posted by at 10:38 PM on April 30, 2006 This is the complaint I just sent to the MTA via this form on their site: This morning at about 11:50 I exited the 101 freeway (west/north-bound) at Lankershim behind MTA bus #9970. The driver pulled into the righthand right-turn..
. posted by at 9:40 PM on April 30, 2006 This one from Justin who says: "Let's have an outdoor concert in the desert and restrict people from bringing in water bottles!" This photo is of Merci and piles of discarded water bottles at the entrance to Coachella.
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posted by at 9:25 PM on April 30, 2006 If the idea of watching a fractured fable with music by Tom Waits and book by William S. Burroughs is your thing, you're going to want to love the The Black Rider now playing through June 11 at the..
. posted by at 12:41 PM on April 30, 2006 So it's Day 2 of Coachella and as it is a bit after 12:00 noon the bands are starting to play again. I just woke up after a night of drinking, sorting through the thousand photos I shot yesterday and.
.. posted by at 10:52 AM on April 30, 2006 I have no idea what got into me - posting about Mister Jalopy without links to his Hooptyrides and Jalopy Junktown sites.
Me Culpa...
. posted by at 6:24 PM on April 29, 2006 A few days ago, I still had not made a decision on whether I'd be staying home from work and school on Monday, May 1st. The decision didn't come easily despite years of activism around immigrants' rights and an academic.
.. posted by at 1:02 PM on April 29, 2006 When I met Mister Jalopy for lunch today, this item was on the table before him.
(sorry for the blurring - phonecam + closeup = crap) Apparently today's garage sale circuit included a stop at a church rummage sale, where...
posted by at 12:49 PM on April 29, 2006 Those of you who can't wait for her big Memorial Day Extravaganza can catch the inimitable Misty Lee TOMORROW at the Derby. Yep, Sunday April 30th, Misty will be magically appearing at The Derby nightclub in Hollywood as a..
. posted by at 8:00 AM on April 29, 2006 In spite of my reservations over exactly what Monday's protesters are standing for, I strongly believe that the opposition of many for the Spanish language version of the Star Spangled Banner is contradictory to the First Amendment. Why are people.
.. posted by at 4:24 PM on April 28, 2006 Have you been to the yarn store featured in Six Feet Under?
If not, you should check it out. In addition to having a superior selection of yarns, the staff at Unwind is super-nice, very knowlegeable, and absolutely eager..
. posted by at 3:57 PM on April 28, 2006 I'm out of LA for the next few days as I visit my old 'hood of Chicago. I'm there for Sarah Cromarty's show at Bucker Rider and to pay a much-needed visit to the Art Institute.
Very excited to see...
posted by at 3:25 PM on April 28, 2006 Mack Reed has posted an excellent profile of "Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service", Brian Humphrey, down in the Emergency Operations Center four floors below the surface at City Hall East. Deep in the Ant Farm w/ LAFD's Brian Humphrey..
. posted by at 2:15 PM on April 28, 2006 Two art events abLA recommends this weekend include a new gallery in Santa Monica and a presentation in Chinatown..
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. posted by at 1:40 PM on April 28, 2006 I think there's a lot more awareness of this upcoming march on Monday than there was for the last one. Which is a good, since this one is set for Monday .
.. you know, a workday.
As many as a...
posted by at 12:32 PM on April 28, 2006 My favorite yarn store, Unwind (818 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank), is having a huge sale in the month of May, and owner Stephanie Steinhaus has decided to celebrate Friday by kicking things off a few days early. 25% off.
.. posted by at 11:58 AM on April 28, 2006 The Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles really want to fill up the stadium when they return home next week for series against the Padres and Astros, so they're offering a $10 discount for all "Field Level (regular price $30).
.. posted by at 9:00 AM on April 28, 2006 If you like thinking, conceptual art, or thinking about conceptual art, then have I got a panel discussion for you.
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.. posted by at 10:57 PM on April 27, 2006 If you've never been to Cinespia, aka the Cemetery Screenings, let me fill you in: You watch a movie.
At night. In a cemetery. How much more of a pitch do you need?
Need I point out that you're often...
posted by at 8:42 PM on April 27, 2006 Up in Sactown, our senators just passed a resolution in support of the boycott on monday calling it the Great American Boycott 2006. I will be out on the street on Monday covering it with my trusty Canons. I don't.
.. posted by at 8:36 PM on April 27, 2006 LA has the dirtiest air in the country!
Joy! I used to live in the city with the 2nd cleanest air in the country, Santa Fe, NM. I miss Santa Fe, but there isn't much going on there which may.
.. posted by at 6:30 PM on April 27, 2006 I don't know if this class of parking 'tard / douche / asshat has been categorized by the writers here at blogging.
la, so I thought I should bring this to everyone's attention. I watched as this guy, with a..
. posted by at 5:18 PM on April 27, 2006 I swore I would never do a post about parking, and yet here I am. But it's not just about parking - Parking info for the newly opened Yoga For Every Body: The studio is an addition to owner Nancy's.
.. posted by at 3:40 PM on April 27, 2006 I saw a couple of articles today about the use of Video News Releases (VNR) by local media.
A VNR is basically a short video usually formatted to look like a news item you'd see on your local TV station...
. posted by at 2:47 PM on April 27, 2006 The MTA and CalTrans are currently working on redesigning the end of the 2 Frwy at Glendale Blvd. All options will put more traffic idling on the portion of the 2 Frwy adjacent to the neighborhood.
The option that expands...
posted by at 1:31 PM on April 27, 2006 As most Angelenos know, l.a.Eyeworks is much more than snazzy eye-wear as evidence by their super groovy arty display windows.
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.. posted by at 1:10 PM on April 27, 2006 I'm quick to gripe when I'm disappointed in a city department's response so let me be just as quick to sing the praises with a shoutie to the City of L.
A.'s Bureau of Street Services (BOSS). Long have I been.
.. posted by at 9:41 AM on April 27, 2006 Every time an opportunity comes up to potentially save the Farm, I gleefully jump up on my soapbox here at b.
la to announce it. And I received an update today in my Peak Oil newsletter, that the Trust for Public..
. posted by at 9:37 AM on April 27, 2006 Wow, isn't this the topic of the day? Memo Pisa El Lodo is documenting it, LA City Nerd is complaining about it, Curbed LA is discussing it and L.
A. Voice is asking some questions. There are an endless string of.
.. posted by at 9:35 AM on April 27, 2006 You may have noticed "No Parking on Red Flag Days" signs going up around the neighborhood.
LA City Fire Dept (LAFD) calls a Red Flag Day when the brush is dry and the Santa Anas are blowing in hillside areas...
. posted by at 9:00 AM on April 27, 2006 The 2006 Lucelia Artist Award given by the The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the $25,000 prize to Los Angeles/Culver City's own Center for Land Use and Interpretation..
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. posted by at 8:13 AM on April 27, 2006 If you are about my age then you probably grew up going to Drive-In movies with your family. You probably couldn't see anything or hear anything because you were stuck in the back seat with your kid brother (or sister).
.. posted by at 10:15 PM on April 26, 2006 EAMES DEMETRIOS AT MELTDOWN: DISCOVER KYMAERICA What is Kymaerica, you may wonder?
Through maps, photos, slideshows and more, artist and filmmaker Eames Demetrios shares with us the history of a land and universe that co-exist alongside our own: that...
posted by at 7:18 PM on April 26, 2006 Ok due to the fact that I programmed the Coachella Scheduler again this year I have known for a couple of days that Coachella has added a very special hip-hop act: Kanye West. I really wanted to leak it yesterday..
