Los Angeles, Ca: C or D

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heres the catch: you cant answer if you are from los angeles, ca!

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:26 (twenty-two years ago)

%#!$#!#$@!%!$!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

classic because I need someplace to hate that isn't colorado

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Classic because i will be there next month for a few days before Coachella

― kephm, Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:32 (twenty-two years ago)

i like it.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I wonder what Geir has to say.

― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

heres the catch: you cant answer if you are from los angeles, ca

I was born in Laguna Beach and I live in Long Beach now, therefore I am excepted. And therefore: classic!

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm in New York, via norcal, so dud because you haven't anything approaching decent public transit, and you steal water. On the upside, I'm sure it's bright an sunshiney right now, as opposed to SNOWING IN MARCH.

― mouse, Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I used to hate it, then I liked it alot... now I don't much care for it. Not the best place to build a city, really. It's pretty fun at night, though.

― andy, Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I've only been there a few times, but from my limited amount of time there it was okay.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm in OC, I can say what I want. For the four years I actually lived there while attending UCLA -- oh, classic, easy. Still is.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

heres the catch: you cant answer if you are from los angeles, ca!

chaki, no one in the greater l.a. area will admit to being from los angeles unless they actually grew up in the city limits (like me, which is why I have been a good boy and not commented), which makes up only 30% of the greater area.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't live in Los Angeles, CA, but it is a classic.

― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

well im born and raised valley and im still not answering! but i will comment and argue :)

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

In that case, I'm from San Jose - still, classic. I hate it, but classic.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

haha, unless you grew up in the city of San Fernando, or Glendale, or Simi Valley or Hidden Hills, San Fernando Valley = Los Angeles city limits = you are not allowed to comment, Chaki.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

(never mind that this is your thread and you can change the rules whenever you want like a Rick James bitchslap)

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I wonder what Geir has to say.
-- dean! (dea...), March 16th, 2004 12:33 PM.

Geir or me? =[

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:22 (twenty-two years ago)

geir will say the town lacks melody. and has too many mexicans.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

kinda sucks, but classic

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:28 (twenty-two years ago)

unlike Geir I hate melody and love Mexicans so L.A. is classic.

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I wonder what Geir has to say.
-- dean! (dea...), March 16th, 2004 12:33 PM.

Geir ^

― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I love LA. One of the best cities in the world.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

@d@m = http://www.srvfanclub.com/images/myphotos/newman.jpg

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:43 (twenty-two years ago)

you don't know how accurate that is

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

If only you could hear me do that in my Randy Newman voice.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Destroy: the full page after full page ads for tripe like Kangaroo Jack every single sunday in the Calendar section, my lord did that bother me after a while.

["bbbbut Kangaroo Jack is awesome!"... yeah yeah yeah, talk to me a few years out of grad school guy)

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

not very fond of it though I like many people who live there.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I miss my LA friends :(

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

im from van nuys.

http://jpg1.lapl.org/sola2/00000905.jpg
graduation invitation

i://jpg1.lapl.org/pics28/00033929.jpg
van nuys blvd and calvert st. 1961

http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics28/00033927.jpg
miss van nuys

http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics26/00032848.jpg
city hall

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:06 (twenty-two years ago)

born and raised in the city limits (i could walk to LAX), so i will hold back judgements

― JaXoN (JasonD), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

(van nuys is part of L.A. city though... just like san pedro or north hollywood or pacoima or wilmington, etc. )

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)

(../nitpick bitch )

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)

(Yo andrew, did you change the HTML tag parsing or something? I meant to add fake tags to show I was being nitpicky by adding a space after the "

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:19 (twenty-two years ago)

GRRRRRRRR... by adding a space after the GREATER THAN sign, but it made it disappear. Why?)

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Andrew did actually have to reduce some of the tags available because a couple of days ago there was a spat of abuse from some poster who screwed with the coding via tags in the answer field. If there's a particular concern about this, the mod request board is the place to bring this up.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

was that the hack that closed the answer field or me adding background images?

