Already planning a lunch then at the Waffle on Sunset/Vine with friends so join in! Around 12:30.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 8 August 2011 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Curses, Ned, why did you have to pick the day of the Power of the Riff Festival? Although I guess I could go there from lunch, but 12:30 is when my yoga class gets out.
― Midnight Maniac (J3ff T.), Monday, 8 August 2011 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Alas, sir. Not intentional, but it's the best time/place for myself and my girlfriend to attend.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 8 August 2011 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
as stevie's guardian/foster parent for the week i am legally required to attend this luncheon and have at least one (1) mimosa
― rameau: first blood (donna rouge), Monday, 8 August 2011 19:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Wisdom.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 8 August 2011 19:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Well, is it going to be a problem if I show up closer to one?
― Midnight Maniac (J3ff T.), Monday, 8 August 2011 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh hell no, we'll be there a while.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 8 August 2011 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Like going to see an old bluesman at a juke joint when in Alabama, I went and saw Adam Carolla do standup at an Urban Cowboy bar in Thousand Oaks.
― saint dominic's p4k review (Eazy), Saturday, 13 August 2011 07:12 (thirteen years ago) link
So, meeting Stevie D today = A+
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 14 August 2011 05:01 (thirteen years ago) link
he's a sweetie. how can we keep him from going home?
― the ramen corner (get bent), Monday, 15 August 2011 01:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Tempt him with more Long Fin Killie CDs
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 August 2011 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link
i can try chaining him to my heater
elsewhere, i liked this: http://www.theawl.com/2011/08/name-that-los-angeles-neighborhood
― clams cassingle (donna rouge), Monday, 15 August 2011 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
LA is great, isn't it
― A41 (admrl), Monday, 15 August 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
off the top of my head, other "blue signs" i've never heard anyone say in person:
fairfax villagecountry club west
― clams cassingle (donna rouge), Monday, 15 August 2011 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
also i was talking to an armenian guy recently and i told him i lived in thai town, to which he responded: "don't you mean little armenia?"
is there some inter-neighborhood tension there?
― clams cassingle (donna rouge), Monday, 15 August 2011 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
ohhh yeah
― the ramen corner (get bent), Monday, 15 August 2011 21:39 (thirteen years ago) link
There’s a major street called Western that’s on the Eastside of Los Angeles, which you should never confuse with East Los Angeles, because East Los Angeles is also a separate city, to the east of Downtown Los Angeles.
east los angeles is not a city... it's unincorporated l.a. county, except for boyle heights, which is a neighborhood in los angeles.
― the ramen corner (get bent), Monday, 15 August 2011 21:43 (thirteen years ago) link
someone sent me this link when i moved here: the communities within the *city* of los angeles. i.e., not including other cities in the county, like santa monica, beverly hills, etc.
http://www.laalmanac.com/LA/lamap3.htm
― the ramen corner (get bent), Monday, 15 August 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
is there a map somewhere of all the blue signs?
― max, Monday, 15 August 2011 23:40 (thirteen years ago) link
"northeast los angeles" pshaw
― max, Monday, 15 August 2011 23:41 (thirteen years ago) link
that's just the "community planning areas," so all the neighborhoods and blue-sign places would be lumped in with that.
― the ramen corner (get bent), Monday, 15 August 2011 23:42 (thirteen years ago) link
strokes playin pehrspace next week
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Monday, 15 August 2011 23:44 (thirteen years ago) link
oh this is cool
http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/
― max, Monday, 15 August 2011 23:45 (thirteen years ago) link
seriously???
― A41 (admrl), Monday, 15 August 2011 23:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Not a Strokes fan but that seems weird. I used to rent studio space there.
lol never mind
http://www.seancarnage.com/2011/08/15/you-can-hate-me-now-i-cancelled-the-strokes/
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Monday, 15 August 2011 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
so it wasn't "the strokes," it was "the strokes (not a cover band)." yeesh.
