CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

September 18, 2008

HOMES FOR SALE 1

HAWAII EXISTS IN LA! NEW INVENTORY. 11 HOMES AVAIL. Terrific Opportunity! PCH/Sunset. Up to 1,600 Sq. Ft. $179,000-1.1 million. Some completely remodeled, many upgrades. Ocean views, wood floors, new kitchens, sun deck, rec center w/ pool/spa/gym. Steps from the sand. Condo alternative. Agent, Michelle Bolotin, (310) 230-2438

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

EL MEDIO BLUFFS 3 bdrm, 2 ba, Cape Cod. Corner lot, charming. 1/2 blk walk to bluffs. $6,000/mo. Call Elizabeth, (310) 293-8999

2 BD, 1 BA, LARGE den, breakfast nook, dining room, hardwood and tile floors. 2 fpls, AC. Paid gardener. Available 9/20. Beautiful garden. $3,900/mo. (310) 454-9840

ONE LEVEL SINGLE family home, Palisades Highlands. Remodeled 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Nice private backyard, large community pool, tennis courts, etc. Call Judy, (310) 994-9289, (310) 454-0696

PARADISE! QUEEN’S NECKLACE ocean view. 4 bd, 3 bath+family room+den, 2 fireplaces, high beams, hardwood fl, new carpeting, granite, new appliances, lg spa, balcony, quiet cul-de-sac, avail 10/1. $6,500/mo. Adam, (310) 624-3443

2 BR, 1 BA, DEN, breakfast nook and dining room, hardwood floors, fireplace. Walk to stores, no dogs. Gardener included. $3,800/mo. (310) 455-3111

HUNTINGTON: 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom; 2 family rooms; granite kitchen; lap pool, spa; large brick patio, 2 fireplaces. $11,000/mo. Owner, (310) 454-8632

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

PALISADES 1 BDRM apt, refrigerator, gas stove, clean, upper, near village, one year lease, covered parking with storage, laundry. No pets. Non-smoker. $1,285/mo. (310) 477-6767

A RARE FIND: THIS IS A TRUE JEWEL IN PRIME SANTA MONICA LOCATION. This unique property has only four units, each one distinctively beautiful. This charming one bedroom has the feel of an East Coast Hamptons cottage. Perfect for those who love their gardens and desire privacy. There are two large fenced and gated patios. The front with its own intercom, the rear patio has French doors that open from the dining room as well as a retractable awning. The interior is just as special as the exterior. Peg and grooved hardwood floors, gas fireplace, beam ceilings, French doors and windows and shutters throughout. W/D, encl garage, no pets. $2,250/mo. (310) 826-7960

HOLYOKE BLUFFS: Newly redone large studio. Top-of-line full kitchen w/ granite & stainless appls. Full bath. Design décor. Charming patio, separate entrance. Tranquil location. Laundry facilities, utilities, HD cable included. Unique setting for right person. Refs. 6 mo. Lease. $1,890/mo. w/ dep. (310) 454-3806

CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

GEM IN THE PALISADES, 2 bdrm, 2½ ba, townhouse, hdwd, tile, carpet. Large roof deck, own laundry room, W/D, dishwasher. Additional storage. Parking. $3,500/mo. (310) 392-1757

CONDO, LUXURY FURNISHED, 1,700 sq ft, 2+2, family, dining, living rooms. Three fireplaces, security, spa, on Sunset next to Gelson’s. (310) 871-4699

AWESOME VILLAGE CONDO. 2 bdrm, 2 ba. New kitchen w/ all appliances, granite counters, W/D, high ceilings, spacious, open, quiet, private. Avail. Nov. 1. $3,400/mo. Call Pat, agent, (310) 454-1851

2 BDRM, 2 BATH CONDO in the Palisades Village. Short term up to 6 months lease. Call (310) 890-2961

ROOMS FOR RENT 3

SUITE IN HOUSE. Separate entrance. Peaceful Highlands setting. Microwave, refrigerator, bathroom, shower. Student preferred. Refs. (310) 459-5046

WANTED TO RENT 3b

LOCAL EMPLOYED male seeks guesthouse. Quiet, local references. Non-smoker, no pets. Call Palisadian-Post, (310) 454-1321

WANTED: GARAGE TO RENT. (480) 323-0496

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

MEDICAL SPACE AVAILABLE in Pacific Palisades. Great location, Palisades Village. 1,200 sq ft. Newly renovated boutique building w/ pharmacy. 910 Via de la Paz. Avail now. Call Vicki, (310) 475-6400

PROFESSIONAL BUILDING in Pacific Palisades village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available, newly painted, brand new pergo floors, 1,050 square feet conveniently located in the village. Please call (310) 230-6712 x105 for more details.

COZY WRITER OR ENTREPRENEUR SPACE in historic commercial building. $900/mo. Negotiable. Palisades address. Share possible. (323) 388-7207

LARGE, CHEERFUL fully-furnished office overlooking Sunset Blvd. in heart of Village. $550/month. Call Jim, (310) 459-2757

VACATION RENTALS 3e

EXPERIENCE CHRISTMAS SEASON at the St. Regis Residence Club in NYC. Lux 1 or 2 bdrm suite with butler service. Available Dec. 5-12. 40% discount to hotel rate. Call (310) 456-6972. More info: www.stregisresidenceclub.com

LOST & FOUND 6a

FOUND: AMERICAN FLAG EARRING, found in front of the Palisadian-Post newspaper office on Wednesday, 9/10. 839 Via de la Paz. Call (310) 454-1321

BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b

BOOKKEEPER BY THE HOUR • Need help with getting your books in order? Help is near! Call Joanie, (310) 486-1055

COMPUTER SERVICES 7c

MARIE’S MAC & PC OUTCALL • I CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE WITH: • Consultation on best hard/software for your needs • Setting up & configuring your system & applications • Teaching you how to use your Mac or PC • Upgrades: Mac OS & Windows • Internet: DSL, Wireless, E-mail, Remote Access • Key Applications: MS Office, Filemaker, Quicken • Contact Managers, Networking, File Sharing, Data backup • Palm, Visor, Digital Camera, Scanner, CD Burning • FRIENDLY & PROFESSIONAL — BEST RATES • (310) 262-5652

YOUR OWN TECH GURU * SET-UP, TUTORING, REPAIR, INTERNET. Problem-Free Computing, Guaranteed. Satisfying Clients Since 1992. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! COMPUTER WORKS! Alan Perla (310) 455-2000

THE DETECHTIVES™. PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE MAC SPECIALISTS. PATIENT, FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE • WE COVER ALL THINGS MAC • Consulting • Installation • Training and Repair for Beginners to Advanced Users • Data recovery • Networks • Wireless Internet & more • (310) 838-2254 • William Moorefield • www.thedetechtives.com

WEB SITES AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. Development for business. Photo editing, holiday cards. Contact Maggie, (310) 985-0959 or Maggie@maggiesweb.com

GARAGE, ESTATE SALE SERVICES 7f

PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? an estate sale? a moving sale? a yard sale? Call it what you like. But call us to do it for you. We do the work. Start to finish. • BARBARA DAWSON • Garage Sale Specialist • (310) 454-0359 • bmdawson@verizon.net • www.bmdawson.com • Furniture • Antiques • Collectibles • Junque • Reliable professionals • Local References

SOLAR/WIND ENERGY 7l

ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING SOLAR • GO SOLAR • TAX INCENTIVES! Design & engineering solar/wind systems • Huge rebates • Financing available • Local Palisades contractor • Lic. #912279 • Call for free consultation: (877) 898-1948

DAYCARE CENTERS 8

PALISADES LEARN AND PLAY. Creative & nurturing Pre-K program. Crafts, music & educational curriculum. Openings for fall, F/T or P/T. (310) 459-0920

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

MY WONDERFUL SPECIAL NANNY looking for F/T job M-F. 23 years experience with newborns. Legal, drives, speaks English. Excellent Palisades ref’s. Call Rosa, (818) 620-7507

CONNEE: HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER, M-F, full time. Car owner. Very good local references. Good English. (323) 898-7056

DOMESTIC AGENCIES 9

VIP NANNY AGENCY • “Providing very important people with the very best nanny.” • Baby Nurses • Birthing Coaches • Housekeepers. (818) 907-1017, (310) 614-3646

HOUSEKEEPERS 9a

“PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.” We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in housekeeping for the best price. Good references. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER/ELDER CARE, day or night, available Monday-Sunday. Own transportation, excellent ref’s. Call Maria, (310) 948-9637

HOUSECLEANING. Alicia available Thursday or Monday. Cleaning supplies furnished. Call (310) 367-3214

HOUSEKEEPING HOME/APTS. Professional service. Washing, cleaning, no ironing. Pets not a problem. Service 7 days, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call Lorena & Luz, (213) 568-2349, (323) 331-5150, (323) 272-8745

HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. Very good references. Pets not a problem. Legal worker. Please call Virginia at (323) 766-7527 or (213) 385-9232

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Monday thru Sunday. Good references. Live-in or out. Own transportation. Honest and responsible. Please call Veronica, (310) 397-4618

HONEST WESTSIDE English-speaking housekeeper with glowing local references. Available Tuesday & Thursday. Third day negotiable. Pet & child friendly. Call Julia, (310) 828-8842

HOUSECLEANING WITH 14 YEARS of experience. Very good references. Own car. You can call me anytime. Rosa, (310) 806-2615

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Many years experience. Very reliable. Refs. Call Gloria, (323) 571-8299

HOUSECLEANING/BABYSITTER: Available Monday-Friday. Excellent references. Speaks English. Own car. Experienced, hard worker, honest and reliable. Call Maria, (323) 357-4485

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Mon, Wed, Thurs. Very good local refs. Own car. Clean DMV. CDL. Call Susana, (323) 933-6423 or (310) 409-9433

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE every other Tuesday. Own transportation. California driver’s license. Good Palisades references. Call Maria, (323) 938-8108

HOUSECLEANING ONLY. Many years experience. Good local references. Call Imelda, (323) 345-8902 or Carolina, (818) 941-9768

WONDERFUL HOUSECLEANER available Mon., Tues., Wed. and Fri. Experienced. Great references. Call Maria, (213) 514-2775

ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a

GOOD COMPANY Senior Care. A premiere private duty home care agency Provides in-home care and companionship to help people remain independent and happy at home. If you are a caring individual who would like to join our team, please call (323) 932-8700. joni@goodcoseniorcare.com

HONEST PERSON looking for work. Elder care, housekeeper or babysitter. Monday thru Friday. Drivers license. Legal. Good references. Call Mirna, (213) 377-1274, Mon.-Sun., 9 a.m.-anytime.

GARDENING, LANDSCAPING 11

PALISADES GARDENING • Full Gardening Service • Sprinkler Install • Tree Trim • Sodding/Seeding • Sprays, non-toxic • FREE 10” Flats, Pansies, Snap, Impatiens. (310) 568-0989

WATERFALLS & POND CONSTRUCTION: Water gardening. Japanese Koi fish. Filtration pond service, repair & maintenance. Free estimates. (310) 435-3843, cell (310) 390-1276. www.TheKingKoi.com

JEFF MAYER LANDSCAPE DESIGN. Custom residential landscaping, irrigation, lighting, maintenance. C-27#853041. Certified Arborist #WE-5991A. Phone (951) 236-9891

BUDGET SPRINKLERS and LANDSCAPING. Installations, upgrading & sod. Repairs, wood fencing. Free est. (310) 398-8512. St. lic. #768354. Free houseplant w/ every estimate. “You call, we haul”

MOVING & HAULING 11b

ALEXANDER DEMOLITION AND HAULING. Haul debris, concrete, dirt, trash. Apts, yard, garage. Residential and commercial. Lic. #911117. Free estimates. (310) 538-4774

HONEST MAN SERVICES. All jobs, big or small. Hauls it all. 14 foot truck. 20th year Westside. Delivery to 48 states. (310) 285-8688

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 12c

NEIGHBORHOOD THERAPIST: Caring, patient & local Palisades Psychotherapist available for help and insight into issues relating to your personal and interpersonal life. To make an appointment with Dr. Aunene Finger, Board Certified MFT, please call (310) 454-0855. www.neighborhoodtherapist.com. Lic. #37780

WINDOW WASHING 13h

EXPERT WINDOW CLEANER • Experienced 21 yrs on Westside. Clean & detailed. Can also clean screens, mirrors, skylights & scrape paint off glass. Free estimates. Brian, (310) 289-5279

THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Extremely detailed interior/ exterior glass & screen cleaning. Specializing in high ladder work. 10% new customer discount & next day service available. Owner operated. Free estimates. Licensed & bonded. (310) 926-7626

HAVING A PARTY? SELLING some real estate, or just want to do some spring cleaning? Get those WINDOWS SHINING by calling No Streak Window cleaning, where we offer fast friendly quality service you can count on! For a free estimate, Call Marcus, (323) 632-7207. Lic. #122194-49, insured

PERSONAL SERVICES 14f

DRIVER/ASSISTANT. 18 years experience. Appointments, school, errands, marketing, doctor appointments. Computers, organizing, bills, pets, children. $20/hr. Resume/references avail. (310) 230-6877

GREAT ORGANIZER! Declutter your home, office, closet, etc. Errands, bill paying, etc. No project too large or too small. Local references! Please call “T”, (310) 488-9575

HOUSEKEEPER, CERTIFIED ORGANIZER. Will clean your home sparkling clean and organized. Pet friendly. Will cook, do errands. Excellent refs. (310) 866-0940

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

HAPPY PET • Dog Walking • Park Outings • Socialization • Insured. Connie, (310) 230-3829

PERSONAL TOUCH. DOG WALKING/sitting service. Cats included. Pali resident over 25 yrs. Very reliable. Refs available. If you want special care for your pet, please call me. Jacqui, (310) 454-0104, cell (310) 691-9893

DOG WALKER WANTED immediately to walk an adorable Yorkie and a very sweet and smart Aussie. Tuesday through Friday afternoons, 4:30 p.m. for 1 hour in the Castellammare area of Palisades. $15 per walk. Please email Lcwork@mac.com for an interview.

