UNDER-WHERE? A) Kristen Egan and Ian Forester, event staff from City of Hope, hang underwear on clotheslines along the Third Street Promenade from Wilshire to Santa Monica Blvd. on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, while promoting City of Hope’s Underwear Affair™. B) Jeff Baker and  wife Hayley walk underneath the underwear with their children Taylor, 14; Chloe, 13; Jonah, 9; and Lily, 7, during City of Hope’s Underwear Affair™ on Wednesday. City of Hope is bringing awareness to “below the waist” cancers such as cervical, colorectal, ovarian, kidney, testicular and bladder. City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest honor bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope's research and treatment protocols advance care throughout the nation.  Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics.

Second-grader Olivia Morales, 8, gives a Taxi ride to her preschool sister Natalie, 4, at Playland Arcade on the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Although the price of gas is $4.79 per gallon in Santa Monica, Olivia did not charge her sister Natalie a fare.

Cordwainer (Shoemaker) Paul Mathews, 90, hand sows leather to the sole while making a custom pair of shoes during the annual Contemporary Crafts Market at the Santa Monica Civic on Friday, June 6, 2008. Paul learned to make shoes from his father when he was only 12 years old and has been making them ever since. He can make  two pairs of shoes per day which sell for $300.00 to 500.00 depending on the leather. Each pair is custom-built based on careful measurements of both feet. Fashioned from the finest leathers & free from synthetic materials and toxic glues typical in the shoe industry.

Arthur Nakane, a One-Man-Band, plays at the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Nakane can perform up to seven instruments at one time; an electric guitar, he has a drum machine for drum beat affects, plays keyboards with the tip of his guitar, plays the harmonica and the electric kazoo, shakes the tambourine and maracas, strikes symbols and sings duets by himself with on the spot recording.  Nakane has been performing as a One-Man-Band since 1976. Prior to that, he was a high school teacher were he only earned $700.00 per month. He says that the custodians would make $900.00 per month. In order to supplement his income to support his family, he would perform music on the weekends. He currently works as a translator during the day.