. posted by at 6:57 PM on April 26, 2006 It's thundering like a real Midwestern thunderstorm over here in Mt Washington. I ignored the first set of lightening because I thought there was no way, but way - thunder crashed through the sky just a moment later.
And has...
posted by at 4:56 PM on April 26, 2006 Apologies for taking up yet more blog space with this topic, but I wanted to spread the word I just heard from El Circo Loco's godson who graciously responded to the message I left with the mortuary handling his godfather's...
posted by at 2:16 PM on April 26, 2006 Last Thursday (April 20) marked the last opening reception for the four year old Silver Lake gallery, Jeff Electric. Galleries usually have a funny story about how they began, which is usually by accident..
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. posted by at 2:08 PM on April 26, 2006 My favorite yoga studio, Yoga For Every Body, has moved from Ventura Blvd (near Boneyard Bistro) and is now open. The new studio, built off owner Nancy's home, is replete with gorgeous bamboo floors and three full rope walls (if.
.. posted by at 2:07 PM on April 26, 2006 Snaped this shot with my camera phone yesterday on Beverly just west of Vermont.
It's a little fuzzy but luckily I was able to clean it up and enlarge it like they do on TV to get a better...
posted by at 1:54 PM on April 26, 2006 Was that a flurry of gunfire I heard down the block last night? Why yes..
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.. posted by at 12:20 PM on April 26, 2006 On Saturday, April 22, Fausto Vitello, President of High Speed Productions, Inc.
, and publisher of JUXTAPOZ Magazine, died of a heart attack while riding his bicycle. He was 59. From the official announcement: Fausto Vitello revolutionized the skateboard industry.
.. posted by at 11:54 AM on April 26, 2006 It appears even more weirdness has been found in the Ferrari Enzo crash situation.
From LA Times: Detectives are trying to figure out why a handgun belonging to a reserve deputy for the Orange County Sheriff's Department was found at...
posted by at 10:51 AM on April 26, 2006 Yes, that's right - FREE TREES - from the LA DWP (for DWP customers only). I found out about this a while back and was surprised not only by this program but also by how few people knew about it..
.. posted by at 10:46 AM on April 26, 2006 The DWP is working on an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Silver Lake Reservoir and the proposed replacement site for the water storage in Griffith Park near the LA River.
Committee to Save Silver Lake's Reservoirs (CSSLR) has...
posted by at 10:29 AM on April 26, 2006 Do something nice! Here's a suggestion, kiped directly from an email newsletter I get: Friday and Saturday May 5th 6th (9am-12 noon) is 17th Annual Great Los Angeles River Clean Up, La Gran Limpieza, the largest Urban River Clean..
. posted by at 9:19 AM on April 26, 2006 It is very dark now at Lizabeth Oliveria so you might have missed this..
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. posted by at 10:32 PM on April 25, 2006 Besides Hello Stranger (fka Vagenius, MySpace) and The Ditty Bops (MySpace), another up-and-coming local artist I've been supporting regularly is Jesca Hoop (MySpace). A friend of mine described her as his favorite ".
..local sorceress poet musician," and I haven't.
.. posted by at 5:44 PM on April 25, 2006 (AP Photo) I was listening to Jim Ladd on KLOS 95.
5 last night, when I learned news I'm sure most people already know. Roger Waters is coming to the Hollywood Bowl on October 5th to perform the entire "Dark..
. posted by at 5:23 PM on April 25, 2006 Today I saw Jeff Kober at Peet's in Studio City. By remarkable coincidence, I was there with a friend I met on a Buffy site.
(This is especially remarkable because said friend lives in England. And because I hadn't known..
. posted by at 5:20 PM on April 25, 2006 If your family likes magic and you like saucy brunettes in corsets and fishnets, then check out the hottest thing since cups and balls: Misty Lee. She's recently moved to LA and has her first performances scheduled for Memorial.
.. posted by at 2:25 PM on April 25, 2006 So this is the big music weekend in the desert and as much as I am tempted, I've gotten completely distracted by the Retro UFO convention also near Joshua Tree.
I have no idea what to expect, but I hope...
posted by at 12:03 PM on April 25, 2006 Following up on Hexodus' earlier post, when I first heard Saturday evening of the alleged demise of the flamboyant Silver Lake local known as "El Circo Loco," I didn't want to believe it. Attempts to contact the originator of the..
. posted by at 9:25 AM on April 25, 2006 And because I hate being left out, I'm goint to have to buy some of this and pretend it was free..
.. posted by at 9:21 AM on April 25, 2006 Queen of the Oddballs, eh?
There's probaby been strong competition for this title, but with the release of this crazy book, Hillary Carlip has officially claimed it. She's got two and a half events (one's just a signing) planned..
. posted by at 10:45 PM on April 24, 2006 The Dresden Dolls' (MySpace) in-store appearance at the Virgin Megastore in Hollywood last Wednesday was quite memorable. Drawing about 450 fans, Amanda mentioned that they had apparently drawn the largest crowd since Mariah Carey's appearance in November.
I had...
posted by at 8:17 PM on April 24, 2006 Is there some sort of law or ordinance that prohibits freakishly bright or distracting signs next to freeways? Cuz there should be. I drive down to Orange County a couple of times a month on weekends.
And every time we...
posted by at 6:46 PM on April 24, 2006 Found in the grass along the road during a long walk with the poodle. It's the back cover of a book, with writing on the inside. I think it's excerpting a Sinatra song "This Is My Song" -- Love,.
.. posted by at 5:55 PM on April 24, 2006 In light of outbreaks of the mumps in the Midwest, the LA County Department of Health is calling for "increased vigilance" for health care facilities/providers to be on the lookout for anyone showing signs of the virus.
As of April...
posted by at 5:09 PM on April 24, 2006 Fire, cars and destruction, who could ask for more? Except maybe more fire, airplanes and destruction! Maybe you've seen SRL blow shit up.
Or maybe you've been subjugated to one of Christian's shows. Maybe you're just a fan of..
. posted by at 2:38 PM on April 24, 2006 For those Westsiders who want to come out ride for the Earth this Thursday, here's some info on the UCLA Earth Day ride (as just posted to the Critical Mass list). I'll be on a plane to London that.
.. posted by at 9:42 AM on April 24, 2006 When I took a tour of Historic Echo Park last summer, as part of my visit to the Lotus Festival, I learned of a place called Edendale.
According to Wikipedia, Edendale is now Echo Park, but I seem to recall...
posted by at 9:29 AM on April 24, 2006 I saw this sign over the weekend at Fred 62 on Vermont in Los Feliz. The really disappointing part was that the purportedly freshly-squeezed cake was indeed coffee cake and not lemon at all. Curses.
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posted by at 8:06 PM on April 23, 2006 Legendary former LAPD chief Ed Davis passed away this weekend at the age of 89. Davis was a visionary in his day, and apparently some of his ideas are still drawn upon by many police forces around the country..
.. posted by at 7:23 PM on April 23, 2006 El Circo Loco, our dancing friend who was a fixture on Sunset Blvd.
for quite some time - has passed on. According to the bulletin we received, he passed on his sleep(peacefully) the day before yesterday. He will be missed.
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posted by at 3:41 PM on April 23, 2006 Adios Los Angeles Originally uploaded by dieselboii. barely got to know ya..
. after only 36 hrs, we're back on the road home to Portland. a whirlwind trip at that.
our second show of the Brian Jonestown Massacre at Little...
posted by at 10:38 AM on April 23, 2006 For ten years, I've never given food cart vendors more than a casual glance during my time in Los Angeles. They were scenery to me, in the same league as bus stops, panhandlers and sidewalk prophets. I'd have sooner.