FITNESS INSTRUCTION 15a

HAVE FUN! GET FIT! NORDIC WALKING CLASSES. Certified Advanced Nordic walking instructor, Palisades resident teaches private/group classes in the Palisades. Weekends. (310) 266-4651

TUTORS 15e

Start School With The Right Backup. In-home private tutoring K-12. 30+ years teaching/ tutoring exper. Math, reading, grammar, essay writing & study skills. Former special ed teacher. Call Gail, (310) 313-2530

SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR. All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614

MS. SCIENCE TUTOR. Ph.D., Experienced, Palisades resident. Tutor All Ages In Your Home. Marie, (310) 888-7145

PROFESSIONAL TUTOR. Stanford graduate (BA and MA, Class of 2000). Available for all subjects and test prep (SAT & ISEE). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134

CLEARLY MATH & MORE! Specializing in math & now offering chemistry & physics! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Math anxiety. Call Jamie, (310) 459-4722

EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR • All grade levels • Grammar • Conversational • SAT/AP • Children, adults • Great references. Noelle, (310) 273-3593, (310) 980-6071

CREDENTIALED WORKING TEACHER, 30 years experience, Harvard education, master’s degree. Tutor in your home. Reading, writing, English, history. K-12. Reasonable rates. Call Robert, (310) 573-4163

EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER/CONSULTANT. Change performance. Increase skills. Improve grades K-8. Call Alexis, (818) 383-5404

PERSONALIZED SPANISH TUTORING! South American teacher w/ university degree. All ages & levels. Learn, improve, get confident for studies & traveling. Experienced w/ children. (310) 741-8422

MUSIC LESSONS & INSTRUCTION 15h

PIANO LESSONS IN YOUR HOME! Children • Adults. Patient, experienced teacher. California Teaching Credential. UCLA Graduate. Call (310) 453-1064

FIND YOUR VOICE! Singing & performances. Coaching all ages. • Talent shows • School plays • Demos • Singing • Songwriting • Recording • Laurie, (310) 579-5668, soundeyes@aol.com. Native Palisadian.

CARPENTRY 16a

FINE WOODWORKING. Carpentry of any kind: decks, gates, doors, bathrooms, kitchen, cabinets. CSL #822541. No project too small. References available. Call Ed at (310) 213-3101

CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c

MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 36 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. Custom masonry & concrete, stamped, driveways, pools, decks, patios, foundations, fireplace, drainage control, custom stone, block & brick, tile. Excellent local references. Lic. #309844. Bonded/insured/workmen’s comp. Family owned & operated. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 • www.horusicky.com

CONSTRUCTION 16d

ALAN PINE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR • New homes • Remodeling • Additions • Kitchen & bath planning/architectural services • Insured • Local refs. Lic. #469435. (800) 800-0744 or (818) 203-8881

DOORS 16f

“DOOR WORKS” • Residential and commercial, door repairs, replacements. Handicap services, weatherstripping. Free est. Premium service. Lic. #917844. (310) 598-0467, (818) 346-7900

ELECTRICAL 16h

PALISADES ELECTRIC. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437 Insured Professional Service

ELECTRICIAN HANDYMAN. Local service only. Lic. #775688. Please call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286

ELECTRICAL WORK. Call Dennis! 26 yrs experience, 24 hours, 7 day service. Lic. #728200. (310) 821-4248

FENCES, DECKS 16j

THE FENCE MAN • 14 years quality workmanship • Wood fences • Decks • Gates • Chainlink & overhang • Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996

INDEPENDENT SERVICE CARLOS FENCE: Wood & Picket Fences • Chain Link • Iron & Gates • Deck & Patio Covers. Ask for Carlos, (310) 677-2737 or fax (310) 677-8650. Non-lic.

DECK REPAIR, SEALING & STAINING. Local resident, local clientele. 1 day service. Marty, (310) 459-2692

FLOOR CARE 16m

GREG GARBER’S HARDWOOD FLOORS SINCE 1979. Install, refinish. Fully insured. Local references (310) 230-4597 Lic. #455608

CENTURY HARDWOOD FLOOR • Refinishing, Installation, Repairs. Lic. #813778. www.centurycustomhardwoodfloorinc.com • centuryfloor@sbcglobal.net • (800) 608-6007 • (310) 276-6407

GOLDEN HARDWOOD FLOORS. Professional Installation and refinishing. National Wood Flooring Association member. License #732286. Plenty of local references. (877) 622-2200 • www.goldenhardwoodfloors.com

JEFF HRONEK, 39 YRS. RESIDENT • HARDWOOD FLOORS INC. • Sanding & Refinishing • Installations • Pre-finished • Unfinished • Lic. #608606. Bonded, Insured, Workers Comp. www.hronekhardwoodfloors.com (310) 475-1414

HANDYMAN 16o

HANDYMAN • HOOSHMAN • Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Lic. #560299. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, 24 Hr.

LABOR OF LOVE carpentry, plumbing, tile, plaster, doors, windows, fencing & those special challenges. Work guaranteed. License #B767950. Ken at (310) 487-6464

LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL CLIENTELE. Make a list, call me. I specialize in repairing, replacing all those little nuisances. Not licensed; fully insured; always on time. 1 Call, 1 Guy: Marty, (310) 459-2692

GREENHOUSE Handyman & Home Maintenance. Major & Minor Home Repairs/Installations. Green Home Improvements & Retrofits. Termite/Moisture Damage Specialist. (800) 804-8810

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16p

SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686

PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16r

PAUL HORST • Interior & Exterior PAINTING • 54 YEARS OF SERVICE • Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 • (310) 454-4630 • Bonded & Insured

TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Refs. Lic. #715099

SQUIRE PAINTING CO. Interior and Exterior. License #405049. 25 years. Local Service. (310) 454-8266. www.squirepainting.com

ZARKO PRTINA PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. 35 years in service. License #637882. Call (310) 454-6604

A PACIFIC PAINTING. Residential, commercial, industrial. Interior/exterior. Drywall, plaster, stucco repair, pressure washing. Free estimates. Bonded & insured. Lic. #908913. “Since 1979.” (310) 954-7170

REMODELING 16v

KANAN CONSTRUCTION • References. BONDED • INSURED • St. Lic. #554451 • DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN

LABOR OF LOVE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. Kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, tile, doors, windows, decks, etc. Work guar. Ken Bass, General Contractor. Lic. #B767950. (310) 487-6464

COMPLETE CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION • New/Spec Homes • Kit+bath remodeling • Additions • Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Michael Hoff Construction today, (424) 202-8619

HELP WANTED 17

DRIVERS: TEAMS EARN TOP DOLLAR plus great benefits. Solo drivers also needed for Western Regional. Werner Enterprises, (800) 346-2818 x123

ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY. Create a realistic 5 figure income/mo. Opportunity and products with no rival. (800) 439-1193

NANNY TO WORK full days Sat./Sun. or Sun./Mon. in a long-term position with a loving family, must speak English, drive and have experience and references, please leave message. (310) 994-7155

MAINTENANCE TEAM WANTED. Salary and living quarters. Please call (310) 454-2515 or (310) 633-0461 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

SUNRISE OF PACIFIC PALISADES. Part time care managers wanted. (310) 573-9545

AUTOS 18b

1999 FORD F250 Super Duty V10 Supercab Longbed, black w/ lumber rack & Weatherguard tool box. Great work truck! $6,500 OBO. (310) 576-0622

1999 BMW 323i. Black, sunroof, 4-door. Original owners, low mileage. Excellent condition. $8,800. Contact Diana, (310) 454-7415

FURNITURE 18c

QUEEN MATTRESS SET, $195. Dinette set, $195, sofa sleeper $395, large screen TV stand, $185. Recliner, $275 OBO. Items never used! (310) 393-2338

KING-CAL MATTRESS. Extra-firm. Immaculate, lightly used. 1 year old. $199. (310) 459-4931

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

MOVING SALE. Sat., 9/20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 413 Swarthmore Ave. Household furnshgs, glassware, appliances, TVs, bookshelves, daybed, armoire, stove, Queen mattress set, rugs, patio heater. (310) 459-0765

BRENTWD. 50 YEARS! COLLECTIBLES/art objects/ knick-knacks/tchotchkes/figurines/glass/perfume bottles/ceramics/books/kitch, hsehold gds. etc. FRI.-SAT., Sep. 19-20; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 1470 Tigertail (Sunset/Kenter 2 miles up!). Photos/details: www.bmdawson.com

LARGE YARD SALE. Furniture, pictures, 8×10 Karastan rug, glassware, tapestry, books, accessories, etc. Sat.-Sun., Sept. 20-21. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 766 Almar Ave.

ESTATE SALE IN PALISADES VILLAGE. Furniture from: Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Z Gallerie. By appointment only: (310) 795-1899 or email: ecgarrity@yahoo.com

MULTI-FAMILY SALE. Chairs, bookshelf, clothes, shoes, purses, coffee table, tile, etc. Sat., 9/20. 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 753 Via de la Paz

MISCELLANEOUS 18g

25 CUBIC FOOT REFRIGERATOR, white Amana side-by-side with dispenser, $350. White GE 30” stove, $125. Oak desk, $175. Daybed, $125. 42” TV, $100. (310) 459-0765

WANTED TO BUY 19

WANTED: Old tube guitar amplifiers, working or not. ‘50s, ‘60s, etc. Tommy, (310) 895-5057 • profeti2001@yahoo.com

No Hollywood Ending

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September 17, 2008

Khalid Stevens breaks a tackle on his way to the second of his three touchdowns in Palisades' 28-6 victory over Hollywood on Friday. — Khalid Stevens breaks a tackle on his way to the second of his three touchdowns in Palisades’ 28-6 victory over Hollywood on Friday.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, *Staff Photographer*

As he walked off the field at Stadium by the Sea last Friday night, Conner Preston applied an ice pack to his right hand. But rest assured, he was feeling no pain. Winning has a way of turning grimaces into grins. Palisades’ sophomore quarterback celebrated his 16th birthday with 135 yards passing, and Khalid Stevens earned the game ball by rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns in the Dolphins’ 28-6 rout of Hollywood. “This is still a new offense but as the game went on I thought we really started clicking,” said Preston, who was serenaded with “Happy Birthday to You” by fans and teammates after the game. “I really haven’t had time to think about my birthday because I’ve been focused on the game all day. Now that we won I can enjoy it a little.” Preston accidentally banged his hand against a defender’s helmet in practice earlier in the week and suffered a hairline fracture to the right index finger of his throwing hand. No matter, the injury did little to deter him from doing what he does best–particularly in the third quarter when he spiraled a perfect pass to Loren Artis to give the Dolphins a 21-6 lead. It was an efficient night for Preston, who had one pass intercepted and two other scoring strikes to Joe Hyman–covering 70 yards and 28 yards, respectively–nullified by holding calls. Throw in a lost fumble by Stevens and 130 yards in penalties and, despite the resounding victory, there was plenty for Head Coach Kelly Loftus to harp on. “I’m pleased, but not satisfied,” Loftus said. “We kept shooting ourselves in the foot and we’re going to have to clean that up. We also need to work on our physical conditioning. We didn’t handle their quick offense very well and we need to get in and out of the huddles much faster.” Even Loftus had no complaints about Stevens, who took over the game in the second quarter with explosive power and sprinter’s speed. His first score–on a 23-yard run–put Palisades ahead 7-6 with 10:36 in the second quarter. His 37-yard burst just over two minutes later upped the Dolphins lead to eight points. His final foray into the end zone–from 17 yards away–brought the curtains down on the Sheiks. “I give all the credit to my offensive line–Bryce Williams and all those guys really stepped up,” said Stevens, who finished with 127 yards in only 11 carries. “It feels great to play here in front of our fans. The field gets a little slick at night but it’s fast–just the way I like it.” Stevens also praised the grit and poise displayed by his quarterback in just his second varsity start: “Conner did awesome. He took some lickings but kept on ticking. He made some great throws.” All three of Stevens’ scores were variations of the same play, a fake to the fullback designed to freeze the opposing linebacker. “We call it ‘lion’ on the left side and ‘ram’ on the right side,” Loftus said. “He scored twice on the right side and once on the left. That play was there all night.” Hollywood showed up ready to play and recovered an onside kick to start the game. Pali defensive tackle Juan Climaco rolled an ankle on the second play from scrimmage and did not play another down. The Sheiks marched 47 yards in 12 plays, scoring first on Steven De Guzman’s quarterback sneak. From then on, however, it was all Palisades. “What was I most happy about?” Loftus asked, scratching his head. “Probably the fact that our sophomore placekicker [Alex Anastasi] didn’t miss one and Bobby Powell getting 20 yards in about three carries. Also, [cornerback] Lawrence Villasenor getting two sacks as a sophomore. I’ve never seen that before.” Junior wide receiver Tyquion Ballard had two receptions while Stevens, Preon Morgan and Tanqueray Towns each added one for the Dolphins, who already have as many wins as they managed all of last season. “We only have one way to go,” Stevens said. “And that’s up.” Frosh/Soph Kevin Mann caught touchdown passes of 40 and 15 yards from freshman quarterback John Lemoine and Palisades raced to a 28-0 halftime lead on its way to a 40-6 victory. Willie Anderson opened the scoring with a 20-yard touchdown run and Lemoine added the two-point conversion. Anderson later scored on a 30-yard run to give the Dolphins a 21-0 lead. “This was a great start,” Palisades line coach Bill Jacobson said. “We got off on the right foot.” Solomon Israel scored on a 65-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and fellow sophomore Emmanuel Hester had four sacks and recovered a Hollywood fumble. Sophomore running back Kemonta Reed’s five-yard touchdown run closed out the scoring with 6:10 remaining in the game. “We missed a lot of stuff but overall I was pleased,” Rocky Montz said of his first game as Pali’s head coach. “The running backs were great and the defense didn’t give up one first down until they scored in the fourth quarter. Our punt team needs some work but we have a lot of depth.”

