Ouro Preto May be the the most beautiful town I have ever seen. Nestled in the mountains of Minas Gerais Brazil, covered by impossibly steep cobble stone streets with 17Th century Churches on the hill tops, it was a peaceful Paradise I found hard to leave, although my thighs were […]
Well I finally made it to Brazil and all of my meat dreams have come true. I have heard about the barbecue here for years and I am here to tell you that it is all true This is the restaurantXapuri in Minas Gerais. What a fantastic place in a […]
last week the happy frog bank of Northampton was robbed. The statue was donated and installed down town in front of the First Church by artist Lu Stubs to the non profit Friends of the homeless as a fund raising vehicle for a free meals program. Although I applaud the […]
Last night I was watching Amy Goodman on Democracy Now, my favorite news show, when during the musical break they had a clip of Dar Williams singing her song “Are You Out There” which mentions my good friend John Riley, Aka Johnny Memphis. Dar used to live in our little […]
This years Gay Pride rally in Northampton MA drew a huge crowd on Saturday. Over 10,000 people flooded the Town, one of the largest turn outs in the 28 year history of the march.
I was just up in Pittsfield Mass to shoot a few assignments for Preview magazine and was amazed at how far the town has come along since the last time I was there. What a great feeling it had.Lots of new shops , galleries and restaurants. I spent about three […]
Crisis Preparation. On the anniversary of the Virginia tech shootings two years ago , U Mass students participated in an emergency preparedness drill simulating an ammonia spill.