george wallace, former gov of ala., w. his valet, jimmy dallas. 1993.

wish i could export this genius to MMA 4 an xtended run...richard avedon.s 'portraits of power.' as powerfully human - despite d singular influence of many of his seemingly superhuman subjects - it closes this week so hustle over 2 www.corcoran.com 2 c what u can.

lil midday serendipity...came 2cocoran 4 exhibits & was shuttled over 2 interview some peeps presenting lincoln.s 1864 victory speech. it only saw daylight for 6 hrs for the US's 200th...now it.s on display 4 2 days b4 an auction. experts tell me it.s exptd 2 fetch 3 - 4 million.

so tuesday's1.8 million is a pretty neat number. but thurs may present a sexier one: 40. as in degrees. as in toasty. & glorious.

many of protesters r young...

reams of people gatherin in mall - where they r handing out these signs - 4 abortion protest.

adams-morgan's bukom cafe has got itself a strong african identity, live afro reggae-jam music & malty kenyan beer named after an elephant named tusker. 1 fo me, barkeep.

adams-morgan neighborhood & character-rich not-quite dive bars. place 2 go 4 grubbn ethnic. the naan @ jyoti is as big as obama expectations.

sunset, day 1. end of a new beginning.

the onion had a great headline a lil while back - 'obama 1st black 2 win worst job in america.'

hirshhorn museum & sculpture garden is a DC must do. poor guards hadda ask me 2 leave 4-12 times.

obama has been busy since d inaug (pictur.d). same goes 4 his alert authors...the texts keep on coming 2 my phone. FWD: Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. -Pres. Obama. Visit WhiteHouse.gov for full speech.

taking pics at natl spy museum is strictly prohibited. so how did i extract this shot of ring guns? just have leon panetta call me. on a secure line.

this lil lady on display @ smithson is 33+ ft long. giant squid.

green is so chic. kermit.s a hit at music art sports segment of amer hist museum. so is henson.s other greenie, oscar d grouch, & seinfeld.s 'puffy shirt.'

& they say obama has a tuf job.

beauty of a blu sky new day. yes i did sign up 4 the lottery 2 hang @ la casa blanca. this is EPA bldg across from natural hist museum.

biden rolls by (shockin that his cabin is so lit up). i turn 2 folo then get shouted off the trail by intense DC cops. i turn uptown & cross thru some cement blockades & get stopped by a fist in the chest. 'whoah' i say. 'what d f---' ' it.s a police chkpoint.' a tall cop sez. 'duh.' ' but this dapper young man [ who just thumped me ] is dressed normally - rather nicely.' i reply. 'hard 2 kno. i.m on ur team.' 'oh' is d only response i get. i pedal on.

this guy sez he runs d bus pickups n lil chinatown. just ran off d other hustler i was talking 2. both nice guys. but i gotta say the city.s n a dam good mood.

Don.t care how.tired u r. how can u put this energy 2 bed.