Pali Spikes San Pedro

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September 17, 2008

In its season opener last Thursday, the Palisades High girls’ varsity volleyball team swept San Pedro, 25-15, 25-23, 25-13. Senior outside hitter Laura Goldsmith served eight aces, libero Tait Johnson had three aces and 13 digs, middle blocker Kelsey Keil had four solo blocks and seven kills and setter Lauren Gustafson added six kills in the Dolphins’ victory. The following day, Palisades traveled to Lakewood for the first round of the Gahr tournament. In their first match, the Dolphins outlasted La Habra, 25-12, 25-22, 12-25, 23-25, 15-10. On Saturday, Palisades faced Lakewood’the same team that knocked the Dolphins out of the Division I state playoffs last fall. Once again, Lakewood prevailed in a sweep. In the afternoon, Pali fell to Warren in four games and on Monday the Dolphins lost to Lakewood St. Joseph. Pali ended against Long Beach Millikan in Cerritos on Wednesday (result unavailable at press time). Palisades’ girls varsity tennis team also got off to a fast start with intersectional victories over Malibu and Marymount. Jessie Corneli played No. 1 singles in the Dolphins’ 6-1 win over the Sharks last Tuesday in Malibu. On Friday, Palisades used a different lineup and edged Marymount, 4-3, at the Palisades Tennis Center. Playing No. 1 singles, senior Audrey Ashraf lost to the Sailors’ Alexandra Spring-Anderson while Anne Doyle lost a close match to Justine Mendez of Marymount at No. 2 singles. Corneli beat Colleen Benko at No. 3 singles and Pali’s Amy Goore downed Azlea Motamed at No. 4. In doubles, Marymount’s Alex Smith and Daniella Festa beat Pali’s Rose Schlaff and Perri Zaret, 8-6. However, Elizabeth Silvers and Ashley Navas defeated the Sailors’ tandem of Chloe Chen & Kelli Snyder, 9-7, at No. 2 and the Dolphins’ duo of Melina Loeher and Marina Sterngold upended Morgan Kasley and Misha Rafalowski 8-3 at No. 3.

PTC Juniors Keep Winning

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September 17, 2008

More than 40 Palisadians and Palisades Tennis Center players were among the 1,200 participants in one of the biggest tournaments in Southern California last week in Los Caballeros. In the boys’ 10-and-under division, Palisadian Ben Goldberg reached the quarterfinals, knocking off the #5 and #9 seeds along the way. Harry Cohen and Lucas Bellamy also had big wins in that age group. In the boys’ 14s, Cristobal Rivera had a great run, finally falling to top-seeded Nikko Madregallejo of Duarte, 7-6, 7-5. “Nikko is one of the top 10 or so kids in the country and Cristobal almost took him out,” PTC Head Pro Jon Neeter said. “No one works harder and it is really paying in spades.” Alex Giannini also played well losing to second-seeded Justin Agbayani, 6-4, 6-3, in the quarterfinals. PTC players Seth Stolar, Blake Anthony, Brandon Clarke and Joshua Kameel each won at least two matches and beat seeded players. This weekend, Palisadians Robbie Bellamy and Walker Kehrer will play in the Mike Agassi “No Quit” tournament in Las Vegas and many other local players have entered the 45th annual Matador tournament in Northridge, including Goldberg, Cohen, Rivera, Giannini, Brett Alchorn, Blake Anthony, Lucas and Roscoe Bellamy, Spencer Pekar, Cole Pilar, Thomas and Elizabeth Ryan, Jake and RJ Sands, Reid and Charlie Shumway, Connor Treacy, Jameson West, Mason Wojciechowski, Max Licona and Christian Gambale.

Nutrition Expert Shares Her Weight-Loss Strategy

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September 11, 2008

Certified nutritionist Karen Cohen helps Los Angeles mother Reyna Zack, holding baby Nili Zack, with a post-partum weight-loss plan. Cohen works out of Oasis Palisades in Marquez.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, *Staff Photographer*

Certified nutritionist Karen Cohen pulled out a photograph of herself as a chubby little girl with wispy curls. ‘People never believe me,’ the slender Cohen says, ‘but I used to be overweight.’ Cohen, 62, weighed 165 pounds when she was 12 years old. ‘I have had weight problems my whole life. I understand how difficult it is to lose weight and keep it off,’ says Cohen, who works with clients at Oasis Palisades, a health and wellness center at 16074 Bollinger Dr. in Pacific Palisades that also offers acupuncture and massage. As a child, a physician gave her diet pills causing her to lose 10 pounds in a summer, but she simply gained weight again. As a teenager, she recorded her calories and daily exercise. By doing so, she lost weight and kept it off. Cohen helps people change their lifestyle by teaching them about calories, serving sizes, healthy foods and more. She works with clients who have conditions such as cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, eating disorders, food allergies or digestive disorders. Cohen also helps pregnant women, new mothers and menopausal women develop an appropriate diet plan. ‘I’m a lifestyle coach,’ Cohen says. ‘The educator, the motivator, the supporter.’ Cohen meets with clients at the grocery store to help them analyze labels, or she comes to their homes to examine the contents of their cupboards and refrigerator. She suggests nutrition shakes, vitamins and supplements. ‘I work with individuals,’ she says. ‘I do everything custom to the person.’ Cohen, who has two grown children, Jill Lasky and Tracy Shabsis, and three grandchildren, decided to become a nutritionist after suffering from cancer for a third time. ‘I wanted to move into a career that was closer to my heart,’ she says. She had previously worked for Bank of America for 15 years, climbing the company’s ladder. She was manager of Bank of America in Pacific Palisades from 1991 to 1993 and her last position was in human resources for the Southern California region. In 2000, she was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time. She had breast cancer before in 1989 and uterine cancer in 1982. During treatment for her second breast cancer, she was prescribed medicine that caused her to gain weight, so she met with a nutritionist who simply handed her a list of items to eat. ‘I lacked the education to know why I had to eat these foods,’ she says. ‘I wanted to know why in order to make a lifestyle change.’ Cohen decided then that she wanted to help people understand how certain foods affect their health. ‘I educate and support everyone whom I work with.’ After enrolling in American Health Science University based in Aurora, Colorado, Cohen earned her degree in nutrition science in 2004. She trained with the American Heart Association, where she developed a nutritional program for children to address the increasing number of obese children nationwide. ‘Because of my own experience, I took this project on with great enthusiasm,’ Cohen says. ‘Growing up can be difficult in its own right, but when you add ridicule and rejection, childhood can be a nightmare. I believe that if we reach our children early on, we can help them develop behaviors that will protect them from cardiovascular diseases and other long-term physical and emotional threats to their health.’ Cohen also completed FirstLine Therapy Certification through the Metagenics Education Program and is an active member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. When Cohen meets with clients for the first time, she does a digital body analysis, which measures lean muscle, cell health, hydration level, body fat and the number of calories her clients burn at rest. From that information, she can figure out the appropriate calorie intake based on their body composition and physical activity level. She also inquires about medical history and goals before developing a customized diet and exercise plan. For those interested in losing weight, Cohen doesn’t suggest a ‘fad diet’ or cutting out certain foods to drop pounds quickly. A safe weight-loss plan is one to two pounds a week. New mothers who are breastfeeding should lose weight at a slower rate because they are providing nutrients for their baby. ‘People should be eating all the food groups (protein, fat and complex carbohydrates) to get the nutrients they need,’ Cohen says. ‘Study after study has shown that people who eat from all the food groups lose their weight and keep it off. Cutting back too many calories may lead to overeating once a goal is met.’ Cohen asks her clients to journal, so they can be honest about the foods they eat. ‘I always say fudging is worse than having a piece of fudge,’ she says, chuckling. She loves to hear that her clients experience an improvement in their health. ‘When people actually make a change, they start feeling better about themselves in every aspect of their lives. The most successful people are 100 percent committed,’ Cohen says. To make an appointment, e-mail learn2eatright@yahoo.com or call (310) 444-9755.

