Hollywood, California - swimming pools and movie stars. Yes, I've been living the rock and roll lifestyle... Despite outward appearances, that is.
While I may have been sleeping in an 11-year old's bed, I was rubbing elbows with the greats, or at least trying to.

I flew to LA last week to meet with the folks at Weapons of Mass Entertainment a self dubbed 'creative factory'. It's the brainchild of Dave Stuart (from the Eurythmics). Dave wasn't there - or any other movie star for that matter. As an aside, I did shake his hand once on a previous visit - does that count as my five minutes of fame?

More realistically, I was there because of Dave's business partner Mark Warford, a creative genius in his own right. Pilot, guitarist, photographer, videographer, communications director and more. It was Mark who generously ousted his kids from their room so I would have a place to sleep. Again, please refer to the picture.

Also please allow me a minute of digression. I've always felt that the 'five star' rating for accommodations is a little lopsided toward the hospitality industry. What about staying at a friend's place? Can't that count as well? I mean Mark drove me to meetings with famous producers, made me dinner and even picked me up from the airport. I mean how much more 'five star' treatment can you get?

While I didn't see any movie stars, Mark and I did solidify an agenda that would allow us to move forward with some exciting Save the Poles ideas. But more on that later.

In the mean time, I have to fly out to Colorado tomorrow, do laundry and finalize preparations for climbing Denali in June.