With bicycles, buses, ferries, planes, sidewalks, subways, taxis, and trains at Angelenos’ disposal, why would any sane person choose car dependency? Nobody Drives in LA celebrates sense and sensibility in transportation. Formosa Cafe interior | Photo: Steve & Michelle Gerdes/Flickr/Creative Commons TRAINS KEPT A-ROLLING Years before the rise of the freeways, the Southland's framework was … Continue reading Nobody Drives in LA — Southern California’s Restaurant Bound Rail Cars
Suspense – Radio’s outstanding theater of thrills
AND NOW, A TALE WELL CALCULATED TO KEEP YOU IN SUSPENSE On 17 June 1942, the anthology Suspense debuted on CBS Radio. The long-running series, which anticipated television programs like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone, concluded in 1962, an occasion now usually cited as signalling the end of radio's Golden Age. The formula … Continue reading Suspense – Radio’s outstanding theater of thrills
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A map and a snapshot of Los Angeles
Yesterday I finished painting a large map of Los Angeles County. Today I added a brief guide to the 21 Kingdoms. A map and snapshot of Los Angeles
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COME IN! S, M, L, XLA — A new exhibit at the A D Museum opens this Thursday
COME IN! S, M, L, XLA -- A new exhibit at the A D Museum opens this Thursday A cool new exhibit opens at the A+D museum this Thursday... and I helped 🙂
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Tea for all — 10 June is Iced Tea Day
Today is Iced Tea Day. As far as I know, there's no "Hot Tea Day" so here are my musings on all tea with some tea related films to get you into the holidays spirit. Tea for all -- 10 June is Iced Tea Day
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Hippies and Hooligans — Great Madchester covers of 60s tunes
Hippies and Hooligans -- Great Madchester covers of 60s tunes 1988 -- the Second Summer of Love. 1989 -- the end of South African apartheid and the cold war. Love was all around and if it wasn't enough to make one euphoric there was ecstasy and Madchester to the rescue. What were baggies but hip-hop-and-house-hip hippies-cum-hooligans-cum-hippies again? In case we needed further proof, the baggies made the connection … Continue reading Hippies and Hooligans — Great Madchester covers of 60s tunes
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As Not Heard on Pandora — After fourteen years, the best music streaming site is still deeply flawed
"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, deerit nihil.” “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." ― Cicero, Letters to His Friends, Vol 2: Books 7-12 Pandora Internet Radio is an amazing service. Since joining in 2008, it has introduced me to more great music than the AM/FM radio, my friends, … Continue reading As Not Heard on Pandora — After fourteen years, the best music streaming site is still deeply flawed
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little Seoul
INTRODUCTION TO LITTLE SEOUL Drive down Garden Grove Boulevard with your windows up (paying proper attention to the road in front of you) and you might not notice that you're passing through Little Seoul. There are no banners, memorials, murals, monuments or that many fluttering South Korean flags. Pass through on a bus and maybe you'll notice … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little Seoul
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California Fool’s Gold — Visiting Little Saigon
VISITING LITTLE SAIGON -- HAPPY ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Southern California is home to several ethnic enclaves and since the region's largest and fastest-growing racial minority are Asian, perhaps it's not surprising that most of the recognized neighborhoods are specific to various Asian populations. In Los Angeles County there's Cambodia Town, Chinatown, Filipinotown, Koreatown, Little … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Visiting Little Saigon
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The Filipino New School Freestyle Revival
Freestyle is a type of dance-pop music that evolved from Hi-NRG, Electro, and Hip-Hop in the early 1980s— primarily in New York City and specifically the South Bronx. Due to the ethnic and musicological background of some of its producers, performers and many of its fans, Freestyle was originally often referred to as Latin Hip-Hop. … Continue reading The Filipino New School Freestyle Revival
Eric Brightwell 