Wednesday, September 15, 2021

R.I.P. Jon L. Gilliom: Jan. 5, 1948 – Sep. 7, 2021

It’s been quite a week and I’m sad to say my father, Jon Sr, isn’t with us anymore. “Uncle Jon” was a lion-heart who loved adventure and family, and I know he will be missed by many.

(Photo: Columbia, MO; Aug. 2017).

Monday, June 28, 2021

Library Interaction: "Here's A Dollar"

Homeless girl who uses guest card every day puts a dollar in our Friends of the Library jar:

Girl: "Here's a dollar."
Me: "Thanks!"
Girl: "I took it from the tip jar at Starbucks."
Me: "Oh...well, thanks?"

Friday, June 4, 2021

The Clothes Make The Man



I bought this shirt from Arm the Animals at the Feline Film Festival in Los Angeles; September, 2014.


Friday, May 21, 2021

Black Flag, ft. Ron Reyes

Ron Reyes fronting Black Flag, Santa Ana Observatory; July, 2013.

Ron Reyes w/ Black Flag.

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Sun? Moon?

My dad, Jon Sr., in Anchorage, 2001.
He made this painting by tracing around a trash can lid.

A Jon Sr. original.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Standing Tall Together

Donald Kilbuck next to the St. Louis Arch. Fran flew him down in secret to surprise Jon Sr. for his birthday!


 

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Post-It Cat

"Post-It Cat," a cat made from post-it notes by Ericka Reeb and Carmen Ricker at Dana Point Library, where it hung for the first half of 2014. 


Here it is hanging in Laguna Beach Library, where it remained until the end of that year.


Friday, January 1, 2021