Ball point pen on the morning newsprint When the morning paper seems an endless parade of stories about greedy CEO's, the economic downturn, partisan bickering, bankruptcies, pink slips and layoffs, sometimes we need a display of humanity to wash the jaded taste from our mouths. Enter Camden New Jersey native, Jesse Coltrane. He had been exchanging instant messages and phone calls with a despondent California teenager. When he saw the image on his webcam of the teen, who had been talking about suicide, cutting his forearm with a razor blade, his action of calling the police may have saved the teens life. ...
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Ball point pen on the morning newsprint New Jersey's own Lisa Jackson received a warm reception from the US Senate at her confirmation hearing to become head of the EPA. Jackson earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University and is a graduated summa cum laude fromTulane University's School of Chemical Engineering. She has served as Commissioner of Environmental protection of New Jersey and Chief of staff to New Jersey's Governor Jon Corzine. ...
Read More...To the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam... Lisa, of New Jersey, Sandy and Roz of Florida, and Lenny and Janice with their children Benjamin and Hannah of Colorado support Obama at their family gathering. ...Also, since the election is tomorrow, I wanted to thank everyone who took the time and effort to tile this drawing together, display it in your homes, schools and work places in support of Senator Obama. If you've been missing my daily portrait of news makers, I will resume posting my sketches after the election. If you found your way here looking for the Obama Poster, I hope you'll come back and visit me and my portrait of the day doodle. NOW GO VOTE! ...
Read MoreRay Petronko in ball point pen on my local paper All politics are local....Yesterday I was listening to the Football Giants game and painting a landscape for a California wine label when my door bell rang. Local Democratic Councilmen, Ray Petronko and Joe Scrudato were going door to door asking if I had any questions about this November's election and their positions on the issues. The news junkie that I am, of coarse I've been following the race, and while I'm not going to go into the local issues here on my blog, I told them they could count on my support... These are genuinely nice guys who put in long hours of service to our community. After a long day of canvassing the neighborhoods they probably wanted to go home to their families, but they were very gracious to humor me when I asked if I could take their picture so that I could draw their portraits for my blog, . Thanks guys! ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint I always route for the underdog. In this years US Open, the choice was obvious... Rocco Mediate only hits the ball about as far as your average Sunday golfer, and at age 45, he would have been the oldest golfer to win his first major. But Tiger Woods showed once again why he's perhaps the greatest professional athlete in a generation. Six weeks after knee surgery and against his doctors advice, Tiger won his 14th major in a dramatic sudden death overtime. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint The Stone Pony has stood as the Mecca of the Jersey rock scene for decades. I burst with pride the first time my son Andrew and his band played there. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett, Jefferson Starship, Elvis Costello, Peter Frampton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Russell Crowe, and Patti Smith are just a few of the acts that have graced the same stage of the famous Jersey club. A tribute was held last night at the Stone Pony for Danny Federici who was an original member of the E Street Band. Federici lost a battle with cancer this past Thursday, he was 58. To Donate to the Danny Ferderici Melanoma Fund. ...
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