Right now there's a raging Laserdisc blowout occurring on the mezzanine here at Amoeba Hollywood. The big, shiny discs with the high mass are blowing out at low, low prices. Most kids today, when they see a laserdisc, assume that they're silver vinyl soundtracks but some of us remember the extinct format, especially if we're … Continue reading Laserdisc Blowout Ending Soon
Happy Easter!
In terms of beloved figures central to Christian children's mythology, the Easter Bunny would probably show up near the top, well below Santa Claus but higher than Jesus, