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One of the games my dad and I played when I was a teen was Ping-Pong. I played against my peers and generally won most games. But when I played my dad, he destroyed me every time. So, I practiced and I practiced and I practiced until one day we played each other and I finally won! He smiled and said, “Sam, I’ve been waiting for this day to come.” Now, as he said this I was…

Metro Art Highlights: Sam Pace’s “Leimert Park” (2004), Through the Eyes of Artists.

The out and out gadabout nature of Sam Pace’s artwork celebrating the pluperfect panoply of jazz, blues, and poetry of Leimert Park will recapture your wonder. The figures evoke a footloose and fancy-free fais do-do of frenetic fun-having and perform a daring demi entrechat of enchantment.

Pace puts it, “I wanted to capture this unique area of Los Angeles…it’s a Mecca for African American culture, and I feel that it’s time to share it with the rest the world. This project is one way that I can help accomplish this goal.”

You know you know this song. You needn’t resist the urge to undulate and undo your inhibitions.

So bebop and start swinging like it’s the last song of the night already.

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INTERVIEW: Texas Rock 'N' Roller Sam Pace and The Gilded Grit

AAEA Juneteenth 2016: Pathways to Freedom

Poster Signing

June 16th

Huntington Room

3rd Floor

12:00-1:00pm

Artist Sam Pace will be on hand to sign free copies of his Leimert Park poster, part of Metro Art’s Through the Eyes of Artists series.

Sam Pace is an artist, graphic designer and illustrator, who has held many exhibits throughout Los  Angeles. His commissions include illustrations for the Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival and the Playboy Jazz Festival.

“I wanted to capture this unique area of Los Angeles… it’s a Mecca for African American culture, and I feel that it’s time to share it with the rest of the world. This project is one way that I can help accomplish this goal.”

Neil was a little nervous.

That wasn't uncommon when he showed his work to anyone, but Sam had shown he could be a bit insufferable or cruel on quite a few occasions, so there was a little more to be worried about here. He at least knew he'd get brutal honesty, which would likely be helpful, but that didn't mean he was going to be very happy if he was told it was all terrible.

He'd spent most of the night making adjustments to it, and part of the day too. It felt all right, but he definitely needed a second opinion. He'd stared at it all too long to be able to do much with it by himself now. He didn't know the extent of Sam's musical abilities, but maybe he could offer something helpful. He hoped that's what he'd get out of it. It was really one of the only reasons he hadn't backed out of all this.

He'd sent Sam a text telling him to let him know when he arrived and he'd buzz him in, and in the meantime he made a few more adjustments to the opening number while he waited.