“Was that just as bad for you as it was for me?” My friend Bee had access to a preview copy of Match Point so we did a movie night in with hors d’oeuvres and key lime pie martinis. Thing is we shouldn’t have picked a Woody Allen movie turned thriller for our Friday night…
Category Archives: Los Angeles
Saints & Sinners' Lounge: Abandon All Decorum, Ye Who Enter Here
WTF did I do last night? It was all a blur but I think, I THINK, I went to the private launch party for Culver City’s newest, er only, theme bar, the Saints & Sinners’ Lounge. Created by the same quirky characters behind Silverlake’s Bigfoot Lodge and Highland Park’s Little Cave, S&S plays on the…
Holly Trolley: Hollywood Barhopping Hassle-Free
How cool is this? Now you don’t have to worry about having to find shoes that are both attractive AND comfortable when you go bar hopping in Hollywood. You can just park in any parking structure (I recommend the Arclight) and catch a Holly Trolley to any of your fave Hollywood hot spots. Very nice…
Bingo at Hamburger Mary's: Legs to Heaven, B-11!
You haven’t played Bingo until you’ve played it at West Hollywood’s Hamburger Mary’s. Every Wednesday night1, the fabulous Belle Aire2 hosts the craziest, funnest game of Bingo I’ve ever experienced, and that includes the game I played at WeHo’s Mickey’s with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence one drunken Sunday afternoon. The burger joint is packed…
Buena Vista Cigar Club: Smokers' Paradise
So last night was the big birthday party at the cigar bar and, boy, do I feel like shit this morning. I wish I could run some warm soapy water over my lungs and brush off that fine layer of soot coating them. Ack! But my friend was happy. She got to do what she…
Soundtrack for L.A. Living: Trying to Stay Awake at Work
What: “Switch” by Will Smith, “Lose Control” by Missy Elliott, “My Humps” by The Black-Eyed Peas Who: All right, wake-up songs will differ for every individual, but me? I like the booty-shaking ones, even if it means that my dancing is confined to the desk. When/Where: At work with your headphones on, of course. Why:…
Crystal Cove: Tidepools, Rock Climbing and Shabby Chic
I finally found someone to check out Crystal Cove with me! Ever since I first read about it in CitySearch, I’ve been wanting to go: A good example of pre-development coastline, Crystal Cove has three-and-a-half miles of beach and 2,000 acres of undeveloped inland woods. The interior is popular for hiking and horseback riding. Mountain…
Workout Alternatives to Fight New Year Gym Crowds
It never fails. After New Year’s, gyms everywhere suffer an overflow of determined New Year’s resolutionists. “This is the year when I’m going to lose 10 pounds.” “This is the year when I’m going to finally get a hard body.” And not that I’m knocking people for having those goals. More power to you. It…
FREE TICKETS for 2006 L.A. Auto Show
All right, so I was supposed to go to the auto show this Sunday and shop for my dream car, etc. but it turns out that I have to work instead, and the people who were interested in going with me had to drop out as well so now no one is using these beautifully…
Metropolis Screening at the Orpheum: Experience Life Before Talkies
The Los Angeles Theatre Organ Society presents a special silent film event in partnership with the Broadway Initiative of the Los Angeles Conservancy. Watch silent movie classic, Metropolis, at the famed Orpheum Theatre in Downtown L.A. Yes, that would be the same theater where little Judy Garland got her start doing vaudeville. Who’s Judy Garland?…
