New Tattoo
No words needed. Just look above.
Newspaper Article about Me
The following is taken partially from an article published in the Los Angeles City College newspaper several months ago by my friend Ben Simpson, a classmate whom took a photography journalism class with me, and now resides in San Francisco. Text is rephrased below:
Young, Loud, and Angry , the anarchist is commonly stereotyped with a colorful mohawk and matching eye liner.? However, Photo Larry is not your average “mohawk”.? He is quiet and soft spoken with soft and serious eyes.? He stood out in the class room not only because of the hair but because he was already profiting from his photography.? He started out with this little travel camera and had no idea what he was doing.? He went to a costume party in silverlake and took pictures of his friends.? The club owner asked if he was a photographer.? He said not yet but trying to break into it.? He was asked to come monthly and photo document at the club.? Eventually he was paid for his efforts.? When browsing his website, Larry has found a niche, primarily the leather and gay communities.? Another specialization is men dressed in drag, as women.? Interestingly enough, the term DRAG was created by William Shakespeare and written into his play scripts in the edges to denote? Dressed As Girl. Fun fact I bet most do not know.? Larry grew up in Saint Louis Missouri, has a sister and two nieces whom still live there.? He has a computer science bachelor’s degree which he used for employment for about 15 years mostly at various companies in Chicago Illinois.? The lack of technology jobs in California after 9/11 pushed Larry into a creative life path.? It was really quite unintentional.? He did not realize it at the time, but he was tired of being corporate and boring.? So he down sized, a lot, by getting rid of cars, fancy apartments, and other material possessions.? Most inhabitants of Los Angeles do not realize that the Metro mass transit here is sufficient, most of the time.? Most just do not care about being green and energy wise as he does.? Despite first impression upon sight of larry, you might be surprised to know he actually is a reserved and intelligent person , with a college education, and not the stereotypical punker in the least.
Does Temperment Matter?
This is taken from Anderson Cooper’s blog on cnn.? The posting is HERE.? My response:
John McCain says he reaches across party lines, yet he cannot even reach across the table during the debate without getting angry at Mister Obama. He continuously lied about every statement put to him by the moderator and was not even called on it, partially being the fault of the moderator. Obama kept his cool, answered questions intelligently, calmly, and reasonably while McCain continuously interrupted him, rudely. He is such (an undercover) bigot who shows total lack of respect for anyone. Is it not obvious to anyone watching him that he is a hothead who will blow his top at the slightest provocation? He is so irritating to even watch. How much longer will he insult the intelligence of the American people. Furthermore, he thinks that he is mostly important. He isn?t good enough to kiss my dog/cat/pet. He shows no respect for anyone.
Long Beach with Jonathan
I spent the day with a new friend, whom I did not photograph, for some unknown reason.? We explored Long Beach and the area called Belmont Shore.? We stopped into a cafe and this very eccentric lady started talking to us.? She was totally drunk but a gas nonetheless.? I must admit that the reaction she gave to my appearance was totally uncommon.? The variety of responses which I get range from total shock to total boredom and lack of interest.? However her interest was merely that of fascination in my creativity, perhaps.? After that, we went back to the downtown area, and checked out the touristy area by the ocean.? Finally went back into downtown and connected up the laptop at Borders.? Showed him some of my photo work which he appreciated.? Jonathan just moved to Long Beach from Texas and does not really know anyone in the area yet.? I liked him, and hope we can hang out again.? I enjoyed his company.? He allowed me to look at his astrological chart.? There were some interesting things but I won’t share here since he probably does not wish me to share with everyone.