Los Angeles Thread #7: Busch Gardens

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a) probably not
b) possibly!

boehner und der club of gore (donna rouge), Saturday, 16 April 2011 23:52 (thirteen years ago) link

re a) and b): i am going to both! or at least i have tickets for both now.

pan loco y salsa loca (get bent), Sunday, 17 April 2011 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link

Bijan is off to that great cologne billboard in the sky

Ned Raggett, Sunday, 17 April 2011 05:30 (thirteen years ago) link

donna rouge and i are participating in the adult spelling bee down in long beach! root for us! if i win, i'm giving half the prize money to doctors without borders.

― electric milquetoast (get bent), Friday, April 1, 2011 10:48 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark

y'all did not root for us hard enough :(

BUT we got lucille's smokehouse bbq and went to fingerprints afterward, so it's all good!

boehner und der club of gore (donna rouge), Monday, 18 April 2011 03:15 (thirteen years ago) link

also wtf kind of word is "ecesis" anyway

boehner und der club of gore (donna rouge), Monday, 18 April 2011 03:19 (thirteen years ago) link

my losing word was aureole. i spelled it a-u-r-i instead of a-u-r-e, even though i was TOTALLY THINKING it was an "e" as i was saying "i." grrrr.

pan loco y salsa loca (get bent), Monday, 18 April 2011 03:26 (thirteen years ago) link

my fingerprints haul:

the mute comp from record store day
the big star box set, used (they didn't have the test pressing; no one did)
the spring 2011 signal to noise
cabaret voltaire live at the hacienda '83/'86 (dvd on cherry red)

my lucille's meal:

carolina-style pulled pork sandwich with braised collard greens on the side
part of a tri-tip quesadilla
root beer

pan loco y salsa loca (get bent), Monday, 18 April 2011 03:32 (thirteen years ago) link

phil's diner reopens today! hoping it's better than sitton's noho diner.

http://nohoartsdistrict.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=291:phils-diner-opens-april-20th&Itemid=221

boehner und der club of gore (donna rouge), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 18:28 (thirteen years ago) link

i only ate at sitton's once. it was meh.

pan loco y salsa loca (get bent), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link

church of scientology buys KCET studio.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118035857

omar little, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link

The Gumbo Pot and the Singaporian food at the Banana Leaf in the Farmer's Market are both A+ stops (along with the already mentioned Monsieur Marcel)

― Stockhausen's Ekranoplan Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Monday, April 11, 2011 5:34 PM

OTM
Rojak salad & Mee Goreng from banana are the jams

Chino de Dayo (Aerosol), Thursday, 5 May 2011 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link

ate at AOC, Animal and Church and State last week.

best over all meal was at AOC

Chino de Dayo (Aerosol), Thursday, 5 May 2011 19:38 (thirteen years ago) link

there's a shockingly upgraded menu at House of Pies, takes their diner food from a C to a B+ imo.

omar little, Thursday, 5 May 2011 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link

really now

jeff, Thursday, 5 May 2011 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link

ate at that soul dog place that just opened on lankershim the other day. 'saight.

spätzle logic (donna rouge), Thursday, 5 May 2011 21:22 (thirteen years ago) link

two good noho joints that your post reminded me of:

http://www.misspeachesrest.com/
http://viciousdogsnoho.com/

omar little, Thursday, 5 May 2011 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link

been wanting to try that miss peaches place for awhile. get bent and i have talked about eating at this (excellently named) establishment in van nuys:

http://hoglywogly.com/

spätzle logic (donna rouge), Thursday, 5 May 2011 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link

the sfv is good for bbq, kcbbq on magnolia is a good spot. boneyard bistro is tremendous if pricey. pasadena has huge bbq joints all over the place, too. hollywood and the east side are pretty sparse for that. i'm pretty hungry tbh.

omar little, Thursday, 5 May 2011 22:18 (thirteen years ago) link

uncle andre's in studio city the chicken especially

tremendoid, Thursday, 5 May 2011 22:28 (thirteen years ago) link

i was not too crazy about uncle andre's pulled pork (sauce way too sweet) but i'd like to try some of their other stuff

spätzle logic (donna rouge), Thursday, 5 May 2011 22:31 (thirteen years ago) link

has there ever been a valley FAP? there oughta be

spätzle logic (donna rouge), Thursday, 5 May 2011 22:34 (thirteen years ago) link

went to sherman oaks castle last year or so

http://nethercuttcollection.org/ ?
i spent several summers in sylmar last year. my wife's cousin needs to move, srsly

tremendoid, Thursday, 5 May 2011 23:22 (thirteen years ago) link

OK, booked room (a block from Hollywood/Western subway stop) for July 11-17

resistance does not require a firearm (Dr Morbius), Monday, 9 May 2011 14:42 (thirteen years ago) link

That weekend stretch is free for me at present -- DodgerFAP, then?

Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 May 2011 14:44 (thirteen years ago) link

I'm already going to Dodger Stadium on the 8th with the seamhead convention (departing from Long Beach, where I'll be the preceding 5 days)

resistance does not require a firearm (Dr Morbius), Monday, 9 May 2011 15:09 (thirteen years ago) link

you will be four stops on the metro away from get bent and i!

spätzle logic (donna rouge), Monday, 9 May 2011 16:39 (thirteen years ago) link

xpost - noted -- and there's Donna's point there too! So let's just aim for June 16th as some kinda FAP.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 May 2011 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link

Argh, correct that, JULY 16th, Saturday. Anyway.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 May 2011 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link

Thread of missing Lakers

am0n, Monday, 9 May 2011 17:20 (thirteen years ago) link

hollywood/western area is a little grungy, but you'll be in walking distance of several thai restaurants!

Nardil the Human MAOI (get bent), Monday, 9 May 2011 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link

i went to thailand plaza on friday, one of those places where people sing while you eat. the first guy who performed closed his set out with "hava nagila" and all these thai families were dancing to it!

spätzle logic (donna rouge), Monday, 9 May 2011 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link

went to sherman oaks castle last year or so

http://nethercuttcollection.org/ ?

The Nethercutt is cool for the full tour including the pipe organ demo (on the very top floor). It's a must stop if you're a car fanatic (took a couple photo there last time)

Stockhausen's Ekranoplan Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Monday, 9 May 2011 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link

fuck yes, urge overkill tickets :-)

Nardil the Human MAOI (get bent), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link

the new dentyne ice commercial features the exterior of the de soto pharmacy in canoga park!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4810392543_5b22aeeafe_z.jpg

wacky onassis (get bent), Monday, 16 May 2011 09:53 (thirteen years ago) link

so I'm thinking if I take one studio tour, it'll be Paramount, cuz it's only $35 and I wanna walk through the gate and eat in the commissary. I'm not paying $70 to go in Universal's theme park solely to take a tram that goes past the Psycho house.

also, there's some old silent-era studio north of H'wood Blvd that has tours by appointment?

resistance does not require a firearm (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 May 2011 14:59 (thirteen years ago) link

Universal does have the best studio tour, mostly because they have the exterior sets. Paramount isn't a terribly exciting lot, to be honest. Mostly just soundstages and (admittedly pretty) office buildings.

Doomsday Derelict (J3ff T.), Monday, 16 May 2011 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link

the lines for the universal tour can get very very long in peak season (which starts memorial day weekend; i.e., in reality it's already started). the theme park's not so great but the views from the top level are stunning.

wacky onassis (get bent), Monday, 16 May 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link

universal city walk is a shithole and it costs a fortune to park there, too

strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 16 May 2011 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link

Fuck parking there, there's a Red Line stop.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 16 May 2011 21:32 (thirteen years ago) link

...which is what the good dr. will have to use, anyhow. (i would, however, suggest using the free shuttle)

naches supreme (donna rouge), Monday, 16 May 2011 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link

oh, I'm studying the transit maps like a trainspotter

still not apt to blow $70 on a bloody theme park unless someone wants to drop acid and break into the Bates Motel w/ me

resistance does not require a firearm (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 May 2011 21:37 (thirteen years ago) link

Hi dere

Aerosol, Monday, 16 May 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link

Paramount is a much nicer lot than Fox, Sony, or Universal IMO. It still has a faint golden age of hollywood aura to it while the others feel really corporate and '80s. I've never been to WB though, and I don't know what any of the tours are like.

geir was right (wk), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 00:05 (thirteen years ago) link

I like the Warner lot the best. But I've been there in a business capacity, not on the tour.

Doomsday Derelict (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 00:14 (thirteen years ago) link

infamous "house of davids" aka "Youngwood Court" up for sale. awesome pix of the inside decor

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2011/05/house_of_davids_is_for_sale_for_24_million_lets_look_inside.php

DJ Shartian (buzza), Saturday, 21 May 2011 04:00 (thirteen years ago) link

oh yeah, that house!

wacky onassis (get bent), Saturday, 21 May 2011 05:57 (thirteen years ago) link

omg! i have made so many pilgrimages to that house

LA ILX should go seven ways on that shit imo

naches supreme (donna rouge), Saturday, 21 May 2011 16:44 (thirteen years ago) link

yes! crash space/FAP house/den of iniquity/etc. let's do this.

wacky onassis (get bent), Saturday, 21 May 2011 19:19 (thirteen years ago) link

papaya king open!
nice to see a slice of nyc here, but gray's papaya >>>> papaya king

buzza, Tuesday, 24 May 2011 05:15 (thirteen years ago) link


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