2010 Holiday Parade in Vista, CA. $325 at C.O.A.L. Art Gallery

2010 Holiday Parade in Vista, California

Large photo framed by Gina Osborne http://artandframestudio.com/

$325 at COAL (Carlsbad - Oceanside Art League )  art gallery in Carlsbad, California

"2010 Vista Holiday Parade 2"       $75 unframed

    for print to fit 16x20 frame.

signed by Aj Williamson

1982, I was sitting at the bar at the Grassroots Tavern in NYC's , East Village (St. Marks Place to be exact). I was chatting with Bill Murray and Lourne Michaels who wandered into my favorite bar and took the 2 empty seats next to me. I mentioned to Bill that we had a mutual aquaintance my cousin John Caglione who did his special effects make-up on the original Saturday night live. I also mentioned that John just had a baby girl. This got Bills attention. He asked for her name, but I couldn't remember. Bill starts yelling at me (in a friendly way ) "How could you not know your cousins daughters name!!! At which time he took Lournes newspaper and whacked me on top of my head. LAUREN!! OK so I'm 29 years to late.

P.S. The background is the real "Grassroots Tavern" at 20 St.Marks Place, NYC.

The Hangover 2

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Wednesday, back in the early 70's at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, was "Movie Night".They showed student and art films, it was free and the public was invited. In the small amphitheater, there were steps to sit on before the movie seats. Bette Midler and Carol Kane were watching the film in the seats. Bette and Carol were new rising stars at the time. I wanted to sit near them. Bad idea, Arthur! I inched my way up the steps a little at a time so as not to be noticed. In a loud voice Bette say's "Get a loud of this guy!" They might as well have put a spotlight on me! Arthur

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Brief Encounters

Back in my long hair hippie art school days while living in NYC. I was walking alone with my art portfolio. Andy Warhol and some of his entourage were coming out of a building.  Andy spotted me , (an obvious art student with the portfolio and all)  and starred at me for a time. I was taken back, but to shy to approach the icon and his troupe.   Lucky for me!

After Art school I lived in the Gramercy section of NYC with my cousin John Caglione (Oscar winner for his special effects make-up on Dick Tracy). At the time , John was working as make-up artist for the original Saturday Night Live (remember the cone heads ) . I went backstage with my brother John and my cousin John and bumped into John Belushi in the back stairwell at NBC on the way up to the make-up room. Everyone was looking for John B.  ,  Dan Ackroyd was frantic. I was introduced briefly. John was just being John.

NEXT WEEK , BILL MURRY AND BETTE MIDLER

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some of this weeks work....owl, owl, Meghan