― JaXoN (JasonD), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

The former one.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 22:36 (twenty-two years ago)

hey db im not arguing with you! i agree sfv is part of la!

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

no worries chaki.. i just want to know why everyone can seemingly post tags as messages, and I can't.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 00:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I only thought about leaving when I lived there but have loved it ever since I left.

Classic = sheer magnitute, the ease with which you can lose yourslef in it (if you're into this kind of thing), the urban nihilism of a city that never forces you in any direction, towards any 'center', but simply lies there

Dud = always needing a designated driver

― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 08:53 (twenty-two years ago)

OTM. I was just discussing this with a coworker a minute ago.

― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

TITO'S TACOS!!!!!!

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Tommy Burgers! Pink's Hotdogs!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I believe the term may be "californication"

― Skottie, Wednesday, 17 March 2004 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)

It smell really nice this week. All the night-blooming flowers just came into bloom. Well, at least in my neighborhood.

It's pretty classic, though I'd rather live in NYC.

I'm from Connecticut.

― Arthur (Arthur), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah the 101 looks better with the flowers.

― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

just want to know why everyone can seemingly post tags as messages, and I can't.
Post brackets using:
& # 60
& # 62
(.. with no spaces)
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― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)

shouldn't there be a semi colon after those? >

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Dud = always needing a designated driver

Ditto. You have to have understanding mates that are willing to drive you everywhere, as nobody walks in L.A.. (Thought the line was just a useful rhyme til I went and saw for myself.)

With all the traffic, visible smog and scrunched up buildings, it looked just like NYC---without all the dogwalkers.

I did like it, but wouldn't live there.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

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yah playa del rey is ass. wtf gab.

― chaki (chaki), Thursday, 17 August 2006 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

i'm not saying that anything actually happens there, i'm saying it's a decent place for a non-young person to briefly get away from it all, maybe at the beach or around ballona creek. (though it's not like santa monica and venice aren't pretty calm too, and i wouldn't recommend it during 2 days of sightseeing)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 17 August 2006 21:29 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks for the suggestions! Ixnay on the Barneys though, I never went to their sale in 10 years in NY and I'm not about to start now--could be a good place to deposit the sister for the better part of a day though, he he.

How about Frank and Musso's or whateverer its called for birthday dinner?

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 17 August 2006 22:02 (nineteen years ago)

would Musso and Frank's be appropriate for a special meal? not foodwise, i'd guess. Maybe for a drink or a (tourist-heavy?) lunch? They're more high-end, but I'd consider Grace, Lucques, Spago, Campanile, Patina, the more expensive places in that Bittman article, or Valentino (the last too formal?). Joe's might be a bit informal and small (which means often fast-paced, though service is excellent) for a special meal, but it's the art of California cuisine/casual and maybe the best value in town. if an older Hollywood vibe is sought, would Le Dome be appropriate, people who actually know things? Yamashiro?! I remember felicity once mentioning The Little Door? would Axe be too adventurous? One Pico not enough (but made up for by the view)?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 18 August 2006 00:42 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.bungalowheaven.org/

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 18 August 2006 01:02 (nineteen years ago)

also depending on what you're really looking for, you might want to google chateau marmont, geisha house, or the ivy if you're looking to dine with celebrities or anything. i just entertained a guest who was pretty amused by that sort of thing. reservations suggested for all of those places, though. and even though the food is good enough to warrant going their anyway, i would suggest making reservations for the patio if you decide to go with the chateau.

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Friday, 18 August 2006 16:23 (nineteen years ago)

musso's is good if you want old hollywood ambiance, food, and service. there's no place else like it and it's great for what it is. a lot of people love it. i think it's a shame when people with only a few days to spend in la go anywhere near hollywood blvd, but that's just me.

if i was in santa monica and wanted a place for a special birthday meal, i would go to josie for amazing food in a comfortable room where you can hear yourself talk, or the lobster for good food and an ocean view that will wow mom, or the ivy at the shore if i wanted to maybe run into al pacino. all of these places are expensive.

what kind of food do you like? do you want a scene/celebrity place, or a grown-up more food-first place?

