He's Everywhere, He's Everywhere

The L.A. Times on Friday checked in on the 100-day point of Antonio Villaraigosa's mayoralship... and in a second story compiled a list of Villaraigosa's countless photo ops.

These days, it seems like you can't go outdoors without bumping into the mayor. In the first 100 days he:

Posed on Venice beach for a Newsweek cover.
• Hung out with Geena Davis on the red carpet at the premiere of "Commander in Chief."
• Appeared with Andy Garcia at the nomination news conference for the Latin Grammys.
• Posed for Time magazine (looking very solemn at City Hall).
• Been a fixture at fairs and rallies, and says he's signed on to be the first "non-celebrity" grand marshal of the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
• Demonstrated a love for heavy equipment, operating a paving machine on Burbank Boulevard in North Hollywood and drawing at least a half-dozen television cameras to the dedication of a giant tow truck.
• Ridden (on an LAPD horse named Tom) with neighborhood leaders in Chatsworth.
• Sailed with a crew of teenagers and their grandparents on Los Angeles' official tall ship in the city's port.
• Taken the Gold Line to Union Station for a news conference. And he sang happy birthday to a delighted 10-year-old he met on the train.
• Appeared as himself on ABC's "George Lopez" show (it airs next Wednesday).
• Become an opening-night fixture, showing up for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Center Theatre Group's "Dead End" (he had to leave early to appear on his regular segment on KCAL Channel 9).

The paper missed a few, however:

• Won Felli-Fel's "Whoa Call" freestyle rap contest three days in a row on Power 106
• Wrote letter to L.A. Times demanding return of the "Momma" comic strip
• Spent three days going door-to-door to Adelphia cable subscribers, handing out copies of "Desperate Housewives" in English
• Left work early Thursday off to pick up and drive a still-shaken Lindsay Lohan to the Tropicana Bar
• Made it to the semi-finals of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance"
• Produced several tracks for Fiona Apple's new album; leaked them on the Internet after the musician decided to go a different direction
• Created blog devoted to L.A.'s best pie shops

Dude is busy!
(Photo by Gary Friedman / LAT)