posing nude...

There's a young lady who works @ the club where I'm a member and on Monday I found out she's a nude model. That surprised the hell out of me...

I would have never guessed it...

Apparently on her very first modeling assignment several years ago, she was coerced by the photographer into taking nude pictures. @ that time, she had no intention of becoming a nude model.

I'm sure that happens all the time...

I'm very curious about why women pose nude?

Is it primarily for the money?

Are they exhibitionists?

How do they feel about men masturbating to their naked pictures?

I want to know...

I just found out that Playboy now charges wannabe nude models money to audition- anywhere from $19.95 to $59.95.

being a true friend...

As we all know, health is the most important aspect in this life followed closely by family...

Having true friends is third...

I consider myself someone who is a loyal friend, but I have my faults and I've faltered on more than one occasion...

This is no excuse, but I find it difficult to maintain a friendship when my friend lives on the other side of the country even with the availability of e-mail, voice mail, facebook, twitter, skype, etc...

I guess the point is, one must make a concerted effort to maintain a true friendship.

Fuck, life is too short to let true friendships disintegrate...

Now, I have a true friend I must call...

married women...

Last month, I met a couple married women from the left coast. I won't be specific what state they're from. I will say it ain't New York...

It was a beautiful afternoon in the City and I stopped by one of my favorite wine bars to have a few beers. Go figure, I go to a wine bar for beers...

Anyway, I stood @ the bar minding my own business and two married women started to engage in idol chit chat with yours truly. I was pleasant and seeing that they had wedding rings on, I didn't even think about that thought. You know what that thought is? The thought is whether I could get laid or not...

One of the ladies had a joint and asked me where a good place to light up is. I don't smoke weed, but I said I'd stand watch for them. What a gentleman I am...

The two married ladies lit up a joint in area where a Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry scene was once shot.

For some reason, I asked these women something to the effect, if they were happy in their marriage, was it difficult to be married so long, and how easy is it being monogamous?

Their response surprised me...

I'm not going to get into specifics, because one of these married woman has become a friend of mine...

I will say that when married women are traveling out of their area code without their husbands- nearly anything can happen...

giants 3 out of 4 against the phillies...

I was @ AT&T Park enjoying the game where the Giants came from behind to beat the hated Philadelphia Phillies 7-3.

Newly acquired Freddie Sanchez had a fine debut @ the plate getting two hits along with two RBI. His fielding @ second is suspect with a throwing error and his range looks limited. However, in the past decade we've had suspect defenders @ second with Jeff Kent and Ray Durham.

Ryan Garko finally got his second hit, yet he's batting only .125 in 16 @ bats with the Giants. His fielding is horrible! The converted catcher is one of the worst fielding first basemen in the major leagues.

Barry Zito gets his 7th win. Zito hasn't given up more than two earned runs in each of his last four starts. If Barry ends up winning about 12 games for the season, the Giants will get into the playoffs.

Eugenio Velez has been on fire since his recall from Fresno. He batted .194 in his first go round this season and has since raised his average to .302. With Schierholtz's injured, Velez has really capitalized on his opportunity.

ray gaspard...

This young man works @ The Press Club as you walk into the joint. BTW, The Press Club is a wine tasting venue where six wineries have their product available for tasting.

Ray is a great face for this business. He's very competent @ his job.

Anyway, Mr. Gaspard is also a rapper. Quite frankly, I'm not a fan of rap, but I'm astute enough to realize he has a real talent, plus he has the look.

If you're interested in sampling his music, you can follow Ray on twitter under the name "AssholeRiz." Don't understand the name, because the kid is such a good guy?

My suggestion is to give The Press Club some business and ask for Ray. If you love hip hop or rap or whatever you call the music- talk to him about it...

diana terranova leaving on a jet plane...

And she doesn't know when she'll be back again... "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was written by the late John Denver.

Catch Diana on Showtime's "Californication" starring David Duchovny. She'll be featured in two episodes in season three which is debuting on September 28th. Unfortunately, I'm not privy to which specific episodes she's featured in.

I'm a HBO guy, but Showtime has started to take the luster away from Home Box Office with shows like "Weeds" and "Nurse Jackie" starring Edie Falco who of course was Carmella Soprano in one of my favorite shows of all-time.

Plus, I'm a boxing fan and Oaktown's own Andre Ward is a featured boxer on Showbox.

And one more thing, "Inside the NFL" is now on Showtime after being on HBO for over thirty years.

I guess I'll have to start subscribing to Showtime in September...

earth, wind & fire/chicago @ the greek theatre uc berkeley...

On Friday night.

The Greek Theatre is one of my favorite venues to view a concert. I just haven't been there for years...

Earth, Wind & Fire is my favorite group of all-time. And I haven't seen them in concert for many years...

EW&F are celebrating their 40th year together.

Without Maurice White, who hasn't toured with the group for nearly 15 years due to Parkinson's disease, the group really isn't the same. His vocals made songs like "Can't Hide Love" pop.

Lead singer Philip Baily is great with the falsetto based songs, but when he tries to sing Maurice's songs, it doesn't have the same impact...

The combination of Chicago with EW&F made such an entertaining concert. Chicago has a ton of hits and their famous horn section was tight and in sync. Ex-lead singer Peter Cetera is missed, but his replacement is quite competent.

If anyone is in Tahoe this evening, do catch the Earth, Wind & Fire/Chicago concert outdoors @ Harvey's...