Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Finding a Car

 Finding a Car

I am writing a biography about architect Richard Kletting.
My co-author is historian and architect Allen Roberts.

As I am researching the best photos to include in the book
I took a close look at a Utah State Historical Society view of
the Felt building in Salt Lake City (1910).

Kletting moved his office to this building, that he designed
in 1909. A closeup of the street in front of the building
showed some cars and bicycles parked.

I recognized the car at the right being the same car in
a photo that was shared with me from a family member.
I have included a detail closeup for inspection.

My impression is that Richard Kletting is at work in the building.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

More in the "G" Category

 More in the "G" Category

Here are more in our DVD Library that we've watched
(you can see A through the beginning of G on my
September 13 post)




Monday, October 31, 2022

DVDs in the Gs

 DVDs in the Gs

I left off in the Gs in a previous post.
Just to reiterate, we are watching all our DVDs
alphabetically.

Here are a couple we've watched in the G category with
Robin Williams:



Greenhouse Crops

 Greenhouse Crops

The potatoes and tomatoes have a great start
in the greenhouse this season.




Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Watching all the DVDs Alphabetically

 Watching all the DVDs Alphabetically

We have been watching all our DVDs that we still own--
Beginning with A, this is what we've watched so far:
(tonight we watched "Going in Style")

About a Boy
About Time
Absence of Malice
Absolute Power
Across the Universe
Admission
Adopt a Highway
Adventures of Power
Affair to Remember
After Earth
African Queen
Age of Adaline
Akeelah and the Bee
Alienist
All is Lost
All of Me
All the President’s Men
Almost Famous
Aloha
Alpha
Always
Amadeus
America’s Sweethearts
American Graffiti
Andromeda Strain
Angels and Demons
Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ant-Man
Apollo 13
Argo
Arrival
Artificial Intelligence
Artist
As Good as it Gets
Avatar
Avengers
Awakenings
Back to the Future Trilogy
Backdraft
Beaches
Beatles
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Beauty and the Beast
Beetlejuice
Begin Again
Benjamin Button
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2nd Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Best in Show
Best of Enemies
Bicentennial Man
Big
Big Chill
Big Fish
Big Lebowski
Big Night
Big Short
Big Sick
Billy Elliot
Bird
Birdcage
Bird on a Wire
Birds
Bishop’s Wife
Black Beauty
Black Panther
Black Stallion
Blindside
Blob
Blues Brothers
Bombshell
Bone Collector
Book Thief
Bounty
Bourne Identity
Bourne Legacy
Bourne Supremacy
Bourne Ultimatum
Boys of Bonneville
Brave
Breakfast Club
Breaking Away
Bridge of Spies
Bridget Jones’ Diary
Bringing Up Baby
Brooklyn
Bucket List
Bullitt
Bumblebee
Burn After Reading
Burying the Past
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butler
Caddyshack
Call of the Wild
Call to Spy
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can’t You Hear the Wind Howl?
Carrier
Cars
Cars 2
Cars 3
Casablanca
Castaway
Catch a Thief
Catch Me If You Can
Cats
Causeway Coast
Chappie
Charade
Chariots of Fire
Chernobyl
Chicago
Chicken Run
Chihuly at Bellagio – Las Vegas
Chihuly Over Venice
Chocolat
Christmas Story
Christmas Vacation
Cincinnati Kid
Cider House Rules
Citizen Kane
City of Angels
City Slickers
Clear and Present Danger
Client
Clint Eastwood
Close Encounters–with Starman
Cloud Atlas
Cobbler
Coco
Color Purple
Collateral Beauty
Common Threads
Concert for George Harrison
Concussion
Confessions
Conspiracy Theory
Conviction
Contact
Contagion
Covered Wagon
Cowboys and Aliens
Crash
Crazy Rich Asians
Cross Creek
Dances with Wolves
Dangerous Minds
Dark Tower
Dark Waters
Dave
Da Vinci Code
Darkest Hour
Day After Tomorrow
Day the Earth Stood Still
Dead Again
Dead Poets Society
Death on the Nile
Dejavu
Descendants
Devil Wears Prada
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Live Free or Die Hard
Dirty Harry
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
DodgeBall
Dog’s Purpose
Dolittle
Double Indemnity
Double Jeopardy
Dr. Strangelove
Draft Day
Dragonheart
Dreamer
Driving Miss Daisy
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Eagle Huntress
Edward Scissorhands
Eighty-Four Charing Cross Road
Electric Horseman
Enchanted Wilderness Art in Stone
Enemy of the State
Eric Clapton and Friends in Concert
Erin Brockovich
M.C. Escher
Everest
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Fabulous Baker Boys
Face/Off
Fallout
Family Man
Fantastic Beasts
Fantastic Beasts Crimes of Grindelwald
Far Horizons
Fences
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Fiddler on the Roof
Field of Dreams
Fifty First Dates
Finding Forrester
Finding Nemo
Finest Hours
Fisher King
Flashdance
Flesh Eating Ghouls
For Love of the Game
Force of Nature
Ford and Ferrari
Forever Young
Forger
Forrest Gump
Forty Two
Four Weddings and a Funeral [and A Fish Called Wanda]
French Connection
French Kiss
Frequency
Frida
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fugitive
Galaxy Quest
Game Night
Get Low
Ghost
Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Ghostbusters–men
Ghostbusters–women
Ghostbusters–afterlife
Ghost Protocol
Gifted
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo–Swedish version
Girl Who Played with Fire–Swedish version part 2
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest–Swedish version part 3
Giver

