Back in the mid-’90s I was a HUGE Kids in the Hall fan. So much so that I even taught myself HTML so that I could build a fan site dedicated to them. My sister and I would tape their shows off Comedy Central and then watch the tape 24/7. We’d quote them all the…
Category Archives: Los Angeles
Turtle Races at Brennan's: Where Not to Take a Date
Judging from that gleam in his eye, you can tell he just wants to win. OK, this isn’t fair of me to make this judgment especially since no one has ever taken me on a date here and, rather, my friend told me about when it happened to her, but I just can’t believe that…
Soundtrack for L.A. Living: Opening a Can of Whoop-Ass
What: Tomoyasu Hotei’s “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” Who: Those about to do battle….or those about to rock, whether you’re the screenwriter about to make the big pitch, the scrawny kid about to confront the big bully, or simply someone about to cross the room because you didn’t like the way that bastard in the…
The Getty Villa Reopens: So That's What $275 Million Looks Like
Every time I drive down PCH I pass by that beautiful Romanesque villa perched atop a cliff overlooking the Pacific. When I first moved to L.A. I had only known it as my dream home, but soon after I learned it was actually the Getty museum. And just when I was getting around to visiting…
Not the McCabe's She Was Talking About
My friend Andrea just invited me to attend a birthday party at McCabe’s in Santa Monica, so being the freak who has to know what she’s getting herself into I had to look it up on CitySearch. Folding chairs on a flat floor make for aching spines and bad sight lines, but the genuine warmth…
Toasting the Ambassador: The Wake at the HMS Bounty
The Ambassador in its hey-day. L.A. is notorious for its lack of history. It’s a fast-paced city with its greedy gleaming eyes on the next big thing at the cost of trampled-over remnants from the good ol’ days. So Los Angeles Conservancy, Franklin Avenue, The Ambassador’s Last Stand, and other Los Angeles bloggers will bid…
WonderFull-L.A. at Soul Folks Cafe: Spinning Stevie
Who doesn’t love Stevie Wonder? His music stretches back to the days when Motown was young and he was known simply as “Little Stevie.” Not so little now as the appeal of his songs crosses generations and cultures. I performed to “Skeletons” in my high school dance troupe. My mom used to love singing “I…
Where Weekend Warriors Play: Malibu Canyon Roads
Living in L.A., we really don’t get to enjoy driving since we spend 99.8% of our time sitting in traffic. And open roads are virtually nonexistent because of all the cars competing for space and the ever watchful 5-0s. So where does that rare Angeleno, who genuinely still enjoys getting behind the wheel, go for…
Soundtrack for L.A. Living: "The CD That Will Get You Laid"
Before my friend Marianna departed for London for half a year, she shared with me this little story. She, a big fan of music, was giving her guy friend a music makeover by taking him CD shopping when he asked her up front, “So which CD will get me laid?” “Robert Miles’ Dreamland” was her…
Blue on Blue Bar at the Avalon: Blue Lips, Knocking Knees
Attended a bon voyage party at the Blue on Blue Bar in Beverly Hill’s Avalon Hotel last night for a friend leaving for London for six months, and I have to say that I wasn’t too impressed with the venue. Maybe it’s because we were sitting at a poolside cabana in the middle of January…
