Voices from the Flats – This Movie Was Shot in Alaska
Posted by Jeanne Devon on November 21, 2010 · 48 Comments
There certainly is a lot of happy excitement around town during the shooting of the feature film Everybody Loves Whales starring Drew Barrymore and Ted Danson. Lots of Alaskans have landed parts in the movie, and there are “Whale Sightings” reported on a regular basis. I had jury duty last week while the film was shooting down at the port of Anchorage, and if they had looked up during our breaks, they would have seen a whole bunch of eager faces pressed against the window trying to get a look at what was going on. I even had my own brush with…
Oyster Sunday
Posted by Jeanne Devon on November 14, 2010 · 135 Comments
~Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more, and more! Fear not! Even though it is Oyster Sunday, I will not ask that you wear an Oyster bonnet. It just seemed like a lazy, post-election sort of day, and a good time to do an oyster roundup. So, grab your cocktail sauce, and start slurping. Sarah Palin’s Alassska Yes, tonight is the night. Some of you are boycotting. Some of you are anxiously awaiting the spectacle. Some of you are saying you’re boycotting, but are in reality anxiously awaiting the spectacle. But, tonight is the night that…
Category Alaska, Alaska Senate Race, Election 2010, Environment, Fish & Wildlife, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Todd Palin · Tags Alaska Senate Race, Cook Inlet belugas, Drew Barrymore, Endangered beluga whales, Everybody Loves Whales, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Ted Danson