Mom gets one special day this weekend. Maybe a couple of hours at the most for that thanks-for-being-my-mom Sunday brunch where you have to be her little sunshine. But what do you do all the other hours of the weekend when you’re itching to be your dark and drunk self? I got some ideas for…
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FREE Cocktails and Perez Hilton at the Key Club
This is for my bro who, like many, is a dirty dirty Perez Hilton addict. But tonight’s his (and your) chance to meet the world’s most (in)famous blogger as Perez hosts YRB Magazine‘s May/June issue release party at Key Club. If celebrity gossip isn’t your thang and you don’t know who Perez is let alone…
Bodega Wine Bar: Tuesday's Bottle o' Wine for $20
Not only do I love Bodega Wine Bar for their fab happy hour ($5 glass of wine, $13 carafe, $21 bottle, $3 appetizers) but they now how these great specialty nights to further entice me into becoming a big, fat wino. Thursday nights feature KCRW dj Cathy Tamkin and Sundays are Service Industry Night where…
For Yo Mama: Sheckys and Fashion Elements Sales
Flickr Shot by sweetpe184 Sample sales. I never understood why anyone would charge you good money to rummage through many piles of stuff. That’s why you gotta love Goldstar Events. You can purchase tickets or “purchase” tickets for some pretty cool sample sales for discounted prices. Sometimes you can get in for free! Just in…
Return of the Dead: Cemetery Screenings Are Back
Come summer every year I keep meaning to check out the cemetery screenings at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and then never do. Last year there were some appropriate-for-graveyard movies that almost got me to haul my cookies all the way cross town. But this year with Altman’s The Player kicking off the season? Meh, not so…
Experimenting in the Woods Cocktail Lounge
Last night I did something I’ve never done before. I wasted a full glass of Jameson and ginger ale. I know, I know. I’m crying inside. I tried to palm it off on my drinking companions but they, too, already had their fill of cocktails at the Woods. It didn’t help that Jason, the tattooed-covered…
Everyone Go Here Tonight: Seven Grand
Flickr Shot by Eric Richardson OK, this isn’t a formal happy hour or even a wine bar bus tour, just a casual invite to all my crackheads. I’ve been meaning to check out the new bar Seven Grand ever since I heard about it. So tonight I’m going to meet up with crazy Andy from…
FREE Movies All Day Long at the New CityWalk
Flickr Shot by shaney oyeah To celebrate the remodeling of its theaters, Universal CityWalk Cinemas is having an open house all day today where you can see movies for free. Guests will also be treated to a 20-foot tall popcorn bucket and free soda. All this to show you “The Best Movie-Going Experience in L.A.”…
Library Bar: Speak in Hushed Tones When You Speak of Beer
I hate it when I find a really cool bar and it’s so far away from the Westside. That happens a lot. That’s the case with Library Bar. Located in downtown makes it another bar to add to this Westsider’s barhopping dream lineup as it’s near Seven Grand, Golden Gopher and the Broadway Bar. There’s…
Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $289 for 3-Night Mexico Vacation
Flickr Shot from dry the rain This just in from Travelzoo: This sounds divine! A Cinco de Mayo gift to you: Three nights in Puerto Vallarta for only $289 a person! Courtesy of Pleasant Holidays, the budget vacation people. Usually this is the price of airfare alone but you get accommodations, too. You must book…