.. posted by at 10:23 PM on April 22, 2006 The most frustrating part about writing for blogs is that often the people you'd wish would read informative posts aren't the kind of people who even read blogs.
That said, sometimes its imperative that you, dear readers, do a community...
posted by at 10:12 PM on April 22, 2006 Ollie's downtown Originally uploaded by dieselboii. We're on our way to the second show and fellow travellers suggested we meet at Ollie's downtown. In our quest to find the place, we ended up off skid row and little Portlander.
.. posted by at 4:39 PM on April 22, 2006 The Getty Garden Originally uploaded by dieselboii.
Is amazing. The whole place is amazing for $7 parking. We don't have free museums in Portland.
:( We did a partial garden tour and learned about some of the exotic trees...
posted by at 3:20 PM on April 22, 2006 Los Angeles in the evening is hopeful, even when a flipped SUV on a monstrous concrete onramp slows traffic to a crawl. There is something electric about dusk in LA; our vibrant city nestled near the bottom of the..
. posted by at 3:40 AM on April 22, 2006 BJM roadtrip - in LA 4-21-2006 (82) Originally uploaded by dieselboi. wow!
what can i say. i'm not even a hardcore BJM fan and I said WOW! the sound down at the Little Radio Warehouse was amazing and the.
.. posted by at 6:37 PM on April 21, 2006 Look ma, a tourist.
.. Originally uploaded by dieselboii.
Yes, its me, the guy taking all the pictures while walking down Hollywood blvd. Wow, now that is a scene. i love the stars- even found Chuck Norris.
We walked awile,...
posted by at 6:13 PM on April 21, 2006 Wednesday's edition of The Los Angeles Times covered this weekend's upcoming grand opening of the third American Girl Place store in the country, which will be at The Grove, taking the spot that was vacated by FAQ Schwartz. Apparently it's..
. posted by at 5:48 PM on April 21, 2006 Even though I'm vegan, I'm no freakin' hippie. That said, tomorrow is the world-reknown Earth Day and an event called Worldfest 2006 takes place from 10am - 6:30pm in Woodley Park, Encino.
I don't know about the poetry reading...
posted by at 3:40 PM on April 21, 2006 960.4 miles later..
. Originally uploaded by dieselboii. We're here.
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LA is beautiful! The I5 corridor is lush and green and so warm - 79deg. Coming from the land where it seems to have rained since october, this is heaven.
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posted by at 1:32 PM on April 21, 2006 On Easter Sunday I spent a fair bit of time weeding the front yard. All the rain has done wonders for the weeds and I grumbled quite a bit about that. The story is much the same in the back.
.. posted by at 1:30 PM on April 21, 2006 Earlier this week LA Barcampers got together to continue the experience that was Barcamp.
I saw lots of familiar faces and the table was a roar with talk and laughter. I've really missed interacting with tech folks since moving to..
. posted by at 1:23 PM on April 21, 2006 Last night, the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO, NSFW) held its annual awards show at the Century Club in Century City, and the list of nominees and award winners is here (NSFW). LukeIsBack.
com (NSFW) already has full coverage including photos,...
posted by at 1:02 PM on April 21, 2006 LACMA Muse ArtWalk 2006 is this Saturday in downtown Los Angeles...
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posted by at 12:25 PM on April 21, 2006 Starting today, April 21, and running through this weekend, the New School for Post-Animative Thought is presenting a piece by Stephanie Hutin and Florencio Zavala called Prequel...
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posted by at 12:08 PM on April 21, 2006 What makes this a Los Angeles topic is that two local "bloggers" (quotes stressed), Arianna Huffington and L.A. Times' Michael Hiltzik have both been in the news lately for their questionable approach towards blogs.
LA Observed noted yesterday that Michael...
posted by at 10:45 AM on April 21, 2006 BJM Roadtrip to LA 4-19-2006 (42) Originally uploaded by dieselboi. guest blogger here from the "canada of California" - Oregon. we're on the way down for a wonderful fun filled weekend and a couple of shows at Little Radio.
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posted by at 10:09 AM on April 21, 2006 This just in! There is ONE LAST CHANCE to take Charles Phoenix's unique tour of downtown L.A.
! I highly recommend this tour. I took it a couple weekends ago, and had a fabulous time.
I know downtown L.A. better than.
.. posted by at 9:16 AM on April 21, 2006 CODEPINK Los Angeles has an action tonight against Hillary Clinton.
"What's that?" you say, "political activist women who DON'T like Hillary?" Well, yes.
We're a little disappointed in her. She isn't listening about the War in Iraq, and is more..
. posted by at 11:10 PM on April 20, 2006 Can't bear not knowing precisely how many nanoseconds until you'll be naked in mud, flinging Daddy Dollars about with your fellow trustafarians? But too lazy to check a calendar?
Too stupid simply to remember? Then here's yet another thing created..
. posted by at 9:33 PM on April 20, 2006 I worship each and every person at my post office like a god, but even with all their good works, I just can't look away from this: Come on, it's spelled correctly right there two inches away on the object..
. posted by at 9:30 PM on April 20, 2006 I echo my blogging sistah Kat about attending the Brewery Artwalk this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, FREE). If you're planning on going, and it's your first time, here are some tips (most of which are obvious.
.. posted by at 6:37 PM on April 20, 2006 Has anyone else seen this?
This can't really be for 91 octane gas, could it? This must have really been for super - duper - high - concentrate - hundred - miles - per - gallon jet fuel? Plus it.
.. posted by at 5:06 PM on April 20, 2006 It's no secret that LUSH Cosmetics finally made it to the US, and that lots of people know about it, but that certainly doesn't diminish how perfectly goddamn delightful it is (to be sure).
Check out all these bath...
posted by at 3:03 PM on April 20, 2006 High five to all the readers of blogging.la, as today is an international holiday! National High Five Day falls on the third Thursday in April every year.
This year it takes place on April 20th. It is the fifth annual..
. posted by at 2:22 PM on April 20, 2006 I'm not usually a fan of rap music (unless they've got songs called "Fuck tha Police"); in fact I stopped paying attention to that "music genre" altogether around 1995. But in life there's an exception to every rule and in.
.. posted by at 12:13 PM on April 20, 2006 Bruise Magazine has just posted several really great images of Pollyanne Hornbeck's most amazing dollhouse.
Pollyanne's insanity and attention to detail make this the most amazing thing you will ever have the chance to see. Lots more great photos..
. posted by at 11:50 AM on April 20, 2006 You may remember Artrock from its debut last year during the Armory fair at Rockefeller Center..
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.. posted by at 11:43 AM on April 20, 2006 Is anyone else in LA afraid to drink the water?
Like everyone I know, I've got one of those Brita water filters. I figure at least it gets the particulate gunk and some chlorine out of the water. But after.
.. posted by at 11:41 AM on April 20, 2006 Right at the border of Echo Park and Silverlake along Sunset Boulevard, there are cliffs.
They rise about 60 feet or so on the north side of the street. Now if you look closely, you will see the unusual structure..
.. posted by at 9:57 AM on April 20, 2006 Spring is in the air which means three things: MFA shows, art auctions, and open studios.
On Friday (April 21) from 6-10pm there is an open studio at the Williams Building featuring recent Los Angeles transfers...
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posted by at 8:34 AM on April 20, 2006 L.A. Is My Beat: LA Historic Home Tour LA Conservancy | Neighborhood Initiative: "At Home With History" The LA Conservancy is hosting a self-driving tour on April 30.
