Kobe Bryant RIP

Kobe Bryant RIP
August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020

Los Angeles International Airport (not my pic)

Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi, and seven other people, including the pilot, were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in Calabasas, California. The cause of the accident is most likely pilot error due to the foggy weather. Reports say they were traveling to a girl’s basketball game in Thousand Oaks when the helicopter crashed.

Kobe Bryant (age 41) aka “Black Mamba”
(Los Angeles Lakers Retired Numbers 8 and 24)

Kobe Bryant joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) after high school, and was a Los Angeles Lakers his entire 20 season professional basketball career.
He will be inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame posthumously this year.

Gianna Maria Onore “Gigi” Bryant, Kobe’s 13 year old daughter

Sarah and Payton Chester (mother and daughter)

John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli (father, mother, and daughter)

Christina Mauser (the assistant coach)

Ara Zobayan, the instrument certified helicopter pilot earned his commercial pilot’s license in 2007. He was also a certified flight instructor for instrument instruction.

“May the Four Winds blow them safely home.”
Our deepest condolences to Kobe’s wife, family, friends and fans.
Our deepest condolences to all the victims family and friends.

NOTE: The chance of dying in a helicopter crash
is greatly reduced if you don’t fly in a helicopter.

The helicopter crash site in Calabasas, California:

The Los Angeles Sheriffs Department has been using ATVs and horse mounted officers to protect the site from trophy seekers. The bodies were collected and delivered to the families. The wreckage was mapped by NTSB drones and investigators on the ground, then collected and transported to a yard in Arizona for forensic examination.

The Kobe Bryant Memorial at LA LIVE and Staples Center (not my pic)

There have been non-stop tributes, vigils, and memorials,
as well as wall-to-wall worldwide media coverage.
The Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday was basically a memorial service.
The entire City of Los Angeles and every Lakers fan have been in mourning all week.
The Los Angeles Kings hockey team and Los Angeles Clippers basketball team have honored him. And there will be another huge tribute at Super Bowl 54 on Sunday too.

From Kobe’s granitystudios.com webpage

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Vintage Disney Storage Finds #9

Vintage Disney Storage Finds #9
actually a really cool
Vintage Disney Thrift Store Find!

Friday is Tie Day Today!
2 Mickey Mouse Ties by Cervantes – Made in USA!
Walt Disney Productions – 100% Qiana Nylon
(vintage neckwear 1960s – 1970s)

Mickey Mouse Tie by Cervantes – Made in USA

Scored these two “near mint” vintage Mickey Mouse (basketball) Ties by Cervantes this week at a local thrift store.  Did a little research, and very happy with our finds!

Walt Disney Productions Made in USA 100% Qiana Nylon

Qiana: a silky nylon fiber developed in 1962 at the DuPont Experimental Station by Stanley Brooke Speck and introduced to the public by Dupont in 1968.
Qiana is described in US patent 3249591 as a polyamide fabric having improved resilience and silk-like hand, combined with superior wash-wear performance.

Walt Disney incorporated as Walt Disney Productions on December 16, 1929. Four companies were brought under the corporate name replacing Walt and Roy Disney’s partnership: Walt Disney Productions, Ltd.; Walt Disney Enterprises; Liled Realty & Investment Company, Ltd.; and Disney Film Recording Company, Ltd. The company retained the name for more than 50 years until it was renamed The Walt Disney Company in February, 1986.

NOTE: Items marked Walt Disney Productions (WDP) are vintage and made before 1986. It’s a great way to date Disney souvenirs.

Rudy Cervantes inspecting his Mickey Mouse ties in Los Angeles 1976

“A tie ends up in the closet because it doesn’t make a statement”
– Rudy Cervantes

Rudy Cervantes made Mickey Mouse Ties under license from Walt Disney Productions. He also made logo and novelty ties for many other companies, sports teams and brands.

Rudy Cervantes with Tommy Lasorda (Los Angeles Dodgers), George Steinbrenner (New York Yankees) and Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker & Friends):

Rudy Cervantes Neckwear Inc. (established in 1962)
9025 Lindante Dr., Whittier, CA 90603  213-747-9348

“Frank G-D it’s Tie Day”

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The MARCH of Time!

“March comes in like a lion
and goes out like a lamb.”
– Thomas Fuller, 1732

The MARCH of Time!

“Rabbit, Rabbit”

It’s not Easter yet!

Yesterday was the last day of February,
and the end of the second month of the year!
Today is the first day of MARCH 2018.
There is a Full Moon on March 1st and March 31st!

NOTE: We wrote another “March” Blog Post last year in 2017 that is a lot like this one. Compare and contrast if you like. This Blog Post stands alone.

HAPPY HANGOVER! – February 27th to March 6th

March is the third month of the year. March has 31 days.
March is celebrated as a time of rebirth.

The meteorological spring begins on the first day of March and the Vernal Equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the Autumnal Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.

March is named for Mars, the Roman G-d of War. It was the first month of the year on the Roman Calendar and named Martius.

