Author Archives: Rick Gilbert
Chef Rick; How to Cook Hamburger
Welcome to the second installment of that dynamic, highly praised cooking show, “Chef Rick.” Around [...]
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Feb
Coming Soon: An Orgy of Storytelling
Please save the date: April 15, 2018. Dragon Theater, Redwood City, 1:00 P.M. All new [...]
Feb
The Strange Tale of the Edith-E
Between Novato and Vallejo California is a 32 mile road called Highway 37. Heading east, [...]
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Feb
Cut down on wine!
Apparently, some red wine is good for your heart. Too much wine, though, can turn [...]
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Jan
Portraits
Integrity My current portrait photography class has caused me to re-examine the photos I’ve taken [...]
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Jan
Portrait Class
First portrait class assignment: photograph someone in their natural environment. I was planning to photograph [...]
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Jan
Love Flamenco? Me Too.
Three years ago I interviewed Joaquin Gallegos in Sant Fe, NM. He is a full-time [...]
Jan
Mentors, Teachers, and Role Models
On Sunday, April 15, 2018, I’m presenting my fifth one-man storytelling show at The [...]
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Jan
An Atheist Goes to Church
What happens when a fire-breathing atheist walks into an Episcopalian church? I wondered how they [...]
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Jan
Photo of the Week
San Francisco skyline from the Bay Bridge at dusk, January 1st. Car going about 40m/h, [...]
Jan
The New “Golden Years”
At my recent 60th (!) high school reunion, I ended the festivities with a raunchy [...]
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Jan
The Power Of Song
In March of 2014, Don Schaller was dying of MS. He had just weeks to [...]
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Jan
Meet Regina Carter
Best advice for young, up-and-coming jazz musicians? “Understand business,” says Regina Carter.
Dec
Mary Jumps From 18,000 Feet
Mary went skydiving with four friends. They all loved it. She said, She was nervous [...]
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Dec
Stills and Video Thanksgiving Santa Cruz, 2017
Thanksgiving, 2017 A joyous day at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and around town. The pier [...]
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Dec
Goodbye, Jon Hendricks
Jazz Poem by Jon Hendricks: “Nothin’ ’bout huggin’ and kissin’, just listen.” If [...]
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Nov
Anna Eshoo / Jim Keeffe Follow Up
From Anna Eshoo’s keynote at her 25-year celebration, “The trusting relationship between those [...]
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Nov
Fantasyland
Santa Claus is watching you. He knows when you have been naughty or nice. The [...]
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Nov
Catheter Girls by Jim Keeffe
Jim Keeffe was having lunch with a former SF State student, Margie Steele, one day [...]
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Nov
Photographing Democratic Superstars
It was a huge honor to be asked to photograph an event in Palo Alto [...]
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Nov