Santa Monica

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Have you ever heard that song "Santa Monica" by Savage Garden? It's a charming little song, about feeling out of place in a world of false appearances. It's also about prank calling your friends and pretending that you're Norman Mailer over the phone, which seems a bit odd to me.

Anyway, this was shot at the Santa Monica Pier. This guy on the guitar was actually quite good, and I thought his voice sounded a bit like Phil Collins. I think Kim got a video of him playing "Tiny Dancer." But then, later on, we saw this other guy on the Promenade singing the exact same song! What's the deal with that? Do these people share playlists or something? Is there an academy for this sort of thing? And this guy here is playing on a Martin! Why am I giving you money, sir? But then again, I did take his picture without permission, so who am I to judge, neh? And like I said, he was pretty good at what he did.

Still trying to get the hang of post-processing in black & white. But it's okay, 'cause it's digital. And man, I dig-it-all! (I'm sorry, I stole that from Strong Bad. You can blame him.)