Tai Chi Offered at Park

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September 11, 2008

Matt Rand (far right) leads a tai chi class in the “old” gym at the Palisades Recreation Center.
Photo by Sue Pascoe, *Staff Writer*

During the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics, 2008 individuals performed tai chi in perfect unison. Throughout China every day, more than 10 million people practice some type of tai chi, a system of calisthenics involving sequences of slow, controlled movements based on martial arts. Last Friday, at an ongoing tai chi class in the ‘old’ gym at the Palisades Recreation Center, participants began the movements without instructor Matt Rand, who was delayed by traffic for the 10 a.m. class. ‘He said we’re supposed to practice on our own,’ said Joan Graves, who stopped tai chi several years ago after her instructor moved away, but has started again with Rand. Said Chris Van Scoyk, who has been practicing for two years: ‘Tai chi is supposed to help with balance and memory. It took me over a year to learn one section.’ The memory aspect is instantly obvious as exercisers must remember 37 distinct movements and blend them into one another in a seamless fashion. The 12 people in the weekly class had already gone through one section of the slow set (there are two different sets’slow and fast) when Rand arrived. He then led the class through various moves, occasionally showing a participant how a posture should be held. When practiced regularly, tai chi’s slow moving, weight-shifting movements and soothing circular stretches exercise every part of the body without exertion, says Rand, who began practicing tai chi 14 years ago. He has taught for the Department of Recreation and Parks in Pacific Palisades the past four years, and also teaches for L.A. Unified Adult schools and at Stoner Park. ‘I really try to make the class ongoing, so anyone can sign up at any time,’ Rand said. For beginners in the class, he teaches movement by movement. ‘If people are having a good time, having fun, then they keep coming.’ Senior citizen Jack Garrett started classes a few months ago. ‘It is interesting, something to look forward to, and good exercise,’ he said. ‘I first saw it 20 years ago in Beijing in the public parks.’ Van Scoyk added, ‘I did tai chi going on a boat down the Yangtze.’ Tai chi has been described as meditation in motion. The quiet during last Friday’s class was noticeable and refreshing, as participants concentrated on remembering and moving with a smooth flow. Holding movements and positioning them is not as easy as it looks. The next three-month session starts October 3 and the cost is $120. Sign up at the park.

Model Citizen

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September 11, 2008

Supermodel Bruce Hulse reveals the triumphs and pitfalls of his profession in his memoir, “Sex, Love, and Fashion”

Bruce Hulse today in Pacific Palisades.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, *Staff Photographer*

