WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY -- THE ANTELOPE VALLEY The Antelope Valley is a large region located in the western edge of the Mojave Desert situated between the Tehachapi and the San Gabriel Mountains. It is neighbored by the regions of Kern County/The Central Valley to the north, Northwest Los Angeles County to … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — An Antelope Valley Primer
Month: May 2011
California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little India
YOU’RE MY LOVE SONG IN THE FLOWERS — LITTLE INDIA Little India is a small neighborhood within Artesia centered on Pioneer Boulevard. However, since the population of Artesia surrounding Little India is more Mexican, Filipino, and Chinese (not to mention home to smaller but significant number of Koreans and Vietnamese), the city council and mayor … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little India
California Fool’s Gold — A Pomona Valley Primer
The Pomona Valley is located on the far eastern edge of Los Angeles County -- actually straddling it and San Bernadino County. The towns of Chino, Chino Hills, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, San Antonio Heights, and Upland -- all geographically in the Pomona Valley -- are all located across the San Antonio River, on the … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A Pomona Valley Primer
California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Filipinotown
P-TOWN, STAY DOWN! -- HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN This blog entry is about Historic Filipinotown. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's ink and oil paint map of Filipinotown, available on art prints and merchandise Historic Filipinotown is a neighborhood in Mideast Los Angeles bounded by the 101 to the north, Beverly Boulevard to the south, Hoover Street to the … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Filipinotown
California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Fairfax
THE FAIRFAX DISTRICT The Fairfax District is a small Midtown neighborhood with a long history as one of Los Angeles' primary centers of Jewish culture. The boundaries, like many Los Angeles neighborhoods, aren't universally agreed upon but I place them as Melrose Avenue on the north, North La Brea Avenue on the east, West 3rd … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Fairfax
Happy Birthday, Tim Cappello (The Original Sexy Sax Man)
Tim (or Timmy) Cappello is heavily-muscled, oiled and pelvis-thrusting American saxophonist, whose saxual stylings can be heard on the Tina Turner tracks "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "One of the Living" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, as well as his cover of "I Still Believe" from The Lost Boys. Cappello was born 3 May 1955 … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Tim Cappello (The Original Sexy Sax Man)
Eric Brightwell 