You get people excited and there's a trickle-down effect. Just the names create interest. Robert Cray (who will perform at read more

You get people excited and there's a trickle-down effect. Just the names create interest. Robert Cray (who will perform at the Grand in August), and national artists like that, I love seeing that kind of stuff.

You couldn't believe how crowded the gym was that night.

You couldn't believe how crowded the gym was that night.

It was looking pretty desperate out here.

It was looking pretty desperate out here.

Sometimes it's Britney Spears and sometimes it's Carrie Fisher. I can't tell if I've got a Lolita complex or an read more

Sometimes it's Britney Spears and sometimes it's Carrie Fisher. I can't tell if I've got a Lolita complex or an Oedipus complex.

I had no idea where these kids at a small private college in the San Fernando Valley were coming from, read more

I had no idea where these kids at a small private college in the San Fernando Valley were coming from, why they were coming to hear me, or what they needed to know.

Dolores Stephan to me is almost as good as Phil Crane himself. She's the one who put him in office.

Dolores Stephan to me is almost as good as Phil Crane himself. She's the one who put him in office.

At this point, the compute grid is well understood. But much less time has been devoted to getting data where read more

At this point, the compute grid is well understood. But much less time has been devoted to getting data where it needs to be, when it needs to be there, as well as to how this process is managed.

This girl is a rebel with a cause to challenge the mundane. She's Brigitte Bardot meets Pink. Her hair is read more

This girl is a rebel with a cause to challenge the mundane. She's Brigitte Bardot meets Pink. Her hair is high-maintenance, but when it's time to put it all together, it's a devil-may-care attitude to create the finished look. She's not satisfied with one style and likes to keep her court guessing.

I don't know if it's going to be a painful few days or two years.

I don't know if it's going to be a painful few days or two years.