― dan (dan), Friday, 18 August 2006 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

Musso & Franks makes an excellent martini.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 18 August 2006 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

i think it's a shame when people with only a few days to spend in la go anywhere near hollywood blvd, but that's just me.

but that's where the good thai food is!

― you want pastrami? (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 18 August 2006 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

best shopping in LA

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 18 August 2006 18:07 (nineteen years ago)

Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants, Summer '06

― Vacillatrix (x Jeremy), Friday, 18 August 2006 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

jody--you're right. change it to "anywhere near hollywood blvd, unless they're going east of western for thai food".

― dan (dan), Friday, 18 August 2006 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

haha i'm going to mann's chinese theater to see snakes on a plane this afternoon

― you want pastrami? (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 18 August 2006 18:11 (nineteen years ago)

you're a local though. you're allowed to enjoy the splendor that it is hollywood blvd.

― dan (dan), Friday, 18 August 2006 19:14 (nineteen years ago)

No, I don't want a scene or to gaze upon the stars, but some classic Hollywood nostalgia wouldn't go amis. I wouldn't mind going to the Chateau Marmont, but I can't see it being the type of place my mom would enjoy.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 18 August 2006 19:15 (nineteen years ago)

My sister just made reservations at the Border Grill and Ocean Avenue Seafood in S.M. Will I hate?

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 18 August 2006 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

border grill is loud and fun and great. you can eat extremely well by sticking to the appetizer menu plus the pear/endive/jalapeno/blue cheese salad. so delicious. everything is good though. easy to order too much food.

i haven't been to ocean seafood in years. it's okay but not somewhere i'd choose. have her switch the reservation to josie!

― dan (dan), Friday, 18 August 2006 20:42 (nineteen years ago)

magic castle

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Friday, 18 August 2006 20:43 (nineteen years ago)

my impression is that Border Grill is very high-quality and creative enough at the margin to be relatively haute for a relatively casual place. Ocean Ave, though more elegant, seems a touch more "vernacular," food-wise, though still high quality (seafood, at least) and not completely uninteresting. the first is supposed to be loudish (=fun?). the second might be at least buzzy?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 18 August 2006 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

i'd say consider switching to Josie, Joe's or Cafe del Rey, the last being the least overtly haute (though Asian-accented) and the nicest location of the three (but see the garden at Joe's).

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 18 August 2006 21:04 (nineteen years ago)

It scared me that BG had a sister restaurant in Las Vegas but I guess if you guys says its okay I can't complain.

My sis just asked me how long it would take to drive to Musso Frank from Santa Monica?

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 18 August 2006 21:10 (nineteen years ago)

The Lobster sounds like it would be a good bet. I like any kind of food, mainly unpretentious neighborhood type places, but my mom will be wanting something a bit more mainstream.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 18 August 2006 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

or One Pico, also probably too haute (but ocean view)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 18 August 2006 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

LA Farm seems like it might be suitable - locals?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 18 August 2006 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

you can get from musso's to santa monica in half an hour at night, closer to double that during the day and early evening, even on the weekend. i'd recommend taking sunset down through beverly hills, brentwood, and pacific palisades to the ocean and making a left. give yourself an hour.

(take mom to brunch at the hotel bel-air right off of sunset! bring money! or just park and walk around. it's beautiful.)

i haven't been to la farm in years but remember lots of industry creeps and bad food. one pico is nice, but "pedals", the cafe downstairs on the boardwalk, has food from the same kitchen for much less $$$$. i'd go with that for breakfast or lunch.

― dan (dan), Friday, 18 August 2006 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

I'd like to go to soda fountain at the Beverly Hills hotel. My sis is now excited about Josie's so I have concluded I'd rather not.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 18 August 2006 22:39 (nineteen years ago)

architecture

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 19 August 2006 00:23 (nineteen years ago)

gabbneb, you know how to eat!

Axe strikes me less and adventurous than (much like the proprietress) rather severe. Great food though.