For $30 ($25 if you are an LA Conservancy member) you get,...
posted by at 7:47 AM on April 20, 2006 Ken McCown, Kevin Hinders, Andy Wilcox and a handfull of students at Cal Poly(architecture and landscape architecture) took to producing a vision plan for the reuse of Silver Lake Reservoir in Los Angeles. Here's a flickr photo set with..
. posted by at 7:40 PM on April 19, 2006 As a follow-up to my entry from the other day: this morning the City Council voted 13-2 to keep the elephants in LA and allow the LA Zoo to move forward with the Elephants of Surin habitat project. I haven't.
.. posted by at 5:11 PM on April 19, 2006 As your friendly blogging.
la Brewery resident, I feel compelled to inform you about the fantastic (and free) opportunity to see some art this weekend. The residents of the Brewery Arts Complex near downtown open their studio doors twice a year..
. posted by at 2:34 PM on April 19, 2006 I ventured back to the hellish hell that is Washington Mutual today and on my way there from the office I ran into this man taking his lizard for a walk. Having forgotten my camera upstairs my coworker nabbed a.
.. posted by at 2:04 PM on April 19, 2006 Argh!
As a freelancer working anywhere I can find wireless internet, I love the convenience and wide availability of TMobile equipped Starbucks. However, I've become grande suspicious that, at the very least, my two closest Starbucks are deliberately taking aims..
. posted by at 1:33 PM on April 19, 2006 On Sunday I drove down to Long Beach to attend the MFA Thesis exhibition, Hommie, byKendell Carter at Cal State Long Beach..
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. posted by at 12:14 PM on April 19, 2006 OK, this is the craziest thing I've heard all day. Dave from Little Radio (where BarCamp was hosted) just posted a comment on this entry about Shepard Fairey hosting a show on Indie 103 stating that he just received a.
.. posted by at 8:03 AM on April 19, 2006 Next Tuesday!
6 Days away!! Ben Jerry's Free Cone Day!
!! Of course B G is pretty light on the offerings for us Vegans but there's no reason the rest of you shouldn't get your ice cream on free style.
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posted by at 7:48 AM on April 19, 2006 There have been quite a few posts about valet services on here over the last few years and most of them have been of the complaining sort. Cars getting messed up, things stolen, etc. One major issue is that.
.. posted by at 11:08 PM on April 18, 2006 No, really.
Just found this story on Yahoo! News: A case of bubonic plague has been reported in the second largest US city of Los Angeles for the first time in 22 years, health officials said. An unidentified woman.
.. posted by at 7:33 PM on April 18, 2006 The news about travel this summer isn't good.
Gasoline is already at $3 a gallon. There's news that the ultra-convenience of the Burbank airport is eroding as they're having trouble with parking volume which will only get worse this summer..
.. posted by at 4:07 PM on April 18, 2006 John K has announced that he has put up some lost episodes of Ren and Stimpy.
Does anyone still care? If so, then you'll want to click here..
.. posted by at 2:10 PM on April 18, 2006 Young kids nowadays probably don't remember, but there used to be a big professional sports league in North America that played hockey.
Now, it'll be hard for you whippersnappers to imagine, but picture an activity combining the gracefulness of figure...
posted by at 1:57 PM on April 18, 2006 Last week Emma Gray, the West Coast Editor for Art Review, wrote the latest LA Confidental on Artnet Magazine...
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posted by at 1:09 PM on April 18, 2006 I just realized that this is the second post in a row I've done using mid-90s artist song lyrics as a subject. Bonus points to the intrepid GenXers who can tell me both songs artists. Actually - guess both.
.. posted by at 11:36 AM on April 18, 2006 I've already mentioned the L.
A.-based The Ditty Bops (MySpace) in my recent profiles of Vagenius and The Dresden Dolls, and while The Ditty Bops been mentioned here at B.la several times already, now's as good a time as any.
.. posted by at 11:13 AM on April 18, 2006 I was wondering why Cardinal Roger Mahony wasn't his usual festive, holy water-flinging self at Saturday's annual Blessing of the Animals, and instead seemed preoccupied.
.. elsewhere.
Now I know: he must've seen the writing on the wall about yesterday's...
posted by at 10:51 AM on April 18, 2006 I'm not quite sure how I feel about James Verini's article in the LA Times on the people at Raymond Pettibon's opening at Regen Projects on April 8th...
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posted by at 8:50 AM on April 18, 2006 I know there are a few of y'all who love the hip hop, so listen up. On April 20th (that's Thursday) at the Conga Room (that's 5364 Wilshire Blvd, kind of near the El Rey) Stones Throw Records is going..
. posted by at 8:25 AM on April 18, 2006 ..
.Our friends a little north in San Francisco got hit by a 7.9 earthquake that pretty much wrecked the town.
I was in SF last week and there's a lot of talk about this alll over the place including...
posted by at 12:47 AM on April 18, 2006 Dear Readers! For years we've tried to make it very hard for you to give suggest things for us to blog about. We've had secret handshakes, high priced bribe fees, and a new cryptic e-mail address every day.
Those...
posted by at 10:43 PM on April 17, 2006 I've got an unexpected houseguest. My housemate found an abandoned itty-bitty baby skunk today and my neighbor decided to take care of it until she could take it to some sort of shelter tomorrow. Her husband was not feeling that.
.. posted by at 10:30 PM on April 17, 2006 I'd heard rumors that some schools were not allowing students to use restrooms during some recent walkouts.
Alas, its true - Worthington Elementary School in Inglewood placed students under a lockdown that only allowed them to relieve themselves in buckets...
posted by at 10:07 PM on April 17, 2006 I dropped by RPS4 (that's rock, paper, scissors for those of you who aren't in the know) under the 1st St. Bridge last Friday. The event was put on by Party Scammers, an affable group of kids who've also hosted.
.. posted by at 8:24 PM on April 17, 2006 Remember all those fliers that said Jesus was gonna show up at Echo Park and throw some mad hurt on the world?
Well, the woman who was distributing those signs is back at it. I saw her taping them..
. posted by at 7:14 PM on April 17, 2006 So I've wasted blog space and time posting here on B.la about some of the oddball finds I've unearthed through the course of various Silver Lake backyard endeavors.
It began with a pair of whiskey bottles that could be as...
posted by at 6:29 PM on April 17, 2006 Eric Richardson is pointing out errors again, and this time they are on someone elses site! He's talking about an LA Times story that is just chock full of problems. Here's a snip: "But then, deputies at the scene learned.
.. posted by at 6:26 PM on April 17, 2006 One could say that The Dresden Dolls (MySpace), with their self-proclaimed brand of "punk cabaret" music, are an acquired taste, at least judging by the comments at Stereogum (here, here, here, and here).
But hey, I love them, and so...
posted by at 4:47 PM on April 17, 2006 Seen a few of these billboards around town. This one is on Brand in Glendale. Anyone taking responsibility?
Hard to see in the phonecam shot but the billboard is all black with white writing. Between the numerals is an upside..
. posted by at 3:52 PM on April 17, 2006 One of my artists, Seonna Hong, informed me about an upcoming silent art auction at Cartoon Network for a four year old named Fyn Stec who was diagnosed with liver cancer on March 17, 2006..
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. posted by at 3:26 PM on April 17, 2006 The LA Times ran a story yesterday about the LA dream moving east into the Inland Empire. The region, often seen as a manufacturing and transportation hub, with less-expensive homes for those willing to commute to Los Angeles and.
.. posted by at 2:50 PM on April 17, 2006 This Wednesday is the beginning of the end of my favorite show on television, Alias.