March 1st – Full Moon
The last full moon of Winter, known as the Worm Moon (also called Lenten Moon, Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Chaste Moon, Sugar Moon, and Sap Moon)

March 1st, 2018 is
NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVER’S DAY
NATIONAL MINNESOTA DAY
NATIONAL PIG DAY
NATIONAL DADGUM THAT’S GOOD DAY
NATIONAL FRUIT COMPOTE DAY
NATIONAL HORSE PROTECTION DAY

The Day of the Dude! – March 6th
see the previous Blog Post and CELEBRATE by takin’ it easy!

March (the official definition):

1. verb: walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread
2. noun: an act or instance of marching.
3. synonyms: walk, stride, hike, troop, trek, step, slog, pace, tread

Pi Day – March 14th (“π” = 3.14159265359 or 3.14 is Pi)

Dutch Apple Pie

Apple Pie

Peach Pie

Apple Pie

Pumpkin & Pecan Pie

Apple Pie

The number π is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159. It has been represented by the Greek letter “π” since the mid-18th century, though it is also sometimes spelled out as “pi”.
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816….

The Ides of March – March 15th
see the previous Blog Post

“Et tu Brute?”

Thanks to William Shakespeare and the play “Julius Caesar” we’ve all heard of The Ides of March. The story goes, in 44 BC a seer told Julius Caesar that his downfall would come no later than the Ides of March (March 15th). Caesar ignored him and later joked with the seer “The Ides of March have come.” The seer replied, “aye, Caesar; but not gone.” Caesar then attended the meeting of the Senate at the Theatre of Pompey, and was murdered by as many as 60 conspirators.

Gaius Julius Caeser (July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC)

Caesar:
Who is it in the press that calls on me? 
I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music, Cry ‘Caesar!’ 
Speak; Caesar is turn’d to hear.

Soothsayer:
Beware the Ides of March.
– Shakespeare

St. Patrick’s Day – March 17th
see the previous Blog Post

7am St. Patrick’s Day

7pm St. Patrick’s Day

Dirty Kerry!

“Wherever you go and whatever you do,
May the luck of the Irish be there with you.”

March Equinox (Vernal Equinox) – March 20th on the west coast

The birth flower for March is the daffodil.
Birthstones for March are aquamarine and bloodstone which symbolize courage.

March Madness!
see the previous Blog Post
NOTE: We don’t like college basketball. We don’t like college sports.
Student athletes are taken advantage of by the university system.
College sports are a distraction and school rivalries cause division.
Corruption, payoffs and bribery are just 3 of the problems.
(see “pointshaving”, “Cheating” and “academic fraud” for more)
REMEMBER “THE FIX IS IN!”

And if you think it’s just 4 coaches and 3 agents, YOU ARE MISTAKEN!

And if you think it’s just basketball, YOU ARE MISTAKEN!

SPRINGTIME!
see the previous Blog Post

Springtime at the Paramount Ranch Park in Agoura, California

Passover (Jewish Holiday) – March 30th to April 7th
Good Friday – March 30th
Easter Sunday – April 1st

March 31st – Full Moon known as the Pink Moon (also called Sprouting Grass Moon, Fish Moon, Hare Moon, Egg Moon, and Paschal Moon)

APRIL FOOLS DAY! – April 1st
see the previous Blog Post

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17-JUN-13: Staples Center at L.A Live – Downtown Los Angeles

Staples Center at L.A Live – Downtown Los Angeles

Staples Center at L.A Live  (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

And here are a few more random pics from Staples Center and L.A. Live:

Staples Center (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

Staples Center – Chick Hearn Plaza (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

Staples Center – view from above (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

The Plaza – L.A. Live  (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

Grammy Museum at L.A. Live (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

In the Lobby of the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

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23-APR-13: Staples Center – Playoff Time!

Staples Center, view from a luxury event box:

Staples Center – view from above (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

Watching the floor crew as they lay the “playoffs” decal on the parquet floor.

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Pic of the Day 30-MAR-13: Venice Beach, CA

“The Boardwalk is a virtual sidewalk circus, a walk ‘n’ rolling skin show.”  

Venice Beach – Los Angeles, California (copyright 2010 JoshWillTravel)

Venice is a beachfront neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles.  Known for its canals, beaches and Ocean Front Boardwalk.  During the summer season and on weekends, there is street entertainment at every intersection along Ocean Front Walk, a two-and-a-half-mile pedestrian-only promenade. Street performers include instrumental musicians, singers, jugglers, acrobats, mimes, comics, magicians, prophets, fortune tellers, and other assorted entertainers.

Venice Beach is the headquarters of the Lifeguard Division of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  Located at 2300 Ocean Front Walk, it is the nation’s largest ocean lifeguard organization with over 200 full-time and 700 part-time or seasonal lifeguards.  The Los Angeles County Lifeguards safeguard 31 miles of beach and 70 miles of coastline, from San Pedro to Malibu, and also provide services to Catalina Island.  In addition to providing for beach safety, Los Angeles County Lifeguards have specialized training for Baywatch rescue boat operations, underwater rescue and recovery, swiftwater rescue, cliff rescue, marine mammal rescue and marine firefighting.

City of Los Angeles Dept of Recreation and Parks: http://www.laparks.org/venice/venice.htm

Los Angeles County Dept of Beaches and Harbors: http://beaches.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/dbh/home/detail/?current=true&urile=wcm:path:/dbh+content/dbh+site/home/home+detail/venice+1

A fun local blog about Venice: http://www.yovenice.com/