Don’t know who did it or why but found the picture on Flickr (while searching for “Picasso” - go figure). Video here.

We don’t have snow here so people have to cover the yard with something, or, EVERYTHING.

This Sunday, celebrate my birthday in sasquatch style at the Bigfoot Lodge starting at 8 p.m..
Join the gang anytime after 8, I’ll be there ’till at least midnight - It’s all very casual - come introduce yourself!
Try the famous flaming “Toasted Marshmallow” - it’s a bonfire, dessert, and drink all in one!
The lodge doesn’t have food, but I’ll make sure we have some lovely nibbles. Hope to see you!

The Bigfoot Lodge a block east of the 5 (the Glendale side), on south side of Los Feliz Blvd.

If you insist on gift giving and need ideas, here’s my Amazon wish list.
But really, your crooked, inebriated smile is all I need for a good birthday.

It’s one of the best things I saw in Vegas. It’s designed in-house under the direction of Audra Danzak, lighting design by Daivd Hersey, and scenic elements designed by Stephen Stefanou. The display is changed five times a year (but constantly refreshed) and takes about a week to change out.

Holiday show: Dec. 1
Chinese New Year: Jan. 12
Spring celebration: March 15
Summer garden party: May 17
Harvest show: Sept. 13

He’s part of the nightly shows at the “Lake of Dreams” inside the resort and the highlight of my Vegas trip (as was the entire Wynn resort). The shows have an oddness to them that makes me think the designer was French but I can’t find any info on who the deserves the creative credit. [I shot the picture below but not the videos.]

One of six shows happens every hour and half-hour. The large “screen” is a waterfall when the show isn’t happening, and the lake is filled with bubbles during the show so the submerged LED units have something to bounce light off of. Here’s another show with a bullfighting theme:

Derogatory representations of native peoples always look better when fluorescents are used.

An aside:

One time while talking to an airline phone operator I mentioned I was flying back to Fargo to visit my family.

“Do they live on a reservation?”

“Excuse me?” I said.

“Well you’re from North Dakota, and ‘Jorgensen,’ that’s Native American right?”

“Ah, no. It’s Norwegian. Very Norwegian.”

It’s fiberglass, and around $4,500. I found it at T. L. Gurley Antiques in Pasadena. I have no idea what films it appeared in.

And I would buy more of them on ebay if they weren’t so much. For now I just collect the pictures.

It’s possibly the best thing they’re ever stocked. They’re selling out everywhere. (They don’t seem to have them online.) They also have a  nice skull/crescent-moon hanging decoration for $15 (available online).  Store locations

He is here, with more here.