Alias is the spy show by tv master-mind JJ Abrams that has just enough campy elements to make it one of the most fun...
posted by at 12:56 PM on April 17, 2006 According to The Manolo, "The boots of the cowboy they are about tradition and function." The Manolo only recommends the Lucchese N540 because he has not yet been to visit the Glory, where you will find a small selection..
. posted by at 12:29 PM on April 17, 2006 Cinespia is taking requests for this summer's Cemetery Screenings. Contact them via either URL above or at MySpace.
I've never been to a Cemetery Screening, though I have been wanting to. This year I'm not going to let anything stop..
. posted by at 10:40 AM on April 17, 2006 Back in march, eecue posted about the controversy over elephants at the LA Zoo. It seems that much of the concern is over the proposed budget and where the money will come from.
I received an email from GLAZA (Greater...
posted by at 2:49 AM on April 17, 2006 I actually picked up on this via Sha in L.A. five minutes before I did off Franklin Ave, but L.
A. is turning 225 this year! And, as blog comment superstar councilman Eric Garcetti was superquick to inform us, there's going.
.. posted by at 5:48 PM on April 16, 2006 My mommy is in town for the holidays this weekend!
It's always a little surreal when she visits, because we go out into the city together, and she has to overlay L.A. in 2006 with the city she knew.
.. posted by at 12:54 PM on April 16, 2006 Many, many years in the making, Feral House Books is finally ready to ship Prisoner of X, Allan MacDonnell's tell-all memoir about his 20-year tenure on the staff of Larry Flynt's HUSTLER Magazine.
"During his tenure in the Hustler...
posted by at 12:18 PM on April 16, 2006 A soft-spoken elderly gent canvassing the neighborhood knocked on our door yesterday with a list of registered voters in hand and asked my wife if we were considering voting Christine Chavez for the 45th state assembly seat in the...
posted by at 6:54 PM on April 15, 2006 Olvera Street's annual Bendición De Los Animales today was the best my wife, I and our tortoise Buster have ever attended. There was a crazy variety of animals on four feet, two feet or no feet, shepherded by their..
. posted by at 4:41 PM on April 15, 2006 Today I almost missed the protest, I was sleeping in and when I woke up it was about 11am and upon hearing two helicopters in the air, I jumped out of bed, grabbed my cameras and headed down to..
. posted by at 3:22 PM on April 15, 2006 Somebody please kill me now..
.. posted by at 3:06 PM on April 15, 2006 There is nothing worse in this city than the sickly sweet reek of a used up prostitute.
Johns from here to there can smell them a mile away as can the reporters at KCAL9 and CBS2 news as evidenced by...
posted by at 12:57 PM on April 15, 2006 photo from DonnaGrayson I've blogged plenty of times before about photographers getting hassled on private property about taking pictures. I noticed in the Los Angeles pool on Flickr that there was a photo posted (above) but Donna Grayson where..
. posted by at 8:12 AM on April 15, 2006 It's Saturday morning and I've got some jetlag so I wanted to sleep in. It was not to be.
There's a fourplex across the street from us that was abandoned a couple of years ago and it's finally been sold...
posted by at 9:22 PM on April 14, 2006 Many art openings this weekend (particularly in Culver City) including another inaugural exhibiton...
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posted by at 5:34 PM on April 14, 2006 The 76th annual Blessing of the Animals is scheduled to take place in the historic plaza adjacent to Olvera Street tomorrow from noon to 5 p.m. (the actual procession and blessing begins around 2 p.
m.). This will be the.
.. posted by at 4:10 PM on April 14, 2006 with my uppity neighbors telling me I can't park my monster truck on the street near their house.
What up with that? It's a public street right? Instead, they want me to park the 35 inch wheels that drive up.
.. posted by at 3:25 PM on April 14, 2006 I gotta say I've been living in LA since 1982, and only last month did I learn of the existence of The Village.
More accurately, it's "The Kenneth Village," and it's sort of Larchmonty, but up in Glendale. So..
. posted by at 3:15 PM on April 14, 2006 It is absolutely pouring rain here in Pasadena, which would really be fucking with my head if I wasn't a weather nerd who obsessively checked the Weather Underground at least twice a day, just so I know what's going on..
.. posted by at 10:42 AM on April 14, 2006 If you've ever wanted your chance to be a nude model, but have held back for one reason or another, here's an opportunity for everyone.
Ex-stripper, deceased Street Wars assassin, and "now fairly successful photographer" Jennifer Alicia Grant is looking...
posted by at 9:32 AM on April 14, 2006 Now entering the final month of its four-month stay beside the Santa Monica Pier, the Ashes and Snow exhibit certainly isn't anything new. The compelling collection of Gregory Colbert's still and motion photography, housed in its specially designed 56,000-square-foot..
. posted by at 9:21 AM on April 14, 2006 When I came home last night, just before 10pm, I spotted not one, not two, but FOUR police cars AND an unmarked vehicle with its flashing lights on, all parked around Canal Club at Venice and Pacific. Since Canal Club.
.. posted by at 7:27 AM on April 14, 2006 Weather permitting, Vandenberg Air Force Base will launch another Minotaur missile this evening, bearing a payload of the most advanced orbital mind control lasers: Liftoff of the Minotaur rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is scheduled for 5:10.
.. posted by at 6:34 AM on April 14, 2006 The Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale is a pretty cool place apprently, and Jim Bumgardner has a list of reasons why you should swing by and check it out: 2.
The library specializes in music and art. 3..
.. posted by at 9:19 PM on April 13, 2006 Getting into the car to head over to Musso and Frank, I was struck by these jokey, fake-looking clouds over Silver Lake.
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posted by at 9:18 PM on April 13, 2006 *very* longtime readers of blogging.la will remeber Bill Poon - one of the first bloggers who helped us launch this site in the first place. Bill hasn't been blogging much recently because of a new job he got, one which.
.. posted by at 4:14 PM on April 13, 2006 If anonymous reports over at Defamer are to be believed, killer bees are attacking Sony!
"[A friend] just called from the Clark Gable building on the Sony Lot to inform me that a huge swarm of what appear to be...
posted by at 12:25 PM on April 13, 2006 I had always been under the impression that the quaint city of Vernon was entirely zoned for industrial and commercial properties without any residential zoning at all. Thinking about that I do suppose it would make electing officials a bit..
. posted by at 11:45 AM on April 13, 2006 Eric Richardson just made a post called No Tow Trucks Downtown? where he's documenting an accident that happened on 7th street and how long it's taking various city services to show up and clear the thing out: .
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.. posted by at 6:07 AM on April 13, 2006 It's taken more than two years at the cost of thousands of dollars and millions of braincells but the bureaucratic nightmare saga of Safari Sam's is finally ending.
Opening night is tonight with Tex and the Horseheads headlining...
. posted by at 12:17 AM on April 13, 2006 Okay, so if BDSM and MMA aren't your thing, how about some free music this weekend? This Saturday is the USC Springfest at the McCarthy Quad, and it's also Losanjealous' Pick of the Week: "Aside from its music acts,.
.. posted by at 10:09 PM on April 12, 2006 Seriously.
Why didn't any of you people with TV tell me things like this were happening? I'm housesitting this weekend and was flipping through channels, only moments ago, when I stumbled across this: WHAT?!
I was kind of dumbfounded. Okay,..
. posted by at 7:16 PM on April 12, 2006 I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that the real reason Crazy Girls is closed has more to do with the lapdance ban than it does "renovations" (like the sign on their door claims). Yep, the city.
