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English actor and theatre director Delroy Lindo at the closing performance of "Mingus Remixed" in San Francisco (Sept 2014) at the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre in the Yerba Bueana Center. Mr. Lindo directed the play.

Mark Klaas of Klaas for Kids at an event to stop human trafficking. On the right is Oakland resident Carolyn Himes.

Another member of the US Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon oil response team: Capt. Walker is the Commanding Officer of the USCG National Strike Force. Capt. Walker made a special point of coming and introducing himself to me, because he had "heard about [my] incredible work." It was a humbling yet inspiring moment - to be recognized and appreciated all in the same - at by someone of such high command. Semper paratus!

NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte helps Clorox promote employee safety at an employee safety event in 2011; Clorox is one of Mr. Labonte's main sponsors. Mr. Labonte's handshake: incredibly, incredibly strong! Results of having a job requiring you to grip a steering wheel at 100+ MPH for protracted amounts of time. I asked him if he loved simulated/video auto racing. He does and plays r-fractor.

Heralded comedians Dick Gregory and Paul Mooney launched their 2012 CONSCIOUS Tour in Oakland in May. I wrote each's bio for a souvenir book and was thrilled by the honor of the task. This picture was shot during the Tour's last night in Oakland before leaving for New Orleans. (l-r) Mooney's cousin Carolyn Himes, Paul Mooney, Me, Dick Gregory and SF Bay Area jazz musician Muziki Roberson.

My first place of employment in Vermont: the Office of State Treasurer Beth Pearce - a great lady.

Honorable Consul General Cyril S. Ndaba of the South African Consulate-General in Los Angeles during a visit to San Francisco's COSAS (Coalition for Solidarity of South Africa) group.

At the Sausalito retirement for 2008-10 Deputy Commander of Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Thomas M. Cullen, Jr.

Legendary black cartoonist Morrie Turner and I met ~1983, shortly after I returned to Calif. from Washington, DC. His work has appeared around the world; as the first nationally syndicated black cartoonist, he has inspired countless other artists. I created and managed his first Facebook Page. He died January 2014. This picture was taken in December 2013 at his 90th birthday party.