Los Angeles Thread #3: City of Stars Collision Center

so i've been realizing that all my favorite business names in l.a. are on santa monica boulevard.

there's the aforementioned city of stars collision center (which is going to be the name of my misunderstood glam-rock masterpiece). also:

-the point-point joint (pinoy restaurant)
-classy roses from ecuador (flowers)
-tiki theatre xymposium (ancient x-rated movie house)
-disco duck boogiein' cocktails (in a shitty strip mall on SMB and wilton; i have no idea if the place exists anymore but i see the sign all the time from the bus window)

I love your LA threads.

Cockroach infestation and harborage? Does that mean they tried to accommodate the roaches?

Last time I was at the Brite Spot, some girl at the next table over was leaning into the aisle and puking all over the floor! In the 5-10 minutes she was going at it, nobody at her table seemed to notice or mind. Neither did the staff.

that sounds about right.

i believe "harborage" means that they encourage the sort of conditions that roaches like to live in -- empty boxes and bags, cracks in the walls, humid spaces, etc.

i've eaten at the brite spot, but for late night drunken eats, the taco trucks and/or hot dog vendors in echo park are the way to go. of course, they have health code issues too, but drunks gotta soak up the booze somehow

Perhaps this is the key to understanding what "Harborcoat" is all about: Stipe couldn't go home and brave the roach-infested hallways of his poor musicians digs without donning this piece of protective outerware.

how's the taco truck on sunset/alvarado (the "tortillas hecho a mano" one)? i pass it all the time and it looks like a nice little operation.

not positive that's the one i'm talking about, i'm usually a little too spaced at 2 in the morning (fuck you lameass early closing)to notice details like that.....

my friend evan has pissed right next to the proprietor and executive chef of a taco truck on eagle rock blvd and watched the dude walk right back into the truck w/out even a gesture towards cleaning off his hands

i learned what "point-point joint" means! "point-point" is the translation of the tagalog "turo-turo," a style of restaurant where a server stands behind a steam table and you point-point to what you want-want.

Brite Spot has the worst service ever, but they're nice.

how's the taco truck on sunset/alvarado (the "tortillas hecho a mano" one)? i pass it all the time and it looks like a nice little operation.

There's a much better taco truck a couple blocks up Alvarado next to the Vons at Alvarado and Glendale Bl. I think it's only there in the evenings though.

The Brite Spot is hideous. Ate there once and swore it off permanently. For late night eats you're better off going up to Astro (vastly better once the new owners took over a couple years ago) at Glendale & Fletcher

i always forget about the Astro. and the Vons adjacent truck you mentioned is definitely one I have been to, but don't they move around a bit?(again, too drunk usually to notice the details)

the astro's not bad, although it's a little overpriced and i got food poisoning there once. cool architecture!

A sad day:

Hal Fishman dead.

Nowhere near as Kent Brockmanish as Jerry Dunphy and yet somehow he truly was of LA.

Oh man, and I love this bit from that story, about commenters sending good wishes to him online:

"came to la in early 60s and u had just started at ktla," wrote another e-mailer. "Wow. U have outlasted 3 of my wives"

aw, that's too bad. but his hairpieces will live on.

oh damn. RIP Hal

RIP Hal

PROFESSOR Fishman is like my father's favorite non-family person. RIP.

I loved how Hal would switch out hairpieces to make it look like his hair was growing.

Stan Chambers will outlive us all

"KTLA KNEEEEEEEEW..."

Damn, I've only been here just over a year, and I'm bummed out by that news.

I love how anytime there was a private plane crash anywhere, Hal would do an in depth feature on it. There's an interesting documentary on the Van Nuys airport that has a lot of Hal.

There's an interesting documentary on the Van Nuys airport that has a lot of Hal.

GREAT documentary. Info here: http://www.onesixright.com/

i gotta see that

Aw man. RIP Hal.

Hey, that dude was in Spiderman 3 playing a New York news anchor.

I don't watch Los Angeles news, so I was unfamiliar with him up to that point. But hey, he did get in a big blockbuster movie right before he died!

http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/686821.html

The Japan argument is totally pointless in this context. Family units in Japan are so small because people in Japan are tiny. Not so the case with people in Los Angeles, for the most part.

I believe it would be fitting, then, to exclude ownership of such units unless the prospective buyers are at least 50% Asian, with tall Koreans and Chinese blacklisted.

And Samoans? Forget it!

I agree. We must discriminate by racial origin.

Look, it's true. There are probably some tall Japanese people, but for the most part they are, as a group, fairly small. I have a friend living in Japan right now, and she constantly tells me how small everyone is, and how much trouble her tall friends have even fitting in buildings. Certainly people need space for their stuff, but American people are, for the most part, larger than Japanese people, which would certainly indicate the need for larger living arrangements.

I also suppose it has something to do with the limited space on the island.

On the other hand I could conceive of having a small house, in square footage, that at the same time could be as tall as a regular house. I conceive of a future in which architecture will advance to that point at least, but for the time being, I believe that we must make a whole-hearted effort towards some kind of authoritarian segregation of different races.

dunno if it'll succeed in the status-obsessed SGV, but it's a great idea for downtown, where there are lots of students nearby (from usc, sci-arc, fidm, trade tech, etc). actually the studio i just moved into (in east hollywood, aka "renterville") is pretty small. i don't mind. some people don't need/want a big space. some people just want a crash pad.

The discrimination by racial origin thing was sarcasm, by the way.

Sigh. There's no way I'm going to be able to make my point without seeming like a racist bastard, which is totally not my intention.

No I was just playing along. But at the same time, I don't see any reason to believe that the houses could be built with higher ceilings. After all, if you go to South LA they are already splitting three bedroom houses into three or four separate (illegal) apartments were entire families live. And no one can afford a proper house anymore. So I see no reason why it can't work.

Maybe it's just that I need a big space. Hell, I would barely have enough room for my bed in a 250 square-foot room.

The higher ceilings isn't the thing. It's just that, to use an example from the animal kingdom, you need different sized cages for hamsters and rats, which aren't even that different in size. So, whereas smaller people can fit comparably in a smaller room, larger people are going to be less comfortable in the same size room.

nobody's asking you to move into a 250-square-foot room. no one is taking away your house!

What if you are extremely skinny but very tall?

what the fuck?

i am neither tall nor fat, but i am extremely dense. my apartment needs reinforced flooring and well-anchored appliances lest they fall into my orbit

Now that made me laugh out loud. Nicely done Sir / Ms. Beanery.

DON'T TAKE AWAY MY HOME!

Maybe my view is skewed. I suppose as a crash pad they'd be fine. I just feel like we're getting to the point where we just have human storage instead of homes, and that bothers me.

It shouldn't bother you. I would rather be in human storage than not owning property. Actually, I'd rather be moving out of LA (which I will do next year) rather than both.

I just feel like we're getting to the point where we just have human storage instead of homes, and that bothers me.

shame about that mcmansion shortage in southern california...

I'm totally buying a mansion when I get money.

x-post i was going to say something literal-minded about how ridiculous this suggested size-of-human-body-to-size-of-living-quarters correlation is but remy just accomplished the same and was v. funny.

and yeah i don't see this really taking hold in the parts of the valley i've been to! people i've met up there seem to love the fact that they can get more space for the same price -- space is totally the premium up there (?). anyway, for downtown it would be kind of cool. the more i hear about potential directions there (and so much happening!) the more excited i get.

another entry in cool santa monica blvd businesses: el gran burrito! (even if it's by far not the best taco or burrito you can find, it's really close to my fav. bars and their outside taco line is always a ppl watching treat.)

of course you are x-post

I'm totally stealing Jeff's mansion.

Actually, first I'm buying a really good television and sound system. Then the mansion.

¡Yo soy un beano masculino!

Do you at least cross dress?

i'm working up to it.

algunas veces, y solamente para el dinero

Actually, first I'm buying a really good television and sound system. Then the mansion.

Treppel is a secret alien yuppie from They Live and I claim my five bucks!

How much money does it take ...

OK how about a milkshake?

Treppel is a secret alien yuppie from They Live and I claim my five bucks!

I have come here to post on ILX and kick ass, and I'm all out of ILX.

ok, i like where this thread is going now.

The greatest moment in film, ever.

Apparently Mr. Piper ad libbed that line, because he was chewing bubblegum right before they shot the scene.

Anyway, I'm not a yuppie alien. I just want a nice television. And a mansion! Is that too much to ask?

"My name is Jeff J. Treppel, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht."

Nah, no yacht. Too much maintenance. I might have an elephant, though.

they're a lot of maintenance too

especially the butt

Right, but I would hire somebody else to look after the elephant.

