst visit to Port Costa. What a wonderful, charming time capsule!
Some photos from Ragtime, The Musical at 142 Throckmorton Theatre. The...
audience response to opening night was unbelievable! Sadly, this show—about racial injustice, immigration, and the flaws in our criminal justice…
Backstage at dress rehearsal for Ragtime. 21 piece...
Click for video:Backstage at dress rehearsal for Ragtime. 21 piece orchestra!
I’ll be playing the role of
JP Morgan in this epic musical at the Throckmorton Theatre. We open on May 10th with nine performances. Tickets here: http: /…
Ragtime rehearsal. Poor young rich boy
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You’re gonna have to be just a tad more literate to scam me, brahYou’re...
You’re gonna have to be just a tad more literate to scam me, brah
Ragtime rehearsal day 3. The prologue is starting to come...
Click for video:Ragtime rehearsal day 3. The prologue is starting to come together.
I'll be attending this...
From Mar 22, 2019, 9:00 PM to Mar 23, 2019, 12:30 AMI'll be attending this with Anouk Chipault Le Guennec who is a terrific lindyhopper visiting from…
I've been given the role of J.P. Morgan in an upcoming production of...
Ragtime, The Musical with the Throckmorton Theatre Company in Mill Valley. This will be my first musical and I'm thrilled to be a part of the pro-am…
Your options for Lindyhopping to LIVE music this week in San Francisco. Did...
Joaquin and I miss anything? If you want to subscribe to the calendar: http: / bit.ly/sflindycal
Because our Relationship was Perfect
She told me it was over / Not even twelve hours ago / So I’m cleaning my apartment / Like a man on a mission / Because maybe it makes me feel better…
San Francisco has 16(!) swing/lindyhop dance events with live bands this...
week that Joaquin and I are tracking on our calendar. To help support our amazing live music scene and see that it continues, please tip the bands at…
I wasn’t going to jump on this trend until I found this. Senior Prom, 1994.I...
I wasn’t going to jump on this trend until I found this. Senior Prom, 1994.
Pops and the Acrosonics at The Red Brick in Petaluma #lindyhop #marin...
#northbay @ Red brick
2018
Dungeness crab melts on German pretzel rolls, Bar Harbor lobster bisque...
(thank you Dale Lucas!), linguini al vongole, and creamed red chard. We got to four of the seven fishes, an Italian Christmas Eve tradition. Can…
I've loved this concept...
From Dec 23, 2018, 7:00 PM to Dec 23, 2018, 10:00 PMI've loved this concept since back when the Kabuki had a bowling alley. Come!
Watch out for this guy! It's a fake Facebook profile that points to a fake...
LinkedIn and bunch of other fake artifacts that make it look real-ish. Normally, I would just recommend avoiding contact, but in this case, because…
For anyone who doesn’t already know, allow me to be abundantly clear: I’ve...
been blessed with an amazing pint-sized human being in my life, my right-on-the-brink-of-teen daughter. I’ve been particularly impressed with her…