You can haunt/stalk the refrigerated sections of various grocers and minimarts in crapshoot hopes of finding some still on the shelves or maybe if you’re lucky that one bottle way in the back behind the buttermilk that some covetous bagboy buried there in some vain attempt of it eluding capture.
Or you can find the patience to wait until sometime next month when San Francisco-based Strauss’ reportedly awesome version of the holiday nectar arrives at whichever upscale marts carry it.
My wife Susan and me? We opt to cut out the gambling and the middleman and the interminable waiting for an out-of-town product and instead support our local awesomeness with a cruise out to the industrial flats of Montebello to go get some of the limited-time glass-encased lusciousness.
I always understood the general rule to be: one in 10 people is gay. This ratio, which apparently has been oft-repeated to a point where it still remains lore 10 years after I first heard it (the gay population apparently has not adjusted for inflation), is a nice shorthand for: it could be you. (One of my favoritest people of all time, Jane Lynch, interviewed with Terry Gross on NPR yesterday, and this was her reaction to her 20something realization that she is gay: “Oh man, really?”). The threat that you could be the one left holding the rainbow flag is the greatest fear tactic of all: it results in the simultaneous internalization and externalization of one’s homophobia. This is, in part, what moves certain people to go to the polls, draw the little iron curtain, and, in the comfortably private, if not stuffy, polling station, mark a mark that will seal the fate for all those ones in tens, if not themselves. And they are, of course, protecting the children. Remember the children!
Yesterday – one year after Prop. 8 passed here, and one day after a similar referendum passed in Maine – Equality Network organized “Death to Discrimination,” a march-and-mourn protest and rally in Silver Lake. The LA Times estimates that 60 people were present when the march started, but grew to a bit over 200 as the march marched up Vermont and down Sunset towards its destination in front of Le BarCito at Sunset Junction (overall, a decent turnout, but a far, far cry from the 700+ people who RSVP’d for the event on Facebook — like certain people I’m sometimes frustrated to know, you’ll always have flakes). As the speakers began their spiels to the converted, the number of people dwindled – slowly at first, then “exponentially faster,” as Narinda Heng, my fellow mourner, observed. Tip to future organizers: a rally and protest aren’t the Oscars. Keep the speeches short well before the orchestra starts to hum its boredom.
A handful of pictures from the post-march rally, after the jump.
Just noticed this while looking something up. I know there are a few people who tend to disagree with this, but now that Google is making this official OMG WTF?
His Infinite Jest, of course, was no failure, but for those who have tried, but failed, to read this behemoth of a book, who can blame them? It is like a foreign language. When it comes to big fat books in general, I break people up in three groups: 1) people who read the book1; 2) people who did not read the book2; and 3) people who pretend to have read the book.3Infinite Jest warrants a fourth and fifth category: 4) people who glazed over the footnotes like they were too young to realize that footnotes help!4 not hurt!5 you; and 5) people who took the title to a weird place and read the footnotes, but not really the actual text it annotated.6
Over the summer, Skylight Books7 encouraged and supported a concerted city-wide effort to read Infinite Jest.8 What category these people fall into may or may not be revealed on September 22 at 8pm, when Skylight hosts Infinite Summer’s End David Foster Wallace Celebration to fete those who finished the book (or said they did) and to fondly remember the sadly short life of DFW. Friends and admirers will be in attendance; cake and cookies will be served; and there will be discounts for books clocking in at over 800 pages.9 Because the film version of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men10 comes out the following week, directed by John Krasinski,11 there may be some movie tie-ins as well.
UPDATE: Just received confirmation from Skylight that Mr. Krasinski indeed will make an appearance to promote the film. He’ll read from Brief Interviews with Hideous Men,12 talk about the movie, and sign movie posters. Cookies for everyone!
Infinite Summer’s End David Foster Wallace Celebration September 22nd at 8pm Skylight Books 1818 N. Vermont Los Feliz
Does this happen anywhere else? Besides Costco, that is. I’ve lived here for almost 3 years and I’m still astounded to see these long lines for gas everyday. This am/pm is on the corner of Eastern Ave. and Huntington Dr. It’s a busy intersection and the station’s 3 egress channels are always blocked with parked cars waiting their turn.
The exit onto Eastern Ave. (not seen in the photo) is the worse. If you get gas at the channel parallel to Eastern Ave., chances are you’ll be stuck there for a long time because of cars blocking you both the exit there and the first egress on Huntington.