Bruce Hulse is no Derek Zoolander. But when Ben Stiller’s male model-skewering comedy ‘Zoolander’ hit screens in 2001, Hulse got the joke’because he has witnessed that lifestyle since the 1980s. Now a Palisadian family man, Hulse discusses his tangle with Me Decade-decadence and working in a female-dominated profession in his new autobiography, ‘Sex, Love, and Fashion: Memoir of a Male Model’ (Harmony Books). Hulse signs his book on Wednesday, September 17 at Village Books on Swarthmore. ‘I’m a so-called ‘male supermodel,’ which is a complete oxymoron,’ Hulse says. ‘When you think of a male supermodel, how many can you name? There’s probably one and that’s Fabio, and he’s really known for posing for the covers of romance novels. I’m trying to give a little bit of credence to the profession and history; the one job in the world where we’re secondary to women. We don’t make the same money.’ A Cornell University graduate with a degree in Asian studies, the thoughtful Hulse defies the stereotype, and in ‘Sex, Love and Fashion,’ he effectively gives us a peek behind the runway curtain and reveal an industry awash in promiscuity and designer drugs. Inbetween his constant traveling and his cocaine binges, Hulse forged romances with supermodels such as Paulina Porizkova, Elle Macpherson, and model-cum-actress Andie MacDowell, before trading it all for a calmer, healthier Pacific Palisades existence. ‘The hard thing about writing a book,’ Hulse confides in the Palisadian-Post, ‘is that you get a deal and they’re petrified you’re not going to come in on time or with the right material. You’re revisiting a time that’s dreamlike. It’s always interesting to revisit the past, but I love living in the present.’ Hulse credits Wendy Holden, the writer who worked on Goldie Hawn’s autobiography, as a great collaborator on shaping his memoir. The writing process, he adds, ‘took longer than we expected, because there were so many photos that we had to get approval for.’ Before Hulse digs too deep into his life in the fast lane, he reveals a Havertown, Pennsylvania childhood marred by an alcoholic mother who chased down her antidepressants with whiskey sours. Hulse stresses that by the time he entered adulthood, she had sought help and kicked her demons. But there was a difficult period when he and his three sisters had to deal an emotionally unavailable mother. ‘I’ve always been close to my dad,’ Hulse says. ‘But I was a full blown teenager running around with my buddies and my mother’s problems were the last thing I wanted to deal with. When she was in a mental hospital, my dad stepped up to the plate and helped us get through it.’ Hulse grew up in suburban Philadelphia and took up surfing at age 10 at Cape May, New Jersey, where his family had a boat. He also wrestled with depression before he was able to identify it. It emerged after he was accepted to Cornell. His girlfriend Ginger, who was attending nursing school in Ohio, fell in love again with her childhood sweetheart. ‘This felt to me like yet another abandonment by a woman,’ writes Hulse, who likens the split to feelings he experienced with his emotionally absent mother. I have to say it wasn’t the happiest time in my life.’ Hulse attended college from 1970-74, during one of the most turbulent times in the university’s history. In 1969, African-American students took over Willard Straight Hall in a protest of Cornell’s bureaucracy, and the Vietnam War continued to divide the Ithaca, New York campus. But it was at Cornell where, at a female friend’s urging, Hulse first modeled: posing nude for art classes. You can almost see Hulse smiling as he writes, ‘It wasn’t long before I became popular around the Cornell art department.’ Also foreshadowing his future profession, he was in a Sports Illustrated photo spread that included Cornell’s basketball team. Post-college, a First Agency scout discovered Hulse. His first shoot was in Paris for French Men’s Vogue with photographer Paolo Roversi. Soon, Elle followed. As in the magazine. As in MacPherson. Depression blocked Hulse from furthering a relationship with Elle MacPherson (‘A beauty’ who lit up the room with her smile,’ Hulse writes), then riding high from her Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover. Another fashion-world icon figuring prominently in Hulse’s life was Herb Ritts. ‘He was a fantastic human being and a great photographer,’ Hulse recalls of the late photographer. ‘I met him in Barbados while on vacation with my girlfriend at the time, Nathalie. She had a job with him with Mademoissielle at the Crane Hotel. When I went to go drop my girlfriend off, he booked me on the spot.’ The pair spent two weeks in Rome, eating Italian food, while on a Gianfranco Ferre shoot. But it was another iconic photographer who inspired Hulse to pick up a new hobby. ‘After I met Bruce Weber [in 1982], I started shooting with a camera,’ says Hulse, who began snapping portraits of people he met on his travels. As the decade wore on, the supermodel existence proved not so super for Hulse. ‘There were two competing parts of me,’ Hulse tells the Post. ‘The introspective part [and] this jock who liked sports’What people don’t realize is that they think you’re doing great, traveling around the globe with the beautiful people. You have all this money and freedom. But there was this feeling for me of being uprooted and not having a sense of direction.’ His peripatetic profession, Hulse continues, consisted of ‘waking up in hotels and airports, not knowing where you were. You’d be someplace for a week and just getting to know everybody and maybe having a romance and then you’d have to leave again. I was a kid who never had any dreams of traveling the globe. I was happy as a pig in mud [surfing with his buddies]. ‘A lot of the traveling was pre-Internet, pre-cell phone,’ Hulse continues of his ‘incredibly isolating’ work. ‘I was in London doing a publicity stint for Levi’s in a really fancy hotel. They take you around in a limo. I was getting mobbed by teenage girls because I had done a Levi’s commercial famous in England. I had a $1,000 phone bill calling my mom back in the States because I was so lonely.’ Hulse missed basketball’s camaraderie. ‘You have an instant group of friends, a shared passion and battles to do,’ Hulse says. ‘You’re traveling for Cornell. I ended up in Europe playing pro-hoops after that, it’s the same deal.’ In his early 30s, Hulse hit rock bottom in a collision of promiscuous sex and drugs. ‘Depression is exasperated by stress,’ Hulse says. ‘The toughest time was when I had split up with my girlfriend and cheated on her and became this person I didn’t like. I was seriously considering leaving and joining a monastery in New York. I thought, ‘This world is too difficult, too lonely.’ I had this conversation with Bruce Weber. He said, ‘You can’t leave the business. Find your balance. You don’t have to run away, you’ll regret it later.’ I had already destroyed this great relationship. I had to take a hard look at myself.’ It took Hulse years to ‘find that sense of spirituality and connection in the world. I was burned out. I had given up hope. [Fashion models] are like superwomen. These are girls who have money and a hundred guys pursuing them. These are tigresses.’ At 36, Hulse met 24-year-old Katrina Olivas. She, too, was a model, and yet something altogether different. ‘She was down home from Texas, she had a spiritual core,’ Hulse says. ‘She wasn’t impressed by who I was. She had dogs, loved animals. Relationships, as we all know, are complicated. So it took a long time before we were together.’ After a bumpy beginning chronicled in ‘Sex, Love, and Fashion,’ Hulse married Olivas, now his wife of 15 years and the mother of his children. Five years into their marriage, the Hulses left Miami Beach behind (‘Too much of a party town,’ he says, ‘to raise our children there’) and built their nest in the Highlands. Hulse’s son, Cade, 12, goes to Paul Revere Junior High, while Halsey, 5, attends Marquez Elementary. ‘When we decided to move, there was one place where we planned to look: Pacific Palisades,’ Hulse says, adding that he had heard about the beachside enclave from many model friends: Andrew Smith, Nick Constantino, Brendan O’ Neil. Even a single Katrina shared a place on Hartzel Street with her peers. Hulse had only a casual familiarity with the beachside enclave since, on his numerous L.A. visits, he always found himself ‘stuck up in a hotel in West Hollywood. ‘And I have to say,’ Hulse continues, ‘as someone whose traveled the world, this is the once place to live. Where else on Earth can you have this sense of community?’ In 2004, Hulse had a brief tryst with TV starring in ‘Manhunt: The Search for America’s Most Gorgeous Male Model,’ alongside Carmen Electra. ‘I got to play the drill sergeant,’ Hulse says. ‘I thought I was going to become the next Tyra Banks, but Bravo was going through a regime change and we didn’t quite get the [ratings] numbers.’ Today, Hulse continues to travel and model, but at his own pace. ‘There’s a market for my look,’ he tells the Post prior to an Old Navy shoot. ‘I’m in my 50s but I’m still fit and turning gray. It’s funny when you see yourself in ads for Calvin Klein and Levi’s and Versace and now you’re the grandpa. The studly grandpa, but the grandpa nevertheless. I represent the idealized baby boomer.’ Hulse spends his down time with family, surfing and taking pictures, and he is currently working on his next book, a self-improvement guide. ‘I am finally the man I had always hoped I could be,’ the Palisadian writes in the last line of his memoir. But for Hulse, getting here, as readers will discover, was quite the journey. Bruce Hulse signs ‘Sex, Love, and Fashion’ on Wednesday, September 17, 7:30 p.m., at Village Books on Swarthmore. The reception will be sponsored by Pali Wine Company (www.paliwineco.com).

