TAKING A MOMENT

The soundtrack is Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five,” a dreamy jazzy piece that goes from here to there with feeling. Matthew Love of Los Angeles, a.k.a. “Cosmo the Clown,” looks a little melancholy atop a dumpster, but he’s actually taking a few minutes away from filming a commercial in West Hollywood. Orange County firefighter Matt Apodaca rests after battling a brush fire near the Irvine Lake Dam since the early morning hours. And John Lee Hooker knows the professional thing to do is sit quietly until it’s your turn on stage as he waits to present B.B. King with a lifetime achievement award during a ceremony at the Palace in Hollywood.

HOME STRETCH

In the water or out, life can be a marvelous swim. Angelo Simione floats away during a gospel aerobics class at the Virgin Megastore’s Crunch Gym in West Hollywood. Lenny Krayzelburg swims toward first place in the men’s 200 meter backstroke final during the Swim Meet of Champions at the Marguerite International Swim Center in Mission Viejo.