Boca Raton painter/performer/karate black belt Micheal Israel -- he of the ripped abs, the flowing mullet, and the paint-splattered jeans -- has landed two slots performing at Obama's inauguration: on the 19th at Virginia's Inaugural Black Tie & Blue Dominion Ball ($1,000 per ticket) at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, and on the 20th at the Veterans' Ball at the St. Regis Hotel (where Israel's hoping Obama will pop in). When we first heard of Israel a few years ago, we had no idea wh
I, for one, feel duped. This morning I received the itinerary for the J.P. Taravella High School Marching Band's trip to Washington DC, where they are to perform in president-elect Barack Obama's inuguration parade. Band director Neil Jenkins had told me that the youngsters would be doing some sightseeing, but three whole days of it? C'mon! The Marching Trojans have made public appeals for donations to cover the cost of the $150,000 trip. So far, the 173-member band has raise
Well, my friends, I had hoped to provide you with a dispatch about the Washington, D.C., performance of painter Michael Israel, an awe-inspiring, mulleted dude who was booked to speed-paint a portrait of Barack Obama at an inaugural ball called the Virginia Black Tie and Blue Dominion Ball. Virginia Gov. -- and soon-to-be Democratic National Committee Chair -- Tim Kaine was listed as an invited guest! Actress Jenna Elfman was going to be there! So was Jasmine Guy! Not to mention an Olympic Medal
A muddled mission, an overbuilt home, and the indifference of Boca's blue bloods have brought the International Museum of Cartoon Art to the brink of cancellation
Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.
Flickr: sirpeter53Madoff's boat got the precious treatment in LauderdaleFor Bernie Madoff, the bulls never shat. And no bull ever failed to float. We're speaking literally, of course. Figuratively, the bullshit was mountainous and doomed to sink him. But we learned this week that his Palm Beach mansion and Manhattan penthouse were festooned with bronze bulls and that in South Florida, he kept a few among his fleet of bullish boats. Given the swindler's role in American history, some of this l