For us busty gals, finding a sexy bra in our size can be challenging. We need strong support but we don’t want to look like we are wearing an industrial sling. Enter Jenette Bras where the motto is: “The alphabet starts at D.” Hallelujah!
Jenette Bras has been open for four months and tonight they are celebrating with hot jazz, cool drinks and lots of lingerie models showing off the store’s wares. There will be one night only discounts and bra-fitting demonstrations. Oh, you men are welcome too. (Does anyone really need to twist your arm to see hot babes in gorgeous lingerie? I thought not.)
Hot August Night at Jenette Bras
Tonight, Tuesday August 25
6-9 pm
4308 Melrose Ave. (near Scoops!)
323-665-7490
During normal business hours, proprietress Jenette Goldstein offers personal fittings of a beautiful array of bras from size D through K.
As Jenette says, “Stand up straight and rock that hourglass, Honey!”
I just got the announce from Sean Carlson of Part Time Punks & The FYF Fest (redundancy noted, but the name has now been changed from its former “F*ck Yeah Fest” moniker) for the festival’s Sept. 5th lineup, and holy smokes is it going to be amazing. (Tix go on sale tomorrow–details behind the jump.)
It also will be themed around “Save Our State Parks,” and will be held at the Los Angeles Historic State Park (formerly The Cornfield, where Cirque Berserk is performing now), so that’s super-cool too.
Highlights of the lineup include The Black Lips, Lightning Bolt, Tim & Eric, Lucero, No Age, Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio, Glass Candy, Darker My Love, Peanut Butter Wolf, Crystal Antlers, Mika Miko, Har Mar Superstar, Dios, Avi Buffalo & scads more to be announced. Full lineup of awesome behind the jump.
I can’t remember the last time I went paddle boating. I can’t remember if I’ve ever been paddle boating. I think the first time I saw a paddle boat was when I saw an illustration of one in “The Trumpet of the Swan,” just like how I read about tractors in books years before I actually saw one on a farm (which, incidentally, was also the first time I saw a farm). As if to rectify this glaring gap of childhood experience, 826LA invites me, you, and everyone else to put the paddle to the metal in its 2nd Annual Echo Park Lake Paddle Boat Regatta on Sunday afternoon in Echo Park. Check out the daunting slalom course and sign up (up to 4 paddlers per boat). The more money a team raises prior the race, the closer they are to the finish line. Think of this as paying to win – if it works for politicians, surely it must work for paddlers as well.
Hat-tip to The Eastsider L.A. who hat-tips the film location-locating folks at the iamnotastalker blog for their October 2008 post showcasing the Boyle Heights street where the landmark music video’s zombie dance sequence was filmed, such as this scene in a really craptastic screencapture of the YouTube version:
Somewhat surprisingly the place — according to iamnotastalker and also Google’s Street View perspective — hasn’t changed all that much in 26 years:
Michael Jackson danced here.
The video can be viewed here. The location is in the vicinity of 3701 E. Union Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles, 90023 (map).
The scarcity of late night dining options has been a sore spot for me since I moved to Los Angeles in 2003 from Atlanta, “where parties don’t stop ’til 8:00 in the morning.” So, naturally I am enthusiastic when I find a restaurant that serves food late, like Silver Lake’s newest taquería, Tarascos.
Silver Lake's Newest Taquería
Tarascos is a very pleasing, minimalist taquería. No obnoxious sombreros hanging from the ceiling or mariachi crooners hovering over your guacamole. You walk into a small foyer and order at the counter. The menu is handwritten on chalkboards on the walls – and the prices are minimalist too! $1.50 for tacos, $5.50 for burritos and quesadillas – your choice of charbroiled steak, charbroiled chicken, cochinita pibil, or carnitas. For a smaller taquería, they have an unusually generous vegetarian selection and salads too. They also have some rather delicious flautas, which are not on theonline menuright now, but very tasty and not too greasy. (more…)
I Will, I Will Mock You Verdell Wilson OK, igetrad. You win. No contest. igetrad red line a few years back. saw a dude with his shirt pulled up under his chin furiously picking away at scabs... girlvaughn Flossing. seriously. So disgusting. Also – agree with nail clippers. The sound of it makes me gag.
“My name’s Jiggy and I approve this message.”
For us busty gals, finding a sexy bra in our size can be challenging. We need strong support but we don’t want to look like we are wearing an industrial sling. Enter Jenette Bras where the motto is: “The alphabet starts at D.” Hallelujah!