.. posted by at 5:30 PM on April 12, 2006 It is quite depressing to see immigrant mothers with their gaggle of children on the streets of Los Angeles walking around, forced to take sub-minimum wage for their hard work.
These families didn't have the money or time to immigrate...
posted by at 5:06 PM on April 12, 2006 Do you have a bike? Do you find yourself sitting in your car going insane, dreaming of being on two wheels rolling around the concrete jungle? Have you ever wanted to just ride around town and see some art or.
.. posted by at 4:45 PM on April 12, 2006 A couple of snaps of my yard, taken just this minute - reminding me that crabby as it makes me, the rain may not be all bad.
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posted by at 3:44 PM on April 12, 2006 I've been seeing comments all over the place - here, at other local blogs - that say basically just that. Breaking the law is breaking the law. I was going to just leave this as a comment, but more than.
.. posted by at 2:54 PM on April 12, 2006 Okay, so if BDSM isn't your thing, how about watching guys beat the crap out of each other?
With the California State Athletic Commission's legalization of MMA (mixed martial arts) last December, UFC debuts in Southern California this Saturday...
posted by at 2:28 PM on April 12, 2006 this lousy sweatshirt: (I couldn't resist. Lines are LONG today at the Post Office.).
.. posted by at 1:59 PM on April 12, 2006 After a slow start, the Post Office is finally giving us some pretty cool stamps for our extra two cents.
Check it out - everyone's favorite Satanic Founding Father, Ben Franklin: Plus a shoutout to this really well designed Sugar...
posted by at 1:28 PM on April 12, 2006 What right do illegal immigrants have to protest in our streets? Do they have any rights whatsoever? To answer this, I looked to the United Nations Covenant on Human Rights, a sort of Bill of Rights that applies to the.
.. posted by at 11:56 AM on April 12, 2006 High school and middle school students may no longer be walking out en masse, but they are still organizing against enforcement-only immigration reform.
On Saturday, April 15, students and supporters of humane immigration reform will participate in a Mass...
posted by at 10:57 AM on April 12, 2006 Surely we have all seen, or perhaps experienced the joy of eating a hot dog wrapped in bacon from a streetside vendor. They broil to perfection in their casing of bacon, and are topped with onions, mayo, mustard, onions, green..
. posted by at 10:32 AM on April 12, 2006 Tonight at the Westside Pavilion Cinema at 7pm, there will be a screening of The Emerald Diamond, a documentary about the Irish national baseball team, which has an LA connection. "The Irish National Team probably would not exist today without.
.. posted by at 10:24 AM on April 12, 2006 I'm installing this week for our new exhibiton The Least Missing by Echo Eggebrecht and Snow Blind Water Drop by Robin Ward in our project room.
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posted by at 8:54 AM on April 12, 2006 Just wanna give a little shout to Monkeyhouse Toys, a relatively recent addition to the Silver Lake stable of quirky shops. Several months ago they filled the void left by a yoga factory that couldn't gain a lotushold in..
. posted by at 8:16 AM on April 12, 2006 10:43am: UPDATES/CORRECTIONS AFTER THE JUMP In the aftermath of the Dicky Barrett firing and the listener backlash against Indie 103, DJ Whammy of Surge Radio chimes in with a guest post about the past, present, and future of 103.1.
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posted by at 6:45 AM on April 12, 2006 It's hump day and you're probably starting to think of what you can do this weekend...
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la we want to help! That's why you can now go over to..
. posted by at 10:28 PM on April 11, 2006 This weekend (all links in this post are NSFW) looks to be quite exciting for local residents who are into the BDSM scene, as DomCon LA 2006, billed as "America's largest Professional and Lifestyle Domination Convention," starts this Thursday..
. posted by at 5:18 PM on April 11, 2006 I don't normally plug events, but sometimes a cause grips you by the heart with one hand, the balls in the other, and gives a giant tug squeeze (edited per readers comments). In this case, its the injustice that we.
.. posted by at 3:45 PM on April 11, 2006 BHL - better known as "rockstar philosopher" Bernard-Henri Lévy - is lecturing on 'Anti Semitism in Europe Today' tonight, at UCLA.
BHL's most recent book, "American Vertigo: Travelling America in the Footsteps of Toqueville" has been on my reading radar...
posted by at 1:23 PM on April 11, 2006 Just wanted to take a moment and send a quick "hope everyone is OK" to our friends at Metroblogging Karachi. Looks like there was just a suicide bombing in the middle of a large gathering in a public park..
. posted by at 1:17 PM on April 11, 2006 CORRECTION! This is show is tomorrow, April 12th, not tonight!
Captured! by Robots is the greatest live act in the world. You can argue with me about it, but you'd be terribly wrong.
Not only is the "band" made up...
posted by at 11:21 AM on April 11, 2006 Driving into Studio City on Cahuenga/Ventura, I spotted a gentleman driving a beige-ish Villager, playing the drums at a red light. Well, no - he was playing the steering wheel with drumsticks. His license plate cover and a sticker on.
.. posted by at 10:56 AM on April 11, 2006 After hearing that some folks were having phone line issues over in Beachwood I contacted some friends who live there and got this story.
No idea how many people are in the same boat, but it sucks none the...
posted by at 10:32 AM on April 11, 2006 CODEPINK's L.A. HQ is very close to Venice High School.
So last week, some of the girls walked over to donate umbrellas to protesting students. And it seems that the students are actually being encouraged to protest during certain periods..
. posted by at 10:07 AM on April 11, 2006 Being so decidedly anti-vandalism, I suppose I should provide some rationalization as to why I'm not as vehemently infuriated by taggers of pavement as I am by taggers of walls. Maybe it's because concrete scrivenings are legible, for the.
.. posted by at 9:18 AM on April 11, 2006 I haven't seen this reported on any of the standard LA-news spots so I thought I'd drop it here.
AllHipHop reports: Councilman Dennis Zine introduced a measure Friday (April 7), which would double a 1997 measure that offered a $25,000...
posted by at 9:12 AM on April 11, 2006 The Los Angeles art school that produces some of my favorite artists, ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, is hosting both open MFA Studios and Thesis exhibitions on April 22...
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posted by at 8:28 AM on April 11, 2006 I was reading this article from the Washington Post on something that Indie 103 is actually doing right: Joe Escalante's Barely Legal Radio. For those unfamiliar with the show it's surprisingly entertaining for a show about legal advice. Escalante is.
.. posted by at 12:57 AM on April 11, 2006 Across the nation today, millions of people marched in solidarity against the drastic HR4437 bill that the US senate approved a few months ago.
In Los Angeles there were 3 separate marches scheduled including one in Downtown Los Angeles. It..
. posted by at 5:33 PM on April 10, 2006 De Todos Para Todos (from everyone for everyone) has more information about the death of Anthony Soltero, a 14-year old boy from Ontario considered by some the first martry of the immigrant's rights movement. Eighth grader Anthony Soltero shot himself.
.. posted by at 3:43 PM on April 10, 2006 While the protests in LA haven't quite started yet, they are already going down all over the country.
It looks like Washington DC was huge, and Portland didn't get rained out. You can follow the coverage on those and other..
. posted by at 3:27 PM on April 10, 2006 I became aware of Annie Stela (MySpace) last September when the Sonus Quartet (MySpace) played backup for her performances at Molly Malones and the Hotel Cafe. Flashforward to this past weekend, when she and Peter Walker (MySpace) opened for.
.. posted by at 2:15 PM on April 10, 2006 Dance Camera West will be hosting the screening of two of The Holy Body Tattoo's films at the Los Angeles Center For Digital Art this Thursday, April 13th at 6 - 9 PM.
