I want to make a documentary called Meximozzer about Mexican-American and Mexican Morrissey fans. It's a source of particular fascination for me as I grew up around the normal pasty, humorless, spiteful geeks that seem to make up the bulk of his fanbase outside southern California. Then I move out here and see Moz perform with … Continue reading Meximozzers
Author: Eric Brightwell
Eric Brightwell is an essayist, rambler, explorer, cartographer, and guerrilla gardener. He lives in Los Angeles, not because he was born here, but because he chose to... for all of the things for which its famous: its verticality, its mass transit, its diversity, its schools, its liminal spaces, its architecture, its wildlife, its museums, its night markets, its cinemas, its theaters, its enclaves, its restaurants, its bars, its libraries, &c
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My vacation is almost over and my plan to completely overhaul my life and get all the things done I'd put off for years e.g. calling Yolanda, fixing the car window, taking back the unclaimed auction items, finishing the Poptones album, washing the car, hanging up my clothes, visiting my favorite abandoned mine shaft in … Continue reading [No Title]
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Today I saw a commercial on TV that got me thinking. In it, through the magic of special effects, the viewer witnesses the historic first meeting of a polar bear and a penguin. Two creatures from opposite poles and cultures who can still relate on the topic of Godless frozen hellscapes. Why asky why? Canada … Continue reading Advertising
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The Poptones
poptone ('pɑːp-''tOn) -n. 1. a music group led by Eric Poptone which was started in 1997.
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Well, we, the true believers are keeping rock & roll mondays alive. It takes effort and joie de vivre, I know, and that can be in short supply, at times. You need wheels. As I drunkenly and, more importantly, sleepily trudged through the puddles along the drive, I could hear the neighbors laughing and speaking … Continue reading [No Title]
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hairballs
I could really stand to get a hair cut. I went over to Drea's to borrow her clippers (and watch a movie), ended up falling asleep in front of the TV screen watching Traffic before excusing myself and driving home having quite forgotten about one of the main reasons for popping in.She has a new … Continue reading hairballs
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I had to get up at 7:00 & drive Rebecca to a Wal-Mart in Duarte so that she could go to a seminar on antiques.
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A Group of people gathered at the place to watch the Lakers game. Craig brought over Pig Out which I won in two. Seth & I watched Voyager.
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I dreamt I was on a rocky crag above a crashing surf in Ghana. I tossed all the DVDs in my possession away from the ledge to save them but each & every one managed to evacuate its sleeve. In the evening, Dave informed Seth & I that he might not move out as we … Continue reading [No Title]
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After work, with a hose provided by Seth, I filled the new inflatable pool. Drea, Seth & I jogged around the lake & when I got back I enjoyed a soak in the pool with a relatively warm, refrigerated Michelob.
Eric Brightwell 