I'm slightly partial, but I must say two things: (1) the new Hollywood Elsewhere looks pretty good so far, and (2) there are reasons for this. Five, to be exact.

Hence, a background, work history and contact rundown on the very good fellows who helped me do the re-designs, expansions and upgrades -- Jon Rahoi, Brian Walker, Alex Stanford, Matt Daniels and Harry Webber.

I owe a particular tribute to Harry, who very generously gave of his time in guiding me through those first crucial (and intimidating) steps. I've been writing an online column for nearly six years, but I didn't know very much about what it actually took to sit down and slap it together, file by file. An L.A. mensch of the first order, Harry offered the first helping hand.

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Jon Rahoi is a software consultant, freelance writer, photographer, and graphic designer, based in San Francisco. His website is http://www.rahoi.com. Jon is not so much a "web designer" as a human machine gun. I hesitate to think where the au courant Hollywood Elsewhere would be without his input.

Jon is also an Alaskan polyglot specializing in Asian languages. He teaches White Eyebrow and Dragon Styles of kung fu (http://undergroundkungfu.com) and imports Foreign Baseball Jerseys ( http://latinojerseys.com) when time permits.

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Brian Walker is a freelance web designer and writer living in Athens, Ohio, where he spends most of his free time taking care of two rambunctious dogs and a wife who's slowly going crazy completing her doctorate in clinical child psychology. Contact Brian here.

Adjectives like "bright," "inventive," "resourceful" and "tireless" have been used before in describing this or that web designer, but they truly apply in Brian's case.

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Alex Stanford is a web developer based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He loves to write about himself in the third person. He has created websites and designs for private and commercial clients in North America and abroad. Fast and intelligent at all times, Alex has been more than gracious in assisting me over the past few weeks. Contact Alex here.

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Matt Daniels is a graphic designer and photographer based in Parker, Colorado. His non-Hollywood-themed design & photography website is http://www.getoutanddrive.com. His e-mail address is matt@getoutanddrive.com. His work is steady, exacting and first-rate.

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Harry Webber is a Clio Hall of Fame creative director of some of America's most memorable advertising campaigns. His entertainment industry clients include Disney, Warner Bros., UPN, Fox Cable and NBC. As a pioneer in the development of branded entertainment, Harry is currently developing reality-based programming for the producers of Survivor, Restaurant and Casino. He writes a column about creativity in advertising called "Madison AveNew" for this website. Harry's work can be viewed at his portfolio site at www.harrywebber.com and his company site at http://www.BrandedFilm.com Harry can be reached at harry@HarryWebber.com