― the ramen corner (get bent), Monday, 15 August 2011 23:59 (thirteen years ago) link
or something. he updated the website again. i'm confused.
― the ramen corner (get bent), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:01 (thirteen years ago) link
after reading that thing I really have no idea what's going on, in real show news I'm sad that I forgot I had tix to linda perhacs yesterday
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Hi guys
― the widening gyre (remy bean), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Hi there!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 02:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I am crazy missing LA this past month. I haven't had a good burrito or kimchee worth mentioning in a full calendar year.
― the widening gyre (remy bean), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 02:55 (thirteen years ago) link
That would be agony and a half, I sympathize.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 03:11 (thirteen years ago) link
looking for work in LA has been a bitch and trying to do this from here on the east coast surely hasn’t helped. i may never make it back !!
― Aerosol, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 13:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Were we still up for buying this place?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-house-of-davids-20110816,0,909467.story?track=icymi
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
That statue represents myself and things that I've had to defeat in my life. So it wasn't like I was just this wacky guy who wanted 20 penises on his lawn. That's not the way I roll.... Unfortunately, the neighbors and other people never took the time to wonder if there was a reason....
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 16:00 (thirteen years ago) link
i think at the very least we should have a 'Getting Back to My Me' book club
― clams cassingle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh hey guys PS, I'm going to Venice on Thurs. Is there anything must-see in particular or should I just go bask in it all?
― Parker Posey Can't Pose (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:26 (thirteen years ago) link
it's not QUITE venice but if you're that far west you should go to the museum of jurassic technology!
― clams cassingle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Yes
― A41 (admrl), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:41 (thirteen years ago) link
culver city has a cool little art scene... good for afternoon gallery-hopping.
http://www.ccgalleryguide.com/
as for venice, i don't know it that well. the beach is good for pretending you're in the three's company opening credits, but as beaches go, i prefer marina del rey.
― the ramen corner (get bent), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Stick around a month and you can come to my screening series in Culver City, it will be fun
― A41 (admrl), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
do tell!
― clams cassingle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
watch this space!....still putting together the first program
― A41 (admrl), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:05 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone going to either of the l.a. screenings of gary hustwit's urbanized? it's playing in downtown l.a. on sept 25.
http://urbanizedfilm.com/los-angeles-special-screening/
― chavo pendergrass (get bent), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:25 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone following the development of the grocery strike? so grossed out by this detail from the LAT yesterday:
The retailers are fighting back. This week, Albertsons and Vons began taking applications for people willing to cross a picket line and work during a strike.On Wednesday, customers walking through the front door of the Albertsons store at West 39th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles were greeted with a sign offering $10- to $13-an-hour jobs “for temporary replacement associates due to a potential labor dispute at our store.”
On Wednesday, customers walking through the front door of the Albertsons store at West 39th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles were greeted with a sign offering $10- to $13-an-hour jobs “for temporary replacement associates due to a potential labor dispute at our store.”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/08/grocery-labor-union-strike-vote-jobs.html
― clams cassingle (donna rouge), Thursday, 18 August 2011 23:31 (thirteen years ago) link
i saw a "help wanted during grocery strike" sign outside vons a few days ago. good luck, potential scabs.
― chavo pendergrass (get bent), Friday, 19 August 2011 00:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I heard a radio ad by the unions that was touting some poll saying 60+% of californians wouldnt cross a picket line.. bullshit. They say that now when they dont exist.. Give them like a week once the strike goes down.
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 19 August 2011 00:11 (thirteen years ago) link
i hope (the fervently anti-union) target doesn't get an uptick in sales because of this.
― chavo pendergrass (get bent), Friday, 19 August 2011 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean, i shop at target for their vast selection of cheap crap, but i haven't taken advantage of their grocery section. i really need to stop supporting these dipshits.
― chavo pendergrass (get bent), Friday, 19 August 2011 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link