Sacto Celebrities – Billy Mills

  I was reading the March issue of Runner’s World and got sucked in to a long and fascinating article about Billy Mills.  I’d never heard of him. He was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, and according to the article is 7/16 Oglala Lakota Sioux. He ran what is considered [...]

All Things Must Pass – Sacto Celebrities Updated w/ Colin Hanks

  In 2008, I wrote about Colin Hanks and his new project to create a documentary about Russ Solomon and Tower Records.  His project is moving forward now and he’s funding it on KickStarter. For as little as $10, you can be a part of telling a great story and have a “Thank You,” in [...]

Sacto Celebrities Volume 3 – Colin Hanks

If you see someone hanging around the old Tower Records location that looks kind of like a young Tom Hanks, you’re not crazy. According to the Bee, Sacramento native Colin Hanks (son of Tom Hanks) is working on a documentary on Tower and its founder Russ Solomon. So you can wait for the movie, and [...]

Sacto Celebrities Volume 2 – Brian Posehn

A few months ago I wrote about Adam Rich, who apparently is in the Sacramento-area.  I’ve recently been made aware of another local celebrity, Brian Posehn. Who is Brian?  Do a quick search and you’ll go, ‘Oh I know him!’ His official site seems like it hasn’t been updated in awhile but it does have [...]

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