You could hire someone to look after the mansion.

speaking of elephants, i just saw the wonderful film 'bratz' last night in burbank which was kind of fitting. chelsea staub rides an elephant during her sweet sixteen party. the bratz save the day and unite all of the high school cliques. ian nelson plays a deaf hearthrob who spins. jade, the asian girl, is really good at math AND loves fashion! she is played by janel parrish, who is in a music video during the credits for a song she wrote called 'rainy day' which isn't a bad tune at all!

even joking, you've just ruined your credibility

I wouldn't need to hire somebody to look after the mansion. I would be living in the mansion.

can i look after the nice tv (and will there be tivo)?

i hate los angeles thread #3.

if you're going all out you might as well get one of these
http://travel.discovery.com/ideas/museums-culture/bathrooms/gallery/gold_bath_2.jpg

how about a game reserve filled with the most dangerous prey?

i.e. muscovy ducks

haha and jon fucking voigt was in it.

x-post it was a date! he wanted to see it. it was almost ridiculous enough to be good but it never quite got there. ;_;

i heard the whole thing was shot at the grove

I wouldn't need to hire somebody to look after the mansion. I would be living in the mansion.

Future NYT article: The Burden Of Being A Millionaire In A McMansion.

Meanwhile, Acres Of Books in Long Beach is threatened again

ive only been in new jersey three days and i already miss guacamole

just sharing

n e body wanna field-trip down there friday or saturday?

xpost
i made the killer guacamole on sunday. in Jersey!

ysi?

uploading now

n e body wanna field-trip down there friday or saturday?

Tempting. Actually Jaq might be in town again then!

i can go on friday, but not saturday unless we go early and you want to come with me to a party afterwards.

guacamole is the only thing i "make" these days.

x-post i would make the trip if there was a good chance i could find a copy of "wittgenstein's mistress" and it sounds like there would be.

I like books. Never been there. I'm down.

haha and jon fucking voigt was in it.

i saw him on craig ferguson's show i think, he didn't have the foggiest idea what film he was repping. he wasn't even in the clip.

I cannot. My first trip to Vegas awaits, although the timing could be better.

I will report back any relevant silliness.

My first trip to Vegas awaits

Lotus of Siam. Go. No arguments. No excuses. Reserve for a meal, go. I refuse to hear otherwise.

Meanwhile, the last freeway for decades was built (go choke on your traffic Inland Empire)

``It was worth waking up for. Usually, I don't wake up for much,'' she said.

I live in the IE but usually find myself in LA on the weekends. That the 210 goes from Redlands to Pasadena only helps my situation, as some of those who took the 10 now have a new freeway, and those who took the 60 to avoid the 10 can have their 10 back. I'm close enough to each that it really doesn't matter.

Fuck a Sunset Junction when there's a Tofu Festival!

google maps is here
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-google7aug07,1,5407348.story?track=rss

Hi! From Mount Washington!

I will hate AT&T forever because of how they have screwed up my move-in but I LOVE my new hood! Pupusas!

Don't forget the Tofu Festival coupon on the website.

Pupusas!

Yes!

i love the fuckin tofu fest

Did anyone feel the 4.5 earthquake centered in Chatsworth that happened just before 1 a.m.? I did, now I want to go back to sleep, but am not :(

yah my fuckin bong spilled

so friday or saturday to AoB -- what day'll permit most people come with?

Maybe Saturday but if so I'll need to be back in my neck of the woods by 5 pm, which might not really be feasible.

I'll be in ur town, but trapped w/ co-workers the whole time :(

Tell 'em to pack sand.

Meantime, LA Examiner photos via USC's online archives. God bless Lili St. Cyr.

classic tabloid stuff
http://digarc.usc.edu/search/controller/proxyServer/examiner-m1213/EXM-N-9174-009~2?v=hr

iz dat wee gee?

http://digarc.usc.edu/search/controller/asset/examiner-m6500/EXM-N-9384-007~1

ok, sorry if this disturbs, but it is so typical of the tabloid photography of the time, i just had to (and for the curious there is a MUCH more graphic shot of the victim in the same series - you've been warned)
http://digarc.usc.edu/search/controller/proxyServer/examiner-m6282/EXM-N-9373-018~16?v=hr

i got a 2-day pass to the f*ck yeah fest! join me, let us rock together to the dulcet tones of pissed jeans and times new viking.

jbr im going the second day i think lets haaaaang

mph i wanted to see tnv and bobby birdman

Definitely tempting but that's going to be my only free weekend for a bit to simply chill at home...

beating the miserable heat this evening at the nuart's showing of pierrot le fou. any of you westsiders want to meet up?

Sunset Junction anyone?

hell no

ok...

what is it?

Is there anyone here who can recommend me a cracking owl sanctuary?

You people should go see The King of Kong at the Nuart this weekend. Fantastic flick, and apparently every ticket counts as far as what the distributor does with the film after this weekend. Support cinema that doesn't suck.

i saw the trailer for it and it looks like a retread of the scrabble/spelling bee "lol @ socially inept dorks in competition" movies.

It is not.

Is too (oh wait).

So Jeff (and everyone else) -- Blade Runner final cut starts screening in LA October 5. FAP and movie, yes?

im gonna be at sunset junction tonight/tomorrow afternoon probably w/ some friends, feel free to facebook msg me/email me id be happy to meet up

I did not know it was going to be screaming. But now that I do -- Hell yes.

Screaming, you say.

I have no mouth but I must scream.

What about the 'Bu?

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f*ck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4QGqMG55Pk

Blade Runner final cut starts screening in LA October 5. FAP and movie, yes?

I could come back from exile for this...

Yes you rather could.

You people should go see The King of Kong at the Nuart this weekend.

Just saw this tonight and it is the best movie I've seen all year - no joke. (and vastly superior to all other inept dork movies)

please watch the video people.

i watched it already! he's better at this than jack black and that's saying something.

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"Malibu, We Stand as One"

i don't get it

malibu is a beach! women! indians be doing stuff!

otm

guys whats the best deli in los angeles?

for italian-style, not jewish-style meats, that is

prosciutto, speck, salame, etc

go back to New Jersey!

Big talk from a limey.

go back to New Jersey!

i fucking will if i have to

my plan next week is to bake some bread and make some mayo and use my farmer's market veggies to make and eat some really good fucking sandwiches

Jewish delis are clearly the superior delis, but I ate at this Italian place last week that also had a deli, and seemed Italian in the sense that it's very similar to what you would find in Italy. It may have what you're looking for.

La Bottega Marino-West LA
11363 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025

brents in northridge

oh nm brents is jewwy

dude, try bay cities in santa monica
http://www.baycitiesitaliandeli.com/

they make a nice sammich

im just going to go ahead and strongly recommend DAVES CHILLIN-N-GRILLIN here in eagle rock as the best sandwich shop in this godforsaken sandwich-desert of a county, not that it has to do with anything really but you all should know about it for the next time youre in eagle rock

wowimhigh

other great restaurants in eagle rock:

OINKSTER
AUNTIE EMS
THE BUCKET
SENOR FISH (SOMETIMES)
SPITZ (ONLY OK)

L3OS T4CO TRUCK
SON1AS T4CO TRUCK
^^^^^^^^^^^^
G00GLEPROOFED BECAUSE THERE IS HELLA ONLINE DRAMA SINCE L30 AND S0N14 USED TO BE MARRIED AND THEN WERE DIVORCED AND S0N14 OPENED UP HER OWN TACO TRUCK AND THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF RUMORS ABOUT WHO CHEATED ON WHO BUT IN THE END THEY BOTH MAKE GREAT TACOS

honorary mention: the jack in the box 100 yards away from my house

other great restaurants in eagle rock:

OINKSTER

is it invite only?

For every meal you order you have to make one for the next customer.

oinkster is tasty. i miss bbq. + cool neighborhood. i like the sound of dave's chillin-n-grillin.

was anyone else at f*-yeah fest tonite? saw and hung w/ j0dy; we enjoyed a great hardcore band, a melted times new viking set, a poorly edited, hustling communist newspaper, and the lavender diamond singer berating the hipsters of l.a. for using plastic bags. win-win!

PISSED JEANS TOMOROW

i want recently divorced taco trucks where i live

Max, I've been to both Auntie Em's and Senor Fish a couple of times. I quite liked Senor Fish, but Auntie Em's always makes me feel a bit ill. I really want to like it thouhg so maybe I'll go back. I am curious about Oinkster and that old school-looking diner up on Colorado with the vinyl booths. I also saw the Glendale high school marine corps (or something) marching around up there. Fascists.

