Here's a gallery of some of my personal favorites of all the photos I took in 2023. I start out each year by archiving my previous year's photos onto a removable hard drive, mainly to keep my Photos app on my MacBook clear and clean, but also because I'm "that way," a little bit OCD... Continue Reading →
No, I'm not Tiny Tim, but I do want to wish all my followers and those who have just stumbled upon me a very Merry Christmas and the best of everything for 2024. 2023 was an interesting year for me, both good and bad, but I'm grateful for all of you who have decided to... Continue Reading →
Here's the final part of my UK Photo Diary, focusing on Christmas decorations in and around London that I found during my trip in November 2023. To be honest, this was a part of my trip I was looking forward to: Going around—especially in the evening—and scoping out some of London's best decorations, but to... Continue Reading →
Here's the second half of my November 2023 trip to London, covering Thursday, November 16 through Sunday, November 19, the day I climbed onto that big metal bird adorned with the red and blue of the British flag on the outside and took an 11-hour journey back to San Diego. Click on the images below... Continue Reading →
Sunday, November 12th had me up early in Harrogate to make my last visit to the Majestic's spectacular free breakfast. I was hopping the direct LNER train from Harrogate to London at 11:15 AM. It was Remembrance Day in the UK, their equivalent to our Veterans' Day, but they treat it much more solemnly than... Continue Reading →
From November 8-19, I took a very relaxed trip to the United Kingdom. My agenda—such as it was—was very small: Go to Harrogate for Thought Bubble, the Yorkshire Comic Art Festival, and then spend a week in London, exploring bookstores and visiting favorite haunts. I was successful on both points, but ... I had a... Continue Reading →
I love this naturally blue-tinged photo from the Southbank side of the Thames River in London, looking across the expanse of the Millennium Bridge to St. Paul's Cathedral. I love this area of London and always stay there, near the Tate Modern, when I visit. If you enjoyed this post, please leave a like or... Continue Reading →
Oh, to live in London and just walk around and explore bookstores one day of each week. That would be a definite nirvana for me. Taken in 2019, I believe, on Charing Cross Road. If you enjoyed this post, please leave a like or a comment and follow me here and on Instagram@gg92118!
Hey, all I know is, I saw the bridge, Big Ben, and the bird and just started snapping photos. This is one of my all-time favorite pics from any trip, anywhere, that I've ever taken. God, I love London. If you enjoyed this post, please leave a like or a comment and follow me here... Continue Reading →
My favorite spot to be when the leaves fall in autumn is Central Park in New York City. I haven't been there since 2021, and to be honest, the last few fall trips I made back there had lousy timing, at least foliage viewing wise. Here's a shot from years ago that makes me wistful... Continue Reading →
Apologies for the sophomoric title, but it's true ... I really do wish I had that rack. It's from the San Francisco bookstore, Kayo Books, which specializes in old pop culture books and magazines, including comics, and art. It must have been something given out by a distributor, back in the day (as they say),... Continue Reading →
I think of this as my Edward Hopper "Nighthawks" photo: A quiet moment captured at night near a window. This is the Waterstone's bookstore in Leeds, UK, and I just happened upon this conversation and snapped it. I don't know what they were talking about, I don't know if it was good or bad or... Continue Reading →
I used to love visiting New York City and roaming around at night, taking photos. Here's Grand Central Station at night with the Chrysler Building to its right and the Park Avenue bridge in the foreground. I sometimes have a mental hunger pang for that city, and then I realize that I may never see... Continue Reading →
Snapshot is an irregularly-scheduled series featuring reminiscences of places and experiences in my life. To read all my Snapshot posts, please click here. Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! All Playbill™ images are from my original copies. I visited New York City almost every year for 50... Continue Reading →
Occasionally, when you're sitting in traffic in the middle of Los Angeles, you see sights like this and it's really not so bad ... you know? If you enjoyed this post, please leave a like or a comment and follow me here and on Instagram@gg92118!
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