Friends,
I’m not trying to tall tale or exaggerate or cause any trouble here, but it has been really windy today! Man! I mean reeeeaaaalllly windy. I love it. It actually feels like autumn in LA. Weekend work makes today my Saturday, so I’ve spent all day co’oped at home with winds eroding the canyon-side all [...]
Archive for October, 2009
On the Boarderline (where the wind hits heavy)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bob Dylan, Girl from the North Country, Los Angeles, Web Zeroes on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Russian Compliments
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Haunted Corn Maze, moving, Red Bull on October 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Friends,
Tonight, you better not be missing out on the Haunted Corn Maze, or haunted maize maze. It’s gonna be a bloodbath! Pictures soon?
Today, this Russian I work with said to me, “David, you look old for 27 because you are losing hair. And you’re always so serious.”
Thanks, blunt Russian who covers his frankness with translation [...]
On Erratum
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Culver City, definite description, secret admirer, valet on October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Friends,
Apologies if you took me up on my request last post. I gave directions to friends and secret admirers to swing by where I worked to say hello. And I was truly looking forward to the possibility of a friend stopping by. THEN, the very day I was scheduled, the brass transfered my management to [...]
On Broadway, north of Chinatown
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadway, chinatown, good woman, Pursuit of Happiness, sarahthe, Spiderman 3, valet, Where the Wild Things Are, work on October 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Friends,
Man. These days I’ve been busy as a painter…who gets lots of work and deadlines. But it’s the good kind of busy; I need hours at work, and they’re giving it to me (i.e. A woman walks into a bar, she ask the bartender for a “double entendre”, so the bartender gave it to her).
My [...]
On Art-Walking
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Canary Suicides, downtown art walk, downtown LA, Holly Golightly, LA, Los Angeles on October 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Friends,
Last night me and my brother drove downtown for the downtown Art Walk. I love going to this. All the people, the wine, the food-trucks, the art. You walk around look at art, drink free wine, and all in all, art-walk. This is what living in the city is all about. I know I’ve had [...]
On 5th & Hill
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 18th st gang, 500 days of summer, 5th and Hill, gangs, gentrification, LAPD, Los Angeles, pie fights on October 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Friends,
In my travels I’ve met some people…
Part One
ONE SUCH PEOPLE holds court in the LA-muthafuckin’-PD. He works on the vice squad and also happens to be THIS CLOSE to getting his MA in philosophy. Cool guy.
So, naturally, when I required information on the gang situation in downtown Los Angeles, I initiated correspondence. He told me [...]