I know I sound like a stuck record but the whole bookstore situation really is pitiful. Everything else is great though, so whatever.

Dudes, I went to the LA Derby Dolls bout b/t the Fight Crew and the Sirens at the City of Industry Expo Center Last night. It was fucking awesome! Very diverse crowd (meaning GREAT people watching), great bout (tied going into the fourth quarter), live bands, cheap beer, and a bunch of cool classic and custom cars.

As my dad would say, dismissively, "Well, its a scene," as in a lot of what is attractive about it is not the actual merit or quality of the entertainment, but rather that it is a set of stuff that is associated with each other and therefore assigned value because of the packaging. THIS IS NOT THE CASE! Roller Derby, especially good matches, kicks ass! These girls are skating their asses off, really playing an honest-to-god competitive sport, and clearly having a great time doing it.

We took a bunch of our friends, including some who had never even seen Roller Derby before, and just had a blast.

Totally awesome.

And I may, but I doubt that I will since I have work and am out on vacation all next weekend, go to f**kyeahfest tonight. Anyone else going?

the whole bookstore situation really is pitiful

QFT

that old school-looking diner up on Colorado with the vinyl booths

ive been pretty unimpressed w/ cindys every time ive been there but i think i have high standards for diner's. same goes for casabianca, which i think is the most overrated restaurant in los angeles.

im going to f yeah tonight! (if my friends dont flake on me)

Cool! You want to meet up? It sounds like both of our attendances are questionable, but we may as well allow for it to happen, right?

Email me, man.

was anyone else at f*-yeah fest tonite?

Hi dere. Didn't get there until 8pm, hassles at the door because I was press and not on the list, but it got sorted out. Ended up sticking to the Echo/Echoplex the whole time.

Can anyone on this thread recommend places with large selections of diverse and affordable clothing?

i'll be there around the starting time... i'm actually glad i showed up early yesterday because the second band on the echoplex stage was great! (the first one was a bad twee band from pedro that nevertheless had a cool jazzmaster/ac30 guitar sound.)

tnv ruled the school.

the whole bookstore situation really is pitiful

you gotta get yer butt down to acres of books. take the blue line. thank me later.

for new (i.e. "not used") books i like skylight in los feliz.

Thank you!

I like Skylight too!

yeah skylight is great, and vroman's is pretty good too if you want to trek all the way to pasadena.

also adam it might be worth your while to check out the bookstore on the occidental campus? i get most of my books there. good sale section (40% off). great "criticism/theory" section if thats your thing. pretty broad selection of fiction.

BLAM, doesnt look like im going anymore... sorry!

i used to like skylight until i realized i was paying retail for a weird selection of mostly 'literary' paperbacks that fund scientologist weirdness and had to spend time in los feliz

(i like book soup a lot better)

I don't mind trekking to Pasadena - it's only a 10 minute drive! Also I am there most days at the moment as I am largely unemployed and have few distractions and there is a pub where I can watch Premiership games. I was there at 7:30 this morning with all the other lowlifes.

lucky bodwin's? they have good beer festivals

lukcy baldwin's! yes.

wwvs. yeah thats the only bar in pasadena that ill go to, the rest are full of the cali equivalent of jersey guidos.

otm. we have probably have the worst nightlife of any town this size in the world.

Fun places in Eagle Rock which is close...

ALL-STAR LANES!!! bowling alley + karaoke. pretty much the only fun option for nightlife here. there are some ok bars in highland park.

unless you want to go to occidental house parties spencer??

so who's up for doing something friday of this week?

jbr and i wanted to check out 7 grand

http://www.sevengrand.la/images/splash_main.jpg

whisky & pretension, people

I R being in Portland then.

i really wanna come out and meet everyone but prins thomas is djing on friday night! unless you all want to go to that.

friday was just glib: saturday / sunday are good too. (adam, 'll you be around?)

i want to go to that xp

7 grand sounds good 2

max where are advance tix?

i dont think there are any; the flyers say $10 @ the door before midnight

http://www.blackdisco.net/images/prins_fnl.jpg

it will be hard to go to seven grand on sunday

BECAUSE ITS NOT OPEN!!

last time we went and were stopped because our shoes weren't right.

bummed i'm gonna miss that prins thomas set. but not too bummed because instead i'll be teetotaling in utah with insane relatives! YES

fyeah was great tonight guiz. xbxrx (brutal), pissed jeans (brutal and sexy), jay reatard (awesome punk-pop band) and i can't remember the rest.

I would like to go out, I might even be interested in Prins Thomas. I'm really broke though, so I don't know.

jbr and i wanted to check out 7 grand

7 grand is my favorite bar in los angeles at that price point. i was just there on thursday night -- they have a great new cocktail menu now, including blueberry juleps and something called an elder fitzgerald made with bourbon and elderflower liqueur.

or were they blackberry juleps? i forget now.

Anybody going to watch the eclipse tonight?

me's a sucker for lunar occlusion

bitch

prins thomas roll call. this will be my last night in la.

i will be there w/ friends and want to see/meet anyone whos there

coo i buy you a drink or something mang

I might go to this.

i will go.

I was thinking about going anyway, now even more reason.

Hey so I guess I work around the corner from that Seven Grand place, I just saw it on my lunch break. Looks interesting.

I will not be making Prins Thomas because it is my 4th wedding anniversary.

i'm going to this (and will surely have some 'SC ppl along)... anyone else?

http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/lasubject/bazaar.html

hey dudes that are going! hit me up if you see me! heres a recent pic of me and the doods ill be with im in the middle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/chakisaki/mysticd.gif

except i may shave my beard in that case id look like this (sans goldblum)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/chakisaki/jeff.jpg

!

haha, he's so touchy-feely

who all is still going to prins thomas?

i still want to!...might have complications but I'll let you know asap

Hi dere what is happening 16-25 November I will be in yr fine city.

fyeah was great tonight guiz. xbxrx (brutal), pissed jeans (brutal and sexy), jay reatard (awesome punk-pop band) and i can't remember the rest.

Ken Livingstone is here for an air-conditioned symposium on the death of the Routemaster and the future of the Bakerloo line. You should definitely try and make that. Also there's morris dancing in San Pedro, which looks good.

I don't think I'm going tonight, but you never know.

i believe "harborage" means that they encourage the sort of conditions that roaches like to live in -- empty boxes and bags, cracks in the walls, humid spaces, etc.

-- get bent

Ahhaaha we we trying to read it and came up with 'harbour rats'.

Other things came up, so I won't be able to make it to Prins Thomas unless I show up between 2-4am. If you guys can hang, I might see you there.

ok on top of everything else i just sprained my ankle. seriously. have fun.

yeah i've been debating and i think i'll stay in. i have to pay my rent tomorrow and i'm feeling too cheap to pay for a cab downtown.

these new wal-mart commercials are so weird... "gas prices are nutzor, but AT LEAST I CAN SAVE MONEY ON TOILET PAPER AT WAL-MART" -- gee thanks for totally missing the point about WHY your gas is expensive and doing nothing to change it and maybe making it worse by buying toilet paper that's probably made in china and shipped in on a big rig from some midwestern distribution center.

end rant

acid mothers guru guru @ troubadour sept 11 (never forget).

http://www.troubadour.com/eventdetail.php?id=439

Ummm, is anyone going to Fred Frith/Ikue Mori?

ha

i just dropped my tuesday night class so i guess i'm going to amt/gg after all!

Is anyone going to Stars?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh7YVc69Y5g

neon rulez : )

http://eecue.com/log_archive/eecue-log-747-Rosslyn_Gets_Lit.html

Crap, I completely forgot the AMGG show tonight. Hope it ruled!

I had a dream about driving in LA last night. Wrong side of the road dream - eight lane highway - woke up in fear.

We're playing our first show this Saturday at the Echo Curio

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1399/1364482868_16f7174d0a_o.jpg

Crap, I completely forgot the AMGG show tonight. Hope it ruled!

oh it did

Kinski tonight at the Echo

ooh!

good luck chris

i forgot to mention that jack klugman was doing a q&a/signing at different light last night, and i caught some of that while i was waiting around for the show to start. he is funny as shit and a great speaker even with the throat problems. he came armed with an arsenal of old-hollywood showbiz stories and namedrops, happily playing to his audience (e.g. being exasperated that rosalind russell got cast in the gypsy movie instead of ethel merman). :-)

Do any of y'all know anyone who lives in or around LA who bought an iphone when they came out that might be interested in being a named plaintiff in a class action lawsuit?