Border Grill has turned into a bit of a theme destination but was once actually quite "important" and the food is still very good (and goes well beyond yer basic yeller-cheese mexican). It's also LOUD AS FUCK, so fine for celebrating but not so fine for "special."

I hadn't heard about Chloe - sad, but hardly surprising.

Little Door could be quite solid for ambience.

My fave "nice" place in LA is still Campanile. No spectacle or scene, but always a good time that strikes just the right balance between formal and relaxed (which probably describes the menu well enough too). The bottle of thunderbird in the wine case would be too on the nose except that it's so perfectly on the nose...

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Saturday, 19 August 2006 02:56 (nineteen years ago)

I'm in Santa Monica. Heading to the Pier I guess. Tomorrow the Getty. What else?

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 26 August 2006 02:06 (nineteen years ago)

Sunset Junction?

― naus (Robert T), Saturday, 26 August 2006 02:11 (nineteen years ago)

huh im in LA too. anything fun happening tonite?

― phil-two (phil-two), Saturday, 26 August 2006 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

Good grief, everyone shows up and the local crew is dispersed. THAT SAID -- the good Mr. Arthur is DJing tonight over at Akbar near Sunset Junction, so off everyone goes if you can make it (alas I cannot :-( and must send my regrets).

Rah.

Arthur sez he'll be stepping aside for one hour to see Redd Kross do their thing. Not sure when he'll be on, but presumably mid to late evening.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 August 2006 20:51 (nineteen years ago)

oh i need some LA public transport help. How to get from like West Hollywood to Monterey Park to catch the chinatown bus to Vegas? ugggh

― phil-two (phil-two), Saturday, 26 August 2006 21:43 (nineteen years ago)

Mary, DC is requesting you return asap. The city AND the thread!

― quincie (quincie), Saturday, 26 August 2006 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

I mean srsly, what does LA have that DC doesn't :)

― quincie (quincie), Saturday, 26 August 2006 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

Why, me! Well, kinda.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 August 2006 22:02 (nineteen years ago)

(After all, there should be copies of me everywhere.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 August 2006 22:02 (nineteen years ago)

if you're going to sunset junction, good luck finding a decent parking space. i just went out to buy some cigarettes and saw that people are already parking at sunset and silver lake blvd.

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Saturday, 26 August 2006 22:03 (nineteen years ago)

i think im going to take the red line to union station and then take a taxi to garvey/atlantic in monterey park. it looks like a straight shot on the 10. i have to be there at 7:45 am so i guess this is still rush hour? is this stupid idea? are there taxis at union station?

― phil-two (phil-two), Saturday, 26 August 2006 22:11 (nineteen years ago)

anyone going to anti junction party downtown?

― chaki (chaki), Saturday, 26 August 2006 22:24 (nineteen years ago)

are there taxis at union station?

Plenty, no worries there.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 August 2006 22:33 (nineteen years ago)

Hi everyone! Loved the Pier. 3rd Promenade gave me the fear. Gotta go--some woman wants to use the computer. See DC crew soon! (Totally bummed can't make it to Akbar.)

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 26 August 2006 23:27 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

So sick of LA in just 2 days after being all over the rah-rah LA train.

― libcrypt, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 01:04 (eighteen years ago)

Train?

― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 01:22 (eighteen years ago)

Oh, thought you were taking the Metro.

― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 01:22 (eighteen years ago)

Sick of LA in just 2 days???

― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 01:22 (eighteen years ago)

It's all because it's a business trip and I had to wear "business casual" which I hate, because everyone in the LA office wears slacks and nice shirts. And I have to come back a lot, like 2x a month. So not looking forward to it.

― libcrypt, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 01:29 (eighteen years ago)

What I like best about Los Angeles, CA is that I don't have to go there unless I really feel like it. I haven't yet, but there's still time. I'm in no rush.

― Aimless, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 02:01 (eighteen years ago)

xpost,

LA does take time.

― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 02:05 (eighteen years ago)

three years pass...

if you're underage (19) in LA is it just not worth thinking about trying to drink in a bar/club?

― Crackle Box, Thursday, 9 June 2011 14:38 (fourteen years ago)

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