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Archive for April 2008

April 9th, 2008

Lord of the Flies

We all know teenagers can be cruel to each other. Self doubt, the need for group acceptance, the desire to be popular, to lead or quietly blend into the background, all play a role in the maturing process on the road to self-awareness.
In William Golding’s classic 1954 tale of human nature and the lust [...]

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April 8th, 2008

There’s Always Room for….an 80s Flashback

I’m not even sure I want to write about this event….
So before I get accused of being sexist, a pig, or promoting the objectification of women, let me just say one thing….it’s for charity!!!!
Thursday evening, just a couple miles from the seat of American government and the halls of power that brought the world the [...]

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April 8th, 2008

Hairspray - April 15-20

The story of big hair and winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Hairspray, is coming to Washington, DC. It’s the 1962 story of curvy Baltimore teen Tracy, a teen girl with big dreams and even bigger hair.
She daydreams all day at school about becoming a dancer on her favorite after-school teen dance [...]

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April 7th, 2008

Photo of the Week - The Washington Monument

How can you not enjoy strolling the National Mall in Washington, DC DC, on a sunny day when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom?

Image - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
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April 7th, 2008

It’s the Annual Cherry Blossom Parade

Along with the annual explosion of flowers and color during the blooming of the cherry trees around the National Mall, comes the annual National Cherry Blossom Parade down Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC.
Join the Cherry Blossom Queens (both from the U.S. and Japan) as they lead the annual National Cherry Blossom Parade, complete with marching [...]

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April 6th, 2008

Janeane Garofalo at the Drafthouse

Comedian, turned Saturday Night Live cast member, turned actress, turned political activist, turned liberal radio talk show host of the daily Air America Radio’ program The Majority Report, turned former radio host due to AAR’s now Chapter 11 status, Janeane Garofalo, will be in town for some stand-up and one can assume, a bit of [...]

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April 6th, 2008

Dreams at the Hirshhorn

One of the current exhibits at the The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC, The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image - Part I: Dreams, is a very unique collection of moving-image and cinematic artworks.
Ranging from somewhat predictable Andy Warhol-like black & white still-life movies with not much happening, to some very [...]

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April 5th, 2008

Photo of the Week

Another sign of Spring.

Images - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
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April 5th, 2008

My Favorite Guys…Five Guys

When I get a hankering for a good burger, there’s only one place I go. Five Guys Burgers & Fries. With dozens of locations around the Washington, DC metro area, you’re never far from a Five Guys. 
Their simple burgers are served on a classic hamburger bun, baked in Five Guy’s own bakery. Besides [...]

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April 4th, 2008

Woman on-the-Street Interview

Late Wednesday morning, I witnessed a local television reporter conducting on-the-street interviews of people visiting the cherry blossoms near the Washington Monument. 
The moment the interview started, the tourist visiting from Italy, turned her own video camera on herself. When the reported ask why she was recording her own interview, she commented, “for the [...]

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