Some of you may know I spent a chunk of last season at San Francisco Opera. This video shows a day on stage in a changeover from Norma to Susannah- The changeover takes around 5 hours to complete and the cooperation of a small army of people and mountains of paperwork. Quite an amazing feat that still is fascinating to me even after having spent months doing it. www.sfopera.com #opera #sanfrancisco #design #inspiration #setdesign #costumedesign #lightingdesign #lighting #plan

If you've known me for a while, you know I enjoy motorcycling. Or rather, I have enjoyed motorcycling in years past. When I moved to the city almost 3 years ago now (yeesh time flies) I sold off most of my worldly possessions- car, furniture, television. What didn't fit into a couple of suitcases, I put into boxes and stored- except the largest, my motorcycle. I did not sell my 2002 Honda Shadow Sabre 1100, I stored it at my father's house in Florida with the hope that he cou

So as always, I'm in the midst of a stack of books, I purchased a couple last week. More specifically, I purchased one book, and one audiobook. I find myself in general reading mostly non-fiction, but this time have a little of everything. Currently, depending on the medium, I am reading: iPad - Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaccson -- So far so good, he's an interesting guy, and has revolutionized our lives. The biggest takeaways in general are that more is not better, better is be

I have mentioned this to people before and it struck me as one of those theatrical experiences that really, could only happen in New York (at least in the US). Well maybe not only, but is it likely anywhere else? --A friend hands you a pocket watch with a phone number, date, and time but offers little to no explanation beyond that. After weaving through staircases and abandoned buildings you are led to a ladder that goes into an old water tower, inside is, well i'll let the N

By now, you've no doubt heard at least parts of one of the hit albums of the summer, Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories.' Nile Rodgers the guitarist on the album, for those that don't know is one of the greats involved in the creation of this record. Amongst my own circle of friends, I have heard many mixed reviews of the album and I'll admit it was a bit of time before I came to love it myself. This video and it's accompanying series is one of the reasons. Mr. Rodgers, whil