Here's the schedule. Both films are..
. posted by at 1:40 PM on April 10, 2006 Since this is the hot topic of the day and everyone seems to have their own take on it, some of us thought maybe you had some opinions worth sharing as well. Here's the questions banging around on this end.
.. posted by at 12:55 PM on April 10, 2006 More on the saga of that Enzo Ferrari crash in Malibu on Feb 23.
.. Crashed Ferrari Occupant Suspected Of Stealing Car Swedish Businessman Arrested At Bel Air Home Stefan Eriksson, 44, was arrested at his Bel Air home in the.
.. posted by at 11:25 AM on April 10, 2006 Alright, youngsters, time to stop complaining that the police are harrassing you based on your age and because they ain't got nothing better to do.
.. The LAPD recently ticketed an 84 year old woman for taking too long to cross.
.. posted by at 9:53 AM on April 10, 2006 As you probably know there's going to be all kinds of protesting action all over the country today, and all over Los Angeles as well.
Details for all the events nationwide can be found here, including what looks like 4...
posted by at 5:43 AM on April 10, 2006 This is just a reminder that we have a public flickr group where everyone is welcome to join and add photos to the group. They show up in those thumbnails on the right and are archived in the group..
. posted by at 7:13 PM on April 09, 2006 It's a well known fact that when Los Angeles does experience rain, the aftermath produces much beauty: clear air, lush greens, and blooming flowers. Throw in Spring and it's stunning.
How lucky we are to live in an urban...
posted by at 4:56 PM on April 09, 2006 I have a vague recollection from back in the early 1990s when The Donald had audacious plans to raze the Ambassador Hotel and then build a monument to his penis 125-story skyscraper on the site. While the plan for..
. posted by at 4:00 PM on April 08, 2006 If you've ever looked at a graffiti'd wall and said, "Hey, that's not bad! Too bad nobody talented graffiti artists their due," then this book is for you: The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art, Volume 1, 1983-1988 The History.
.. posted by at 2:18 PM on April 08, 2006 My inbox Wednesday held an email from someone otherwise unidentified save for the "silverlakenews" in the sender's address.
The message within included a link to an April 4 story on cbs2.com headlined "Man Shot And Killed After Opening Front Door.".
.. posted by at 5:49 PM on April 07, 2006 I'm up in San Francisco for the weekend and just sawthis cool post by Phillip Torrone about the recently launched GarbageScout SF, the San Francisco version of New York's Gartbage Scout.
Basically from your phone, you can email a...
posted by at 4:29 PM on April 07, 2006 While I mini-mourn the passing of the Prasadam eatery up the street, let me give a shout out to the newest kid on the Sunset Junction block: Lovecraft Biofuels, which opened up recently in that long-vacant corner on Sanborn...
posted by at 1:50 PM on April 07, 2006 Found this otherwise festive looking sign in the door of the seemingly popular and pretty much well-received Prasadam Restaurant in the heart of Silver Lake's Sunset Junction as I walked past this morning: Why gone bye-bye? Well, below it was..
. posted by at 12:47 PM on April 07, 2006 I confess to not having a lot of patience with sketch comedy; I spent too many years in the wacky-wig-and-glasses trenches, both onstage and watching my friends onstage, to get it up for sketch and improv anymore. But I.
.. posted by at 11:21 AM on April 07, 2006 Forest Lawn has a new ad campaign, aimed at - ?
?? - I'm not exactly sure.
Here we see a freewheeling nutty retiree, letting you know she can and will still control you, even when she's DEAD. Who CARES..
. posted by at 9:30 AM on April 07, 2006 Dear Owner Of This Car, I know how it is. You wrapped that student film -- I'm sorry, "indie feature" -- on location near MacArthur Park last night and in deserving celebration downed seven too many craptinis at the Golden.
.. posted by at 9:15 AM on April 07, 2006 Dear Abby: Lately, whenever I go to the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood I order an Arnold Palmer, as I'm trying to lighten up on the caffeine (down from an average of three lattes a day to two).
You do know...
posted by at 8:24 AM on April 07, 2006 Mayor Sam mentions that "Monday is the last day to turn in signatures to save the LA County Seal." And by seal, I don't mean the cute little feller pictured here. I mean the official city emblem that hath offended.
.. posted by at 8:07 AM on April 07, 2006 This week in particular, I've been reminiscing about playing Ultimate Frisbee back in Vancouver.
My last two kickball games have been rained out, so I'm missing the team sports fix. And it took more than rain to keep us off..
. posted by at 7:06 AM on April 07, 2006 How often does one get an invitation to NOT attend annual event? Well, apparently to the Side Street Projects crew, it's been their way of producing the Phantom Ball for the past thirteen years.
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.. posted by at 11:55 PM on April 06, 2006 Um.
..What?
Apparently we were not very on the ball this week...
we seem to have missed out on Tuesday's official "Crash"/FilmL.A. Day.
At City Hall. With the Mayor. WTF?
Which reminds me, did everyone read The Best Picture Misses the Big...
posted by at 11:36 PM on April 06, 2006 Did you know there is such a thing as the California Sumo Association? Did you also know that there is a US SUMO OPEN and it is happening in our fair City of Angels this weekend? I got an.
.. posted by at 11:13 PM on April 06, 2006 Today I needed to catch a taxi from the sixspace (in Culver City) to LAX for a flight up to SF where I'm hanging out for the next week or so.
I Googled and found Yellow Cab of LA...
. posted by at 11:10 PM on April 06, 2006 Well, not exactly. From Boing Boing: The military has been using UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) overseas for a while, and homeland law enforcement is trying them out now too.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department is testing the "Skyseeker" drone for...
posted by at 6:36 PM on April 06, 2006 If you're driving on Sunset Blvd. through Silverlake this evening, you might notice a bit more water. As I was driving home the fire department dispatched two ladder trucks to Sunset Golden Gate because of a displaced hydrant.
A...
posted by at 3:43 PM on April 06, 2006 Los Angeles artist Chad Robertson (and sixspace artist too) is featured on Anthem Magazine's current cover...
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posted by at 11:35 AM on April 06, 2006 KPCC is running a special series discussing the Los Angeles River, and you can listen to it on their site: When you think of the Los Angeles River, what images come to mind? Concrete? Maybe trash?
Dirty water? When some..
. posted by at 11:00 AM on April 06, 2006 I confess I am a fan of the 'quats. Be they prefaced with either a "kum" or a "lo" for them I gogogo.
I am fortunate to have growing on our neighbor's property a loquat tree which has been...
posted by at 10:55 AM on April 06, 2006 Maybe you're one of the bastards that's been blowing through reds at Santa Monica and La Brea, smug in the knowledge they've been out of order since last June. Allow me to be the one to tell you that the..
. posted by at 12:02 AM on April 06, 2006 Long Gone John, Southern California's renowned record label owner, art collector, and famed pirate, has solidified his status as legendary with the recent release of a documentary focusing on his life called, appropriately, "The Treasures of Long Gone John"..
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. posted by at 9:18 PM on April 05, 2006 Yang Chow has two branches (Pasadena and Canoga Park) besides the one in Chinatown, but we've never been because Chinatown is so, well, Chinatown. It's funny how protective we all our about what we think are our "secret" restaurant.
.. posted by at 6:24 PM on April 05, 2006 This weekend there is an Art Bike Ride taking place in East LA.
If I didn't have Search and Rescue Training I would be taking part in this without question. Check it out if you get a chance! The Bike.
.. posted by at 6:19 PM on April 05, 2006 This Friday, the Board of Public Works will be taking your comments before they decide whether to demolish the M.