Thursday, June 30, 2022

The House is Getting a Makeover

 The House is Getting a Makeover

We are staying with the same color scheme as we have had for several years, but the house needed a refresher.

The painters are busy covering windows and scraping paint.









Friday, April 1, 2022

Home of Truth

 Home of Truth

Get ready of an immersive theatre experience

Friday, April 29; Saturday, April 30;
Sunday, May 1
1328 Allen Park Drive, Salt Lake City, 84105
Tickets · $30

Home of Truth is an immersive, walk-through theatre experience in the style of Sleep No More inside Allen Park. Based on true events.

Story
In 1930’s america, Spiritualist leader Marie Ogden receives a ghostly message through her typewriter about an apocalyptic calamity. She convinces her followers to follow her to the Utah Desert to form the Home of Truth. A place where they will be protected. As Marie's promises pile up, she struggles to keep her following from coming undone.
Based on true events, Home of Truth is a play about the struggle between hope and truth and how both can be twisted and weaponized.

A Play Unlike Any Other in Utah
Home of Truth will be set in Allen Park , a ghost town open to the public in Sugar House, Utah. Audiences will walk through this unique setting and experience the drama taking place in the Home of Truth collective. Scenes in each act occur simultaneously and it is up to you to decide how you'd like to explore the story. You may choose to see the story of the charismatic cult leader, the true believer, or the apostate who is trying to bring it all crashing down. Aside from theatrical scenes, the audience can find secrets in Allen Park such as historical documents from the real Home of Truth in San Juan County Utah, and discover the true events which transpired there.
There will be Dance Performances by Interdisciplinary Arts Collective, Improvisational comedy, and other multimodal arts all contributing to the story. You may want to come to multiple showtimes and experience the story in new ways each time.
The Cast:
From Playwright RJ Walker
Directed by Patrick Smith
Assistant Director: Will Greer

Marie Ogden played by Heather Greer
Edith Peshack played by Comet Higley
William Monroe played by Bradley Duhon

Sheriff played by Gabe Heffernan
Sam played by Holland Hanks
Danielle played by Nan Weber
Azriel played by Tami Noble
Ensemble: Jennifer Haycock

Dance performances from the Interdisciplinary Arts Collective

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. There are no restrooms in Allen Park, GO BEFORE THE SHOW
2. This is a Walk-Through experience. It is handicap accessible, but please keep in mind that ambulating is part of the show. Mobility devices such as scooters are encouraged for those who cannot stand or walk for up to 1 hour.
3. PARKING
There is no parking at Allen Park. The nearest public parking is a short walk down 1300 East. We ask that you DO NOT PARK on the neighborhood streets as they are reserved for residents of the neighborhood.

Please consider the following options for getting to Allen Park
-There is a bus stop right in front of the park https://goo.gl/maps/7skodtmV2xjnsTUt7
- There will be free bicycle parking at Allen Park.
- Students of Westminster College can park at Westminster
- It is a 7 minute walk from the 2100 South CVS https://goo.gl/maps/U5nS3LndtzrRa5426
- It is an 11 minute walk from Sugar House Park to Allen Park

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

2022 Tucson Festival of Books

 2022 Tucson Festival of Books

Once again I'm traveling to Tucson, Arizona to
attend the Tucson Festival of Books.
March 12 and 13

I love to share (and sell of course) my books
with like minded folks.

Biography is my game.
I will be in exhibitor booth number 434

Paul Boruff will be assisting my by
singing some tunes of Yellowstone Chip.
He will also be on the Canyon Stage
Sunday, March 13, at 3:00 pm.




Here's a link to the Festival page:
https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/

There is a mobile app that will help you get around
the festival for both iphones and androids.