I do. What's the nature of the case?

I stick by my "anyone who buys any new Apple product straight out of the gate only to see the price drop in the near future deserves what they get" stance.

NON-PARTY RAGGETT'S MOTION TO INTERVENE

Hooray!

I stick by my "anyone who buys any new Apple product straight out of the gate only to see the price drop in the near future deserves what they get" stance.

OTMFM

And actually that applies to all products, not just Apple. See also: Motorola phones, Mini Coopers, hardbound books.

i completely agree

I haven't gotten the details from the attorney, but I *think* it's an anti-trust thing. I'll find out more.

Holy crap, anybody else see this:

Target Presents AFI’s 40th Anniversary will be a unique event of unprecedented scale. Eleven classic American films will screen on a single night—each with an introduction by the film’s legendary star or filmmaker.

Julie Andrews will present THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

Warren Beatty will present BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)

Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner will present WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989)

Kirk Douglas will present SPARTACUS (1960)

Clint Eastwood will present UNFORGIVEN (1992)

Morgan Freeman will present THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)

Tippi Hedren will present THE BIRDS (1963)

Angela Lansbury will present BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)

George Lucas will present STAR WARS - EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE (1977)

Jack Nicholson will present ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)

Sylvester Stallone will present ROCKY (1976)

Tickets go on sale September 19, $25 a pop (although they include popcorn and soda). The event itself is on October 3 at Arclight. No parking validation.

I hope this means all eleven films run simultaneously on the same big screen.

the sequencing of films i want to see vs. films i don't care about seems to follow a strict dactylic pattern

They should switch all the hosts around. Angela Lansbury on Rocky.

Julie Andrews on Rocky

i gots no beef w. her, but the thought of sucker-punching mary popppins is kinda funny

When I think classic movies, I think Target!

You sadist.

I stick by my "anyone who buys any new Apple product straight out of the gate only to see the price drop in the near future deserves what they get" stance.

srsly - fuxxing Apple newbs

+ thumbs-down to trendy-ass gotta-be-first standing-on-line-for-a-phone mofos crying to a jury over the residual value of their preciouses

boo freakin' hoo

adam, did you go to frith/ikue/zeena? i heard it was a great show.

(ckb -- sorry i didn't make it last night, i had a heat exhaustion hangover from spending the day in san bernardino)

srsly, do NOT go to Taix onna sabado noche si no te quiere loudass country-rock & a lotta NPR nerds

xp - I didn't go, but I did finally get to the Arclight to see Eastern Promises. Lovely theater, average movie, fuckin' awful crowd!

Don't get me started on the parking. Anyway, I think this is practically one of the first non-school, non-work related things I have done in six weeks of being here. So I guess it was just nice to be there. Perhaps we could all meet for something casual one weekend very soon?

Also - can one of you sell/lease me a car?

I have extensive knowledge of car buying leasing (not even sure why) - email me with your requirements.

OK!

Yay casual weekend!

Usually the crowd at Arclight is pretty good. Maybe it's something about Cronenberg movies. When I saw A History of Violence at the Grove (which I've, admittedly, had a lot of bad experiences at), the people in front of me were just terrible, talking through the entire movie. Not quite as bad as the people at the theater in San Diego where I saw The Brave One. The guy behind me was talking through the whole movie, and I kept shushing him, eventually telling him to shut up. Then, after the movie, he tapped me on the shoulder in the restroom and told me that it's impolite to tell people to shut up.

at least he wasn't tapping his foot at you

i've had many a lame evening at Taix, country rock or no
many xposts

Anyone going to the Donnas at the Viper Room tomorrow night?

*crickets*

Then, after the movie, he tapped me on the shoulder in the restroom and told me that it's impolite to tell people to shut up.

He's in the hospital now, right?

I was so stunned by this occurrence that I didn't think of embedding my battle ax in his skull until he had left the bathroom.

That should be the conclusion of any story you tell, really.

"Look, how can you work at Best Buy and not know how to spell freaking "Halloween" when someone asks you to see if you have the DVD in stock?! He totally deserved the ax in his skull!"

(True story. Except for the ax.)

I do. What's the nature of the case?

He sez: "We will allege that two aspects of the marketing violate anti-trust law: the requirement that all purchasers be bound by long-term commitments for data and voice plans, and the restriction to Cingular service."

Hmmm. Could be fun.

"We will allege that two aspects of the marketing violate anti-trust law: the requirement that all purchasers be bound by long-term commitments for data and voice plans, and the restriction to Cingular service."

Yeah good luck with that. Every mobile carrier in the states has contracts like these.

I was about to say...

it's raining! ^_^

Yeah, the weather is getting wackier down here by the second, so we're next in line. Some lovely photos of the clouds I've got, though -- should take some more here!

yeah the sky is beautiful! take away and post to yr flickr. i was getting seasonal affective disorder from the sun (goddamn the sun). i'm sure we'll get more clear skies tomorrow, hoor-fucking-ah.

i wish it'd keep up

Still dry in Pasadena.

oh gawd it's nice now. wet, clean, smells great. or it would be nice, if i'd bothered cleaning shit outta the gutters in the past 364 non-raining days, instead of waiting for it to pour and deluge brown stinky goo down the outside of my house.

pasadena no longer a dry town *or* happy days are here again

turn on KCET instead of what you're doing. Huell is visiting the LINT LADY! her medium is lint from dryers, kickass sculptures and lint mosaics and she tried to fool old huell with some lint sushi! they showed a 20 year old interview with her and now the followup

i normally like how he doesn't quite get it or pretends to not quite get it but i have more questions about her process that he doesn't seem to be interested in.

Meantime the rain hit here midnightish and is still happily continuing on. Very nice snug morning at home.

Slater Baron(LINT LADY) has an exhibit at USC through October 26, and there's a closing event on October 20 which she'll attend. Possible FAP involving downtown bars?

http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/research/institutes/igm/face.php?C=art_and_culture

http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2007/09/10/Lifestyle/lint-Lady.Explores.Mothers.Illness.Through.Portraits-2957159.shtml

i can probably make the 20th.

Oof, I'll have to miss that...(I'll be in Hawaii)

ooo lint lady sounds awesome. i second the 20th.

Can anyone recommend a reliable Mac repair place to replace my dead hd?

Also is anyone else going to Roky Erickson?

i used these guys when my hard drive died last summer. they were great and even returned my broken one so i could try the freezer trick. fast, easy, comparatively cheap.

ha, I was thinking about putting my powerbook in the freezer! I've done this with external hds.

it didnt work for me last summer and i am 40gb of music poorer for it u_u but i got a nice 3.5" external hard drive case in the bargain

anyone for jesu on nov 9 @ echoplex?

Was definitely thinking about it. What day of the week?

friday!

Oh sweet. Yeah, I'm in. *places order* Done. FAP plans to emerge as needed.

Also of interest at the echoplex: Boris on October 15 and Witchcraft on November 8. My friend and I were talking about going to all three shows. Anyone else in for the other two?

Boris is a definite maybe but that week is already looking impacted. Witchcraft, no dice (nothing against it, but I already know I can't make it).

Landmark showing Blade Runner starting on the 5th. Let's start plotting.

My friend and I discovered that Ticket Web jacked up their service charges, so we are reconsidering our previous decision. Definitely still going to Jesu, just not sure if the others are worth the ridiculous fee. And Blade Runner at the Landmark sounds great, that's a five-minute drive from my apartment.

I'd be all for next Friday for that, but it'll be a mob scene (deservedly). Still, if a ticket could be snagged in advance...

OK, headcount for tickets. I may be going to the landmark tomorrow afternoon to see 3:10 to Yuma, so anyone who wants to go, let me know before then.

there's also rick bishop/bill callahan at echoplex on the 5th. weighing my options now.

haaaa i know what we're doing on my birthday. midnight screening at the nuart of...

Adults only! Sylvester Stallone in Italian Stallion · Fri, Nov 30

lol

(I should probably clarify: the headcount is for Blade Runner, not Yuma.)

Actually, it looks like Blade Runner tickets aren't even on sale yet, because there aren't any times available on the website. So, let me know if you're interested in going, and then we can see which time is best, and I can pick up the tickets sometime during the week.

I might go to Boris. But also, I might not.

Jeff, right now it seems like folks are most interested in the following weekend for Blade Runner, probably the 13th. By all means you should go on the 5th as well, to make us jealous. ;-) But would you be able to snag tickets for that evening as needed?

As for JBR's birthday, pure hilarity. It must happen.

I'm going to a concert on the 13th, but I don't think I'm doing anything else that weekend. So I can snag tickets if people want to go Friday or Sunday.