Fate Drives Action In Getty

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September 11, 2008

For those theatergoers who attended the opening of ‘Agamemnon’ at the Getty Villa last week, and couldn’t hear ‘the news’ because of the disruptive music blaring from the surrounding neighborhood, Tr d the unfaithfulness of his wife Clytemnestra during his absence”but foreshadows the tragic events to come. The power of this play resides in the inexorable force of Fate, which the chorus suggests is not absolute. Fate confronts man with a choice, and if man chooses wrongly, the sin is his. A little history refreshes our memory and serves us well in enjoying the action that ensues. Agamemnon inherited the throne of Argos and, with it, the curse that had settled on the family (his father, Atreus, slaughtered his brother’s sons and got away with murder, but the debts were not forgotten). Agamemnon goes to war to avenge the seduction of Helen, but must appease the anger of the virgin goddess Artemis by sacrificing his virgin daughter Iphigenia. The action, simple and direct, opens in Argos a few hours after the capture of Troy and reaches its climax with the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra. Director Stephen Wadsworth, in collaboration with Robert Falges’ clear and precise translation, allows the play to proceed along a clear trajectory, with nuance and color provided by the chorus. Working with a simple, uncluttered set’a rampart atop a fa’ade proscenium, a box and a chariot, Wadsworth encourages the audience to attend t nestra is the most powerful figure in the Oresteia trilogy, appearing in all three plays. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and twin sister to Helen. A complex character, Clytemnestra rejoices in her husband’s return, praising his success while sewing her tapestry of loyalty and faithfulness with the threads of deception. Actor Tyne Daly manages to convey a complexity of emotions, from the rage against her husband that has smoldered over the years, to realizing her own power and insistence on being taken seriously as a woman. Daly’s performance commands increasing intensity as she deftly fulfils her fateful mission. Agamemnon’s character is clearer. Known as ‘every inch a king,’ he nevertheless has shown deep-rooted weakness of will and lack of confidence in his own authority’an unfortunate trait when mated, by fate, with Clytemnestra. Actor Delroy Lindo certainly looks the part of the king, but alas, he lacks mastery of the tools of classical theater. Perhaps he was suffering from bronchitis opening night, but his voice remained uni-dimensional and his diction muddy. Ancient audiences, who sat at some distance from the action on stage and who had to decipher the narrative delivered by actors behind masks, relied on clear diction, projection and few voices on stage. These skills are as important today as in the 5th century. It seems that Aeschylus also employed silence for dramatic effect. And this is exemplified most by the role of Cassandra, the prophetess who is brought to Argos as a trophy of war. At first, in the Agamemnon-Clytemnestra confrontation, her first appearance on stage, Cassandra does not say a word. Nor does she again in the next scene, when Clytemnestra attempts to speak with her one-on-one. When she finally speaks in the most riveting scene, Cassandra (Francesca Faridany), possessed by Apollo, whom she rebuffed and thus was condemned to be disbelieved, unsheathes the blood passion that has smoldered in the play from the start. Blood that will be revenged in the second part of the trilogy (‘The Choephori’), when Agamemnon’s son will be obliged to avenge his father’s murder. ’Agamemnon’ plays at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through September 27. For tickets ($38-$32), call 310- 440-7300 or visit www.getty.edu.

Baked ‘Alaskan’

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September 11, 2008

Former Palisadian Writes about Alaska from His Desert Home

Tanyo Ravicz still spends summers on his beloved Kodiak Island.

Alaska has been in the collective consciousness often of late. Between ‘Men in Trees,’ ’30 Days of Night,’ and a much-discussed GOP running mate you may have heard about over the past couple weeks, the Last Frontier is everywhere. On Thursday, September 18, former Palisadian Tanyo Ravicz, a champion of Alaskan-set literature, returns to town to sign his latest collection of short stories, ‘Alaskans,’ at Village Books. ‘There is a great mystique to Alaska,’ the 1979 Palisades High graduate tells the Palisadian-Post. ‘You’re closer to a lot of archetypes. The size of the place, the scope of the place, it isn’t just more land. It’s not just quantity, it’s qualitatively different.’ Born in Mexico in 1961, this thoughtful son of anthropologists grew up near the beach in the Castellammare area. Currently a Palm Springs resident, Ravicz is no stranger to Alaska, either in life or in literature. After graduating from Harvard, he lived in the Great Land for 15 years, working as a firefighter, a day laborer, and a schoolteacher. Ravicz’s first publication, ‘Ring of Fire and Other Stories’ (2004), was Alaskan-set. In his 2006 novel, ‘A Man of His Village,’ protagonist Florentino, a Mixtec (native Oaxacan), accepts a job in Alaska that implodes on him. Ravicz based that novel on a real-life event in which a Seattle restaurateur had duped and abandoned four Guatemalans. ‘Mainly, I wanted to give a voice to one of these campesinos, to show him as a human being,’ Ravicz told the Post back in 2006. ‘I’d had worked in low-end jobs where you’re not seen as a person at all; you’re simply two arms and a back.’ So how did Ravicz’s fascination with Alaska begin? With a class assignment’at age 10! You know, one of those ‘choose a state’ book reports? ‘I chose to do Alaska,’ he says. ‘I suspect at that point the seeds were planted.’ After college, Ravicz sowed some wild seeds there ‘seeking adventure and something different, more real, certainly the splendor of the place and the wilderness.’ Ravicz, 47, married his college sweetheart, Martina, and the couple have two children, Miranda McKinley, 15, and Kodiak, 11, both born in Fairbanks. The stories in ‘Alaskans’ span the early 1990s to early 2000s, and ‘One Less Black Bear,’ displaying the tension between three military men encamped in the wilderness, gained Ravicz entry into UC Irvine’s writing program in 1993. However, due to his father’s death and other personal issues, Ravicz dropped out and headed back to Alaska, where he homesteaded land in 1998. In 2000, Ravicz came back to California ‘largely due to my wife’s desire to come back to the sunbelt’ but continued to spend summers on Kodiak Island. The author says that every story in ‘Alaskans’ has its roots with a real-life experience, such as ‘Naomi,’ a 2001 piece about a man’s frustrating encounter with the titular half-Chinese ing’nue that was ‘inspired by a conversation I had with a young woman in Kodiak.’ But these are merely starting points. ‘Please don’t confuse me with the characters,’ he says. From the opposite terrain and temperatures of Palm Springs, Ravicz is currently dreaming Alaska again crafting his next book (‘I think of it as my homesteading novel’). ‘There is something absolutely unique about Alaska,’ Ravicz continues. ‘All of the extremes are more extreme there. It offers more than just a setting, it conditions people in a different way.’ Ravicz signs ‘Alaskans’ on Thursday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore. Visit www.tanyo.net.

Restored Film ‘Goya’ Screens at Villa Aurora

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September 11, 2008

The West Coast premiere of the restored East German film ‘Goya’ will be screened on Thursday, September 18, 8 p.m., at Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades. Konrad Wolf’s acclaimed 1971 adaptation of Lion Feuchtwanger’s novel, ‘Goya oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis,’ was digitally restored by the DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. ‘Goya’ tells the story of painter Francisco Goya’s conflicted loyalties as he travels from the opulent court of King Carlos IV through the countryside, where he witnesses the sufferings of the Spanish people. When he begins to depict their experiences in his work, the painter faces threats and persecution from the Inquisition. One of the few East German productions shot in 70mm, the film stars the great Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis (‘Solaris’). The 134-minute film will be presented in German with English subtitles. An exhibition of rare Goya materials from the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, including the movie’s screenplay and production photographs, will accompany the screening. Professor Barton Byg of the DEFA Film Library will introduce the film. To reserve a ticket by September 16, e-mail infola@villa-aurora.org or call (310) 573-3603. Admission is free for Villa Aurora members; $10 for non-members. Parking is available on Los Liones Drive off Sunset Boulevard, two blocks east of Pacific Coast Highway. Shuttle service begins 7 p.m. on Los Liones.

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