J. Higgins Gallery and forgo the plan to build a desperately needed community park in the heart of downtown. Here is.
.. posted by at 6:10 PM on April 05, 2006 This Friday (April 7th) the folks from Art Prostitute will be in town from Dallas to take over the window display at the MOCA Store in Santa Monica (2447 Main St.
). If I'm reading the e-mail I just got..
. posted by at 5:46 PM on April 05, 2006 TOTALLY cannibalized from an email I got: If you haven't already heard about it, Councilmember Tom LaBonge's office sent out this invitation for the April 6th Fourth Council District Community Congress on Land Use and Planning, featuring a keynote by..
. posted by at 2:07 PM on April 05, 2006 From the people who brought you the recent protests and school walks out comes yet another, and possibly even more effective, show of support for illegal immigrants: The Great American Boycott on May1st calls for "No Work, No School, No..
. posted by at 1:34 PM on April 05, 2006 Manuel DeLanda's lecture at SCI-Arc has been cancelled..
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. posted by at 9:17 AM on April 05, 2006 DigitalForum launched with its first series, Video Masters: Classics from the 70s, at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena on March 10 during the ArtNight Pasadena event..
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. posted by at 9:01 AM on April 05, 2006 Northeast Los Angeles is home to some two dozen galleries and art houses packed into a two-mile radius and the Spoke(n) Art Ride aims to travel to nearly all of them this Saturday night, April 8. The Northeast Los Angeles.
.. posted by at 8:50 AM on April 05, 2006 Love is in the air, er, in the Blogworld air anyway.
Franklin Avenue sends out some congrats that are worthy of echoing: > Congrats to 5th and Spring's Celia and Trained Monkey's Jim: The downtown bloggers got engaged last...
posted by at 8:48 PM on April 04, 2006 I have not been doing a very good job of keeping track of what's happening at the local yarn shops. I almost missed some exciting stuff! Stitch Cafe in Valley Village is having a huge sale on all their winter.
.. posted by at 6:33 PM on April 04, 2006 If there are two things you should've learned about blogging.
la by now it's that we're always going to post about biking and when people park like idiots we're going to take their picture and put it on the internet. This..
. posted by at 6:17 PM on April 04, 2006 My sister is visiting from out of town. We planned to see Chinatown and the Promenade while she's here, but so far have been put off by the rain.
Tomorrow we're supposed to visit Huntington Garden, but I am having...
posted by at 5:53 PM on April 04, 2006 Valerie Palmer writes about Agitated Images: John Heartfield German Photomontage, 1920-1938 at the Getty Research Center: Banned by the Third Reich and rediscovered by the German Democratic Republic, John Heartfield's photomontages were created during the chaotic years in...
posted by at 4:46 PM on April 04, 2006 If you feel like a little bit of (young) rock n' roll with your rain tonight (April 4th, 2006) then you might wanna head on over to The Troubadour in West Hollywood and catch San Francisco's Two Gallants with LA's...
posted by at 4:05 PM on April 04, 2006 Because everyone is talking about how terrible the rain is, I thought, why not post some things to like about the rain? After all, I've always loved spring rain. Winter rain and gloom is a terrible, depressing thing, but spring.
.. posted by at 2:02 PM on April 04, 2006 SCI-Arc hoss a lecture with the coolest title.
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.. posted by at 1:21 PM on April 04, 2006 I'd never been to one of Sia's (MySpace) shows until Sunday night, when she performed the first of two sold-out shows (her second show was last night) at The Troubadour.
She was very giddy to be performing in front...
posted by at 7:37 AM on April 04, 2006 I'm getting the feeling this Indie 103.1 story is far from over. I just work up to an e-mail from one of the people who helped talk Caryn I into moving to LA, Shepard Fairey saying he's guest hosting.
.. posted by at 7:00 AM on April 04, 2006 Actor, collector, and artist Dennis Hopper gets a profile in the LAT in conjunction with his current exhibition in Los Angeles.
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posted by at 11:46 PM on April 03, 2006 The city has posted the street closure plans for tomorrows funeral service for Deputy Sheriff Maria Rosa. Looks like Hill and Temple will be the main closures with traffic diverted around them. If you need to be in that area.
.. posted by at 8:08 PM on April 03, 2006 This sucks.
Bruins meeting their match in Indianapolis 3 Fla 59 8:23 2 UCLA 43 2nd A misfiring UCLA squad is struggling to get back in the game vs. Florida at the national championship/ Arrrgh. Final: Florida 73, UCLA 57.
.. posted by at 7:18 PM on April 03, 2006 Yesterday was my second pole dancing class and by the end of the class we broke out the shoes.
Before I moved to LA, I don't think I bought a pair of high heels for almost 10 years (save...
posted by at 6:14 PM on April 03, 2006 As a member of the UCLA family, you are invited to join us at Pauley Pavilion this evening with a few thousand of your closest Bruin friends to watch the Bruins bash the Gators on the famous arena's scoreboard video...
posted by at 2:59 PM on April 03, 2006 It's that time of the month again, the time when everyone's favorite venues in LA get new Monday night residencies! Here's what's for the listenin' and the viewin' every Monday this month (for free, yo!) At Spaceland - Army Navy.
.. posted by at 2:23 PM on April 03, 2006 Last week I went to Silver Lake Wine for the first time.
As per my usual self, I had been wanting to go there ever since they opened but, yeah, I get lazy. After the urging of some friends..
. posted by at 1:43 PM on April 03, 2006 I've been watching the skies today and hoped to catch the B2 Stealth Bomber flying over Dodger Stadium. Who knew it'd be early?
I thought I head something at about five minutes to one. By the time I got outside..
. posted by at 1:11 PM on April 03, 2006 Peets is celebrating another anniversary, and is giving away coffee from 1 - 3pm, all month (if I'm reading the SoCal PDF calendar right, that is - you'll find it linked on their site) In the immortal words of Barney..
. posted by at 12:45 PM on April 03, 2006 Circumstances between Point A and Point B today put me driving in a driving rain past Leon Cigars, a hole in the wall on Sixth Street, just west of Western Avenue. I first learned about this well-kept Koreatown secret.
.. posted by at 12:12 PM on April 03, 2006 The architects behind Maximilian's Schell, Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues, are giving a talk about that piece today at Rice University in Houston.
..continue reading.
.. posted by at 12:10 PM on April 03, 2006 In an time when it's declared that 40 is the new 30 and that 30 is the new 20, it's surprising that anyone wouldn't just own up to their age.
But I live in a town where true age is...
posted by at 11:37 AM on April 03, 2006 Is it just me or at this point is Daylight Savings Time just an annoying vestigial prank? Everyone knows it was created by American hero and famed Satanist Ben Franklin, but that was Ages Ago and it's been completely obsolete..
. posted by at 11:02 AM on April 03, 2006 Updating Friday's post about tonight's free screening (link via Joystiq) of Advent Children, I drove past the line at the Arclight this morning at 10:00 AM, and to my surprise, the line for tickets (which are supposed to be..
. posted by at 10:02 AM on April 03, 2006 I can't be the only one who just didn't get what those billboards were..
.can I? It took weeks before it dawned on me that the glam rockers in the Rent ripoff ad campaign for what I assumed was some big.
.. posted by at 8:46 AM on April 03, 2006 Our next and newest and 45th destination on Metroblogging's rocksteady global tour is Bangalore, India.
Go say namaskar, won't you?..
. posted by at 8:30 AM on April 03, 2006 Once again Brian Humphrey and the folks at the Los Angeles Fire Department put their blog to wonderful use.
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