Demon Days (Carl Craig & Gamall) are playing on the 13th. Does anyone here like techno?

sunday is much better for me than friday, with saturday being best of all.

Obviously Saturday is going to do the best for most people, which is unfortunate. Arch Enemy/Machine Head are playing that night, and anyone who knows me from over in ILM (i.e., Ned) would know that I would not miss that show for pretty much anything.

I got my tickets in the mail for Boris and Jesu. Who else is going to those shows?

JUSTICE were AWESOME at Detour, they closed with "Build Me Up Buttercup" WTF?!

I might go to Boris, but will probably only decide at the very last minute.

so i think the consensus was sunday afternoon for blade runner? tix are available now. how do we want to do this?

https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Landmark.aspx?TheatreID=267

i think the 1:50 show is our best bet.

I'm fine with that.

Should work for me. Need to talk to a few friends, though.

i just reserved seats F1 and F2 (i'm bringing someone) for sunday at 1:50. perhaps we can all get our tickets on our own and reserve seats in that row?

this is the seating chart (F1 and F2 are the two marked "unavailable" in row F):

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/stckhlmcnd/seatingchart.jpg

Done -- I just bought F4.

You sank my battleship!

YA PUNK

Oh, maybe I should've said something... the first six rows are not the best rows, because they're on the floor, not the stadium seating, and in some theaters they're well below the screen. If you can change your seats, I would.

that row aint so bad and the chairs rock back farther

YEAH

Sheesh -- I'm not attacking you personally. I just wasn't sure if you had been to the theater or not. I just like to have the best seats I can when I go to see a movie. I'm sure they'll be fine. I'm still trying to figure out how many people are going with me, so I'll purchase them later today.

I got F3 and F5. Are we doing lunch beforehand?

I was hoping that was the plan. Suggestions? I'm doing to be doing my usual run to Amoeba beforehand -- should be there between 12:15 to 12:30, and wasn't planning to stay long, just dump some promos and snag a couple of things if they're in. I will never say no to a ride over from there.

The most convenient restaurant that I like that's fairly fast is Junior's, which is right across from the theater.

Sounds fine to me!

Is the e-mail address that links from your name your real e-mail address? I can send you my phone number so you can let me know when you're on your way and I can go and get a table or whatever, since it isn't a long drive for me.

Yup, it's real -- send away!

hey how about that traffic?

Oh you love it.

On Friday night I left a party in Newhall (where I have never been before) and in trying to find my way home, discovered the 14 and eventually found my way to the 5. And in so doing I literally missed this accident by about ten minutes.

Also I can't get to school.

anybody still interested in seeing the Lint Lady's exhibit @ USC this Saturday? I figure we could meet @ Amoeba as per usual, hit the exhibit (it opens @ noon, goes to 4 and she'll be there) and then barhop downtown or something. I'll announce it through the usual channels also.

@: most useful abbreviation ever or waht?

If anyone else is going to the Boris show tonight, I will be wearing a "Black Sabbath World Tour 1978" T-shirt and jeans, and look like this:

I am the one who is not the girl.

Come up and say hi, Ned will tell you that I don't bite.

anybody still interested in seeing the Lint Lady's exhibit @ USC this Saturday? I figure we could meet @ Amoeba as per usual, hit the exhibit (it opens @ noon, goes to 4 and she'll be there) and then barhop downtown or something. I'll announce it through the usual channels also.

put me down as a maybe for now, since i just found out about something else happening that day that sounds intriguing.

We're playing Dance Right at La Cita on Thursday. Should be kinda crazy.

Boris were awesomely awesome. Fantastic show. The echoplex is a really cool venue: great sound, plenty of room, lots of places to sit. If anyone plans to go to the Echoplex, though, a word of warning: it's really well hidden. It's basically in a parking lot on the side of a building with no signage out front. So you guys don't have to drive around for a while like I did last night, it's basically right next to the Sunset overpass on Glendale Blvd., on the Park side, with nothing else really around it except a few closed stores. Plenty of street parking, though!

Hey Ned and Jody, what did you think of Record Surplus?

Loved it, random selection but good prices, we both picked up some stuff!

i'm sort of amazed i managed to come away with as much as i did, but i think that's a testament to my own mental illness and lack of self-control.

i'd been there before but concentrated mainly on the vinyl selection, so it was nice to get a different perspective.

Yeah I like the Echoplex way more than the Echo upstairs. I almost always park on the street behind Taix on Sunset and walk down the stairs. That way I'm on the right side of the street to pick up tacos at the taco truck on the E side of Alvarado near Glendale.

wiener factory RIP

We're playing Dance Right at La Cita on Thursday. Should be kinda crazy.

one of these days I will come and see you play! my friend keeps trying to get me to go to La Cita. I can't do that night though =(

I think you would enjoy it and I would throw on a floor clearing Kano jam for you!

We're also playing the Echo on Saturday for Hang The DJ's.

whats the cover at la cita?

i've never paid a cover there.

coo

I would love to hear a Kano...but I can't do Saturday either!! This is so sad (or maybe not).

id love to go see spencer one of those nights and meet alla u other laxors... are u all not free on neither thursday or saturday?

how about saturday post- lint lady?

(i'd love to go to la cita thurs but i have a class that gets out around 9pm and i'll be pretty wiped out.)

that would be cool with me, there's also the documentary remy's going to. let's take a vote. matt is coming to lint lady too.

i vote for metrosexual debauchery.

We're playing "HARD" New Year's Eve downtown with Justice et al!

ugh i realized i have to go to a friends bday party on saturday. i may try to get out to see u DJ spencer but i have a ton of shit to do. cool abt new years tho!!

Hang the DJ's can be youngish, fyi.

i've been feeling old lately.

me too!

Today I have friend's art opening, Saturday I have housewarming party.

I'll put New Year's Eve in my diary for December 31st.

WAIT - they're closing down The Weiner Factory to open up another fucking yogurt stand!!!!!

Spencer, which name are you billed under for HTDJs? Mid City West? I might try to make it after my own set in the IE. And, off topic: did you ever figure out that one track you posted about here a few years ago (even going so far as to compose your own version from memory)?

put me down for metrosexual debauchery, whatever that entails!

xpost. YES, Mid City West, and NO, still trying to figure that track out!

what is the longest/deepest escalator in los angeles?

disneyland parking lot (not really los angeles)

universal studios one is pretty gnar
http://www.vazyvite.com/photo_us/ouest/los_angeles/universal_escalator.jpg

The one at the California Plaza is pretty long. Starts at 4th and Olive (NW corner) and goes to the courtyard area of the complex where they have the Grand Performances series of free concerts in the summer.

Copy/pasting from this Red Line info page at: http://www.westworld.com/~elson/larail/red.html

The new Wilshire/Vermont station contains the longest escalators in the state of California.

thanks!

So... fires?

My dad says it's better in SD. We'll see about tomorrow.

Meanwhile, goldstarevents.com has free Jesus and Mary Chain tickets for tomorrow night at the wiltern ($7 service charge).

you going, spencer? i reserved 2 tix but i'm not sure yet who's getting my +1. :-)

yeah, I got two. Have someone in mind, but have to check. See you there! I'll be wearing BLACK.

i found some guys wallet on the corner of my street. i tried going to the address on his drivers license but it was a huge apt building and his name wasn't in the directory. no other contact info. should i just give it to the police?

assume his identity

LOL I DIDN'T EXPECCT THAT FAG

how did you know the guy was gay?

hey gershy, do you live in los angeles?

yes, maybe i'm the guy??

i don't think you are, but i was hoping for a little more than really predictable unfunny comments. have any advice?

jeez, tough crowd. call your local police precinct. or better yet, call directory assistance for the guy's phone #. you have his name & address

people don't always update their address when they move, or he might only have a cel, but it's worth a shot.

yeah no phone # either, guess i could try calling the apt. building and see if they have a forward address?

i'll probably just turn it in to the cops tomorrow. shame if it just sits there but what can you do.

The real question is, how much money was in the wallet???

Was his apt number on the license? If so you could mail it to him. Or post a notice on craigslist.

I wish i was going to JAMC! Actually, what time is the show on? I probably won't be back in town until 10:30 at the earliest.

Also...errr, where is the wiltern? =)

oh it was yesterday, right? doh

i didnt want to break it to you...

you can break it to me that I am dumb.

If anyone is interesting in seeing The Pipettes, I might be able to put u on the guestlist. I won't be going because I don't like them.

wiltern @ wilshire & western hence name wiltern

=O

I did not put 2 and 2 together until last year! (regarding wilshire + western)

still got nothing on corner of romaine and argyle

The sky is such a weird yellow today from the smoke. It's like London Fields or something. I feel like I'm always wearing polarized sunglasses.

I have an irrational hatred of strip malls & buildings named after a dubious contraction of the intersecting street names.

Glenview Center (corner of Glenoaks and Grandview) is just lazy. Tuskatella Center (corner of Tustin and Katella) is just gross.

Silversun Pickups!

where am i

It smells up here, but I see no devastation.

It smells up here, but I see no devastation.

best first line of an unwritten novel

about a midget cunnilingist and his fragrant lover

Short Hairs

hey guys jonathan gold does a great story on places to eat on pico blvd on the last this american life radio show.

roscoes duh

buildings named after contractions of street names are bad enough, but what about streets named the same way? is there a more offensive street name than "beverwil"?

re pico:

http://franklinavenue.blogspot.com/2007/10/save-date-great-los-angeles-walk.html

there's a video store around the corner from me called "hollynorm."

i've recently moved from santa monica to the venice/motor national/robertson area. where should i be eating in palms or culver city? thanks.

dan:

cafe brazil on venice
surfas cafe on washington (?)
india sweets and spices on venice
ford's filling station on culver blvd
sushi otam aka sushi ya on sepulveda right across from the 405 n-bound onramp @ venice for excellent omakase

are my regular haunts

I've been working in Culver City temporarily, and for lunch I really like Tender Greens, Skratch (for sandwiches), Santa Maria BBQ (great lunch steak deal), Bluebird Cafe (BEST turkey burger I've ever had).

Welcomed to the neighborhood, Dan! My fave places in the area are:

Maria's Italian On Pico
Honeys Fried Chicken on Washington
Hamburger Habit On National and Sepulveda
Junior's Deli On Pico

http://losangeles.citysearch.com/roundup/40826

and do get up to Pico and ...uh just east of barrington (McLaughlin in CC) The SF Saloon great burgers.

Venice FAP ahoy. Or something.

Also! UKxor Colonel Poo will be visiting in mid-November, I hear. Good guy, met him back in March when I was in London last.

I ate at that Cuban place around that area. you know, versailles.

Oh, I like Colonel Poo!

tender greens is next door to ford's filling station and honey's fried chicken on washington and is also pretty awes. versailles is great!

oh I didn't know if it was one of these things, you know, that you only think is good when you are new here. I certainly think it is great.

that cuban place is notorious for promoting loose stools

it's like figs in restaurant form

maybe it is because i am pretty new here too, but i thought the chicken was darn tasty fwiw

I like figs!

and black beer

Also, I don't think I've ever had cause to look back at a perfect stool and think "yes, I'll go back to THAT restaurant".

perfect stool != great restaurant

hey, i took my dad there. he seemed to appreciate it :/

i love you guys

ya ho wa 13 and sky saxon & the seeds @ echoplex friday nov 16!!!

Perfect stool + "Pushin' Too Hard" = TMI!

no "colonel poo" jokes yet?

ya ho wa 13 and sky saxon & the seeds @ echoplex friday nov 16!!!

UH.

I think I will go to that, yesh.

oh THOSE Seeds and THAT Sky Saxon.

I do not know this ya ho wa 13, just assumed it was jody typing excitedly.

i once was on a msg board with a woman who didn't understand my usage of the abbreviation "mpls" for minneapolis -- she said "oh, i thought you were just typing 'impulse' in some cryptic jody-like way."

Yar I knew there was some thread somewhere - what's good in LA 16-25th November? FAP maybe? The only definite plan I have is to go to Amoeba and take advantage of the weak dollar! We're visiting the in-laws for thanksgiving (it also happens to be the cheapest time of year for flights!)

Anyone going to the Murakami opening tonight?

The only definite plan I have is to go to Amoeba and take advantage of the weak dollar!

Ya scoundrel!

However, this is as good an excuse as any for an AmoebaFAP etc. How about the 17th, or will you be jetlagged to hell and back? If not then the 24th?

One of those should be OK I expect! We're lacking in transport so we have to rely on my mother-in-law being available to pick us up from the Metro station. She lives in Lakewood which is a bit of a pain in the arse getting to places. The buses don't run in the evenings! Or at all at the weekend! Culture shock.

Welcome to LA, alas. But Jody and I are experienced Metro users so we'll be happy to help plot things as needed on that front.

We're usually OK getting around on the Metro but the nearest station is about 10 miles away or something - Willow or Wardlow I think, I know it begins with W. At least my mobile phone should work in the US this time, so I can call her in advance, used to have to go to a payphone and sit and wait half an hour!

This is a total long shot but does anyone know a place in town that sells Super 8 film stock that is open today? Yale is the only one I know and their prices are crazy.

I'm guessing Samy's Camera on Fairfax will have it, and they're open on Sundays.

http://www.samys.com/

I called the Samy's in Pasadena and they didn't have anything, but I'll give them a try. Thanks!

Um, Spiritualized anyone? When did shows get so expensive?

I've been back and forth on going. How bad *are* the tickets?

Close to 40 bucks when all is said and done.maybe I am just cheap/a student.

Fairly grim anyway. Jesu's only half that.

I would come to Jesu but my parents are here that weekend and they're more Carpenters/Billy Joel types.

Hahah. Hey, invite 'em to dinner that night and we can all scare impress them. Or not.

Close to 40 bucks when all is said and done.maybe I am just cheap/a student.

Lotta bucks to hire that choir and then have the show in an atypical venue.

Anyone want to see QOTSA tomorrow @ the new Nokia Theatre Of Mystery?

I has xtra tix, and I'd rather give 'em to you than sell 'em on CL. Drop me a line!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/1804658538_49db7f9fbe.jpg

erm, i meant

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/1804658538_f9bedb456e_o.jpg

LOL

http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=909

We're DJing with Mogwai at MJ's(!!) tonight. Our list is closed but the RSVP should still be going. Could be fun.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/irunstoplights/mogwai-scary-flyer-fin-webs.jpg

Yeah my friend Will was thinking about that. Got other plans tonight, though!

I can't make it! That is a shame, it looks great

can't make it either, gotta spend my halloween night doing homework :-(

So, new subway plans, anyone?

http://www.latimes.com/media/mapimage/2007-11/33613274.gif

"Proposed" extension route.

Oh look there's the Pacific Ocean!!

I cannot wait to take this blue line all the way to Veteran's Affairs.

"Subways were developed for vertical cities of the last century. This is a horizontal city," said Mike Genewick, president of the Windsor Square Neighborhood Assn., known for its stately historic mansions.

haha fuck that cunt. wilshire really needs it, but weho would be fun. thank god i'll be leaving this city before it ever happens.

We're DJing with Mogwai at MJ's(!!) tonight. Our list is closed but the RSVP should still be going. Could be fun.

ok, so i'm pretty upset that i missed this. just to hear you and mogwai dj at fucking mj's. what a trip. were there go-go boys?

please tell me you have pics of the event!

jbr, i am so there.

i love reading the l.a. county public health website:

NOKIA LOUNGE BAR, 777 W CHICK HEARN CT, LOS ANGELES

* Date Closed: October 18, 2007
* Date Reopened: October 19, 2007
* Reason for Closure:
Sewage

l.a. live just opened and they're already being pwned!

Beautiful.

So what's going on with the Jesu show Friday? I don't give much of a rats ass about These Arms Are Snakes, but I am curious to see Oxbow. Are we doing an FAP beforehand?

FAP plans were being planned -- actually, Jeff, drop me a line.

ok, so i'm pretty upset that i missed this. just to hear you and mogwai dj at fucking mj's. what a trip. were there go-go boys?

Ha, it was actually a straight night (I guess they figured all the boys would be in WeHo). Very fun night and the gay guys who worked there especially enjoyed my Strictly Rhythm and Circus Disco selections. I'm sorry, but the guy DJing from Mogwai was TERRIBLE (lead singer?).

haha figures, terrible band too.

The promoter was like, "would you guys be willing to play again? I'm going to pull him off". Eventually she had words with him and he started playing random hits.

"would you guys be willing to play again? I'm going to pull him off"

A careful choice of words.

Keep us informed, Spencer. I'll make it one one night soon.

Where do I take my parents?

Griffith Park, Medieval Times!

haha

re birthday: ital stal tix now on sale. select nov 30 for "show date."

Thanks, just snagged mine.

However, this is as good an excuse as any for an AmoebaFAP etc. How about the 17th, or will you be jetlagged to hell and back? If not then the 24th?

Thanksgiving Saturday? AdamRL I think said he wouldn't be able to make it and I don't know about everyone else's holiday plans right now (the 17th seemed to be easier for most), but if it'll be better than the 17th then hey. Right now I should be free.

If it's not convenient I think 17th is OK too, we'll have had Friday to get over the jet lag. Then we can go to Fingerprints on the 24th (the other record store we're planning to visit while we're there).

A FINE idea for the 24th, at that rate I'll have to join you! Yeah, let's stick with the 17th for the Amoeba/Venice FAP instead.

OK I will confirm with the wife when I get home, she is planning on meeting up with some friends and a possible trip to Magic Mountain but I don't think it will clash, pretty sure that's happening mid-week. And in fact it is now 6pm here so I dunno what I'm still doing at work...

Rock. Check yer e-mail too.

Michelin ranks LA.

Ned! You missed much gazing of the shoes. And a large black man stripping down to his underwear and sticking his microphone in said briefs. And These Arms Are Suck. Well, you didn't really "miss" the last one, but the rest was good stuff.

Yeah, sorry about that, ended up being unfeasible. Sorry to have missed it!

Encounter at LAX is about to reopen.

as long as it "smells great"

What's happening again on the 17th? I have trouble keeping up with this stuff...but something is happening, right? See you there

Yeah, check your e-mail.

ok...

Does Roger M still check here? I now seriously need a yoga hookup! East Side plz!

this place is in los feliz. i keep meaning to go one of these days.

http://www.karunayoga.net/

this is the pilates place the rich oxy students go to: http://www.pilateseaglerock.com/yclasses.html

max i was just in your hood last night! you ever been to the bowling and drinking club @ all star lanes?

I was there too, eating at Thai Eagle Rox. not that great is it, Max? I passed by All Star Lanes and it looked quiet.

I saw Pilates Eagle Rock but their schedule and mine do not agree.

who knows tujunga?

i do

tell me

what? its a place. its got some shit. its okay.

max i was just in your hood last night! you ever been to the bowling and drinking club @ all star lanes?

YES!!--i actually live across the street from it, more or less (down the street from the jack-in-the-box off ave 45)... as i said earlier:

ALL-STAR LANES!!! bowling alley + karaoke. pretty much the only fun option for nightlife here. there are some ok bars in highland park.

-- max, Sunday, August 26, 2007 7:39 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Link

thai eagle rox suckksss adam. panang and thai spirit, both on colorado, beat it by leaps and bounds (still honestly not terrific).

Anyone been to a venue called The Smell in downtown LA? Jay Reatard's playing there on Sunday... might go (if I can persuade my wife she'll like it!)

Been there? Hell, I even performed there once, kinda.

did anyone see sf/j's new piece on no age in wich the smell plays a fairly prominent role

yah it sucked.

Anyone been to a venue called The Smell in downtown LA?

Been there a couple times. They seem to go through periods of being open and then closed for a couple months.

this is me passed out on the stage of the smell while i was "performing"
http://members.aol.com/johnnyradpants/smellded.jpg

not a big fan of the smell post-byob era. i read somewhere that they were mentioned in vanity fair in some "la hot spot" list.

jeff otm!

r.i.p. lucy

https://secure.booksense.com/images/stores/1657/localinterest/lucy3003.jpg

that's okey -- her thetan has already been sent to the processing station on venus to be re-implanted and capsuled, and will soon be returning to the oceans off So-Cal to find a new host

I feel better already.

who the hell wrote "hi dere waht is it made?" on the wall of the ladies' room at little joy? no i was not in there, this is secondhand news from my gf.

IT BEGINS.

it was the Amazing Randy, obv

yah it sucked

OTM

who the hell wrote "hi dere waht is it made?" on the wall of the ladies' room at little joy?

WAU

who the hell wrote "hi dere waht is it made?" on the wall of the ladies' room at little joy?

jbr? probably not....

who else lives in la and might be going to echo park hipster dives??

it was luna and i claim my five bucks

anything notable in town for visitors these days?

murakami @ moca

off board party plans (drop an email?)

charles nelson reilly movie @ nuart

I would like to recommend Dinah's Diner somewhere in Culver City - went there for breakfast today - yum.

Also uh kinda serious question - is anti-Mexican "casual racism" really widespread or is it just the people I've been hanging out with? Shit is kinda fucked up.

just your friends

That's what I hoped - they're not my friends though I hasten to add - family unfortunately.

I should qualify - it's not virulent racism more anti-illegal stuff but it still sits wrong with me but I'm not from around here.

I guess I wanna know am I having a sense of humour failure or are these people just wankers

wankers

Yeah thought so. I regret asking the question. Sorry

So - waffles Y/N? I love them. We mainly just have potato waffles in England - they suck. One thing I'd take back with me is breakfast waffles.

Waffles Y. Wankers Y (in the sense that yes they are wankers). Anti-Mexican racism = one of the most utterly obnoxious things about SoCal.

I'm told that you don't know anti-Mexican racism until you've spent time in Arizona.

And on a lighter note, REDCAT is having a program of Harry Smith films Monday night.

Harry Smith (1923–91) was a unique visionary whose art and interests moved freely between music (most notably, with the seminal Anthology of American Folk Music), film, painting and the occult. Smith’s ground-breaking experimental films are rarely shown, and this screening includes several of his hand-painted Early Abstractions (1941–57, assembled ca. 1964, 23 mins., b/w and color, 16mm)), featuring live musical accompaniment; Film No. 17: Mirror Animations (Extended Version) (1979, 11 min., 16mm), collage-animation laden with Smith’s symbology and mythic imagination; Film No. 14: Late Superimpositions (1964, 28 min., 16mm), a quasi-autobiographical account of Anadarko, Oklahoma; Film No. 15 (1965–66, 10 min., silent, 16mm), Smith’s animation of Seminole patchwork; and Film No. 16: Oz, The Tin Woodman’s Dream (1967, 15 min., silent, 35mm CinemaScope).

http://redcat.org/season/0708/fv/smith.php

I would like to recommend Dinah's Diner somewhere in Culver City - went there for breakfast today - yum.

I can support this. Dutch Baby ftw.

anyone gonna be around during the day on tuesday dec 4? i have to be on the west side and i want to check out the black panther art exhibit at the pacific design center. they open at 11 and my appointment isn't until 4pm.

jbr i wanna go to yr party but i have to give a presentation the next day at 9 and will be up preparing ;_; have a good one tho!!!

you're presenting on a saturday morning? ooh that's rough.

yeah the joys of undergraduate research. i have to do a little thing about the research i did this summer and i havent looked at it since august and basically hate it now. kill me.

I was wondering when this would happen.

They really need to do that.

For sure. I always thought, "Well, that's NICE of them and all but you know, this can't last."

We probably skipped fares this time - bought 1 ticket but took 2 trains, not sure if that's legal or not tbh.

bonus points to the writer for using the word "scofflaws"!

nels cline rocked it at dangerous curve last night -- going to see him again on wed at safari sam's (eugene chadbourne also on bill).

"this next piece is dedicated to anyone who's ever moved into a so-called 'arts district' in a big city and then COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE."

*followed by ear-blistering no-wave skronk improv*

tell me about Canele

it is lovely but expensive, and caught on the cusp of the casual/fussy watershed w/r/t the food prep.

great service last time i went.

second-best (upscale) italian in town, after mozza?

I liked it when I went - food was good, wine is reasonable. Casual and welcoming. Lighting is slightly too bright.

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I liked it quite a bit, but there are *much* better upscale Italian restaurants (that are also *much* more expensive!).

There are also worse Italian restaurants that are much more expensive...

I also don't think Canele is strictly Italian...

nor is mozza

When you say Mozza I can only think of a certain singer. (Then again he DID move to Italy.)

mozza is murder

Do you know how canneloni dies?

ill bow to spencer and remys superior knowledge except to say that remy mozza is italian!!!

lol haha disregard my comments entirely--canele isnt italian at all; i was thinking of a different restaurant that i may have just made up in my mind

anyway osteria mozza is fucking great and i went there for my birthday and it was straight-up italian--antipasti, primi, secondi, lotta tuscan stuff.

wow what restaurant was i thinking of when i said it was the second best italian place?

i should stop posting on ilx till i finish my finals

thanks. the original question was "where is an eastside* (not downtown) restaurant that aims serious food?" or, "TS: Blair's vs Edendale?"

*map + vibraphone

this lace certainly sounds like "my type" tho

edendale's not so great but it's got tha eastside vibe. you'd prob like alcove in los feliz (similar vibe and serious food, even if the menu isn't all that original).

For eastside niceness, I've always enjoyed Cliff's Edge (although some friends think it's mediocre, but they're the kind of people that think everything is mediocre). Either way, you can't f*ck with the lovely patio seating, especially at night. I also really like Edendale although I don't often go for the full dinner.

Of course there are some world class restaurants downtown.

the back garden at alcove is a great place to while away a sunset

i don't know a lot of east side (non-ethnic) eateries.

east-side excursions tend to watershed to either downtown or any of the million good hollywood places. h-wood side i like chateau marmont or lucques. both suggestions are a bit clichéd, but they're reliable and great.

AOC or celadon on 3rd st.

i heard blair's sort of sucked, at least service-wise.

AOC is excellent (Cobras and Matadors is a more casual/reasonable option - but less consistent). Little Door (also on 3rd) is probably my favorite restaurant anywhere.

What's the name of the chef at AOC? IIrc, she had a cookbook that was actually kind of interesting.

suzanne goin

suzanne goin, who's also the chef at lucques and another place i think?

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Right. Thanks.

opened lucques, A.O.C., hungry cat (w/ her huband)

worked at l'orangerie and le mazarin, chez panisse, arpege, working as todd english's sous chef before moving onto campanile as exec chef for nancy silverton.

(i has a little crush)

http://www.superchefblog.com/images/suzannegoin_headshot.png

sometimes it feels like every chef in LA is connected to nancy silverton in some way

remy if u marry her can i come over for dinner?

i will agree to a 30% discount at any future restaurants, excluding wine.

Sona was probably the best dining experience I've ever had in LA, the whole experience was like something out of a dream - unfortunately, it is very expensive, even if you're careful.

thanks, all very helpful. the chowhound people seem to prefer Providence to Sona, but I am skeptical of them.

(rightfully)

I was thoroughly underwhelmed by Campanile, but I was there about 4 years ago or so.

I was thoroughly underwhelmed by Campanile, but I was there about 4 years ago or so.

It seems to be in a transitional state right now (along with Luna Park down the street). I haven't had anything less than a great meal at Campanile, but the past couple of visits haven't been particularly memorable either.

My current go-to place on La Brea is Ca'Brea which recently reopened after being closed for remodeling/rethink for months. Straight-up California Italian, but the prices are amazingly inexpensive.

what is this show "notes from the underbelly"? it's good; very in-jokey l.a. references. except for the part when one of the characters ditched another character "for an egg roll" after leaving a bar. egg rolls in l.a.? where? kung pao kitty, maybe?

"if you guys want someplace hip to go you should TOTALLY try gingergrass in silver lake..."

LA: 'we're computer geeks too!'

what is this show "notes from the underbelly"? it's good;

Did the second season get any better? I watched a couple of episodes early in the first season and it was a cavalcade of second-tier hipster bohemian parent jokes. Seemed like the sort of show that people at the Silver Lake Dog Park would compare notes on. Couldn't bear watching it, despite having Rachael Harris on board.

LA: 'we're computer geeks too!'

Oh good grief here we go...

Schlegel, a chronic blogger and the owner of Purple Tornado, a West Hollywood consulting and event-planning firm, attends geek dinners, techie lunches and nerd happy hours.

Way to blow out your thesaurus in the first paragraph.

Some businesses created from earlier successes include Leisurelink.com, whose president worked for Overture for more than five years, and Archetype Media, which was founded by a group that included a former executive from Web ad broker ValueClick Inc.

Better hope your burn rate lasts until Google bothers to ignore you.

The social events help these techies find potential business, business partners and investors and discuss ideas for new companies. At a recent event called Lunch 2.0, hundreds of people milled around Westside office space munching tortilla chips and sushi, some wearing name tags reading, "We're hiring."

They could only manage to name their event "Lunch 2.0"? Then again, if their catering is only tortilla chips and sushi...

The events have to be fun enough to lure people away from their computers. Nicole Jordan, who writes for Silicon Valley tech blog bub.blicio.us, said that at a recent event, the crowd "partied at a club from 9 to midnight while browsing demo tables of local companies."

Partying until midnight? WAU! THEY KRAZY!

Macadaan says he "dials up the sexiness and fun factor" of events in Los Angeles, where people are more used to putting on a show. A man dressed as a pickle ran through the last Twiist-Up event.

WAU! THEY WEALY KRAZY!

Schlegel didn't have as focused a reason to start planning social events. She just wanted to talk about nerdy things with other tech-o-philes in a city not known for its nerds.

Utter bullshit. Anyone with a Final Cut Pro editing rig = nerd.

She began arranging L.A. Geek dinners in 2006, planning icebreakers where people would compete on how many domain names they owned, how many programming languages they knew, how many things they could do with their cellphones.

Remind me when anyone is supposed to be impressed by this.

There's this...

CLOSING EVENT FOR LOS ANGELES:PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANN SUMMA
Saturday, December 15 at 7 P.M.
Track 16 Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica
Featuring bands:
HUMAN HANDS, MIKE WATT + MISSINGMEN, PHRANC,
CHAIRS OF PERCEPTION (Formerly the URINALS), DEADBEATS

i tried to go to the SMMOA (at bergamot station) once. i got there about a half-hour after my friend's event was supposed to start, and all the doors were locked and the lights were off. huh. dunno about any of the other galleries there. looks like a nice space, even though that part of santa monica is dead dead dead.

It is a nice space, but yeah, more of an afternoon place to visit.

I was in los angeles

la mirada, newport beach, laguna beach

fkn rained, man

Dude, you were down here near where I live and said nothing. I mock you. (Not really.) Yeah, the recent rains were a little surprising...

Congestion charge fun begins.

larry mantle tackled this today. regressive tax AND increased congestion! i was afraid we were going to have to choose between the two evils.

This way we can toast both as we die of gridlock.

it's a ways off, but anyone for liars @ the el rey on friday, feb 22? no age (who i'm meh on, but whatev) are opening.

other stuff in feb: white rainbow at mccabe's on sun feb 3, michael hurley at mccabe's on feb 10.

six organs at the echo on jan 10 (that's a thursday).

RIP First Street Store

OK, funeral is over. Time to unwind. My mom and her friend will be walking the dogs tomorrow. Mom to me: "Hey, why don't you take a bus to that Amoeba place on Saturday. I know you really like it there". Me: "aw pull ma leg"

So, yes, I'll be in Hollywood tomorrow daytime. Very short notice I know, and I'm probably going solo, but in the very weird case that any Angelenos are available and want to hang out mid-day or early afternoon tomorrow in the Hollywood area, let me know!

Normally I'd be there like a shot, but I'm flying up north tomorrow. Hope the day's a good one. :-)

I'd totally go to Amoeba, but I have a family thing tomorrow...

RIP legendary Los Angeles sportscaster Stu Nahan

anything happening for new years?

Santa Anas causing havoc?

hispanics causing panic

persians on excursions?

REDCAT:

January 22, 2008

Listen Again: Music You Should Change Your Mind About Right Now

Co-presented with The Popular Music Project of The Norman Lear Center, USC Annenberg School for Communication

"The [Experience Music Project] papers are a text radio, spilling out evidence of so many strange brilliant forays into the starry night of our common culture." Jonathan Lethem

Ready, set, reinterpret! All pop music, past and present, is fair game on this night of live, rapid-fire music criticism as the members of a distinguished panel of writers, musicians and scholars have five minutes each to persuade the audience to reconsider a series of pop tracks -- and find in them hitherto undiscovered pleasures. This high-spirited confab celebrates the publication of Listen Again: A Momentary History of Pop Music, a collection of writings drawn from the Experience Music Project Pop Conference. Panelists include Ann Powers (Los Angeles Times), Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields), R.J. Smith (Los Angeles magazine), Oliver Wang (Soul-sides.com, CSU-Long Beach) and Ernest Hardy (L.A. Weekly), among others.

I am, in fact, one of those 'others.' (Now I just need to make sure I can get up there and back.)

hmm, that's a tuesday night? can't make it.

Pity. I plan on doing Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts."

i'm in LA for NYE.

I am in LA from January 22 to January 29. I have never been to socal before. I have stuff on during the day in the week, but I have a weekend free. I am staying in Altadena (visiting Caltech) and I may not have access to a car until January 27.

Is there anything on in town that I shouldn't miss at that time? Where is good to eat/drink around Caltech? I want to see modernist architecture so will be checking out Lovell House and maybe some Lloyd Wright; anything else? How is public transport from Altadena?

(Bonus points: what do I do with four hours in (i) Las Vegas? (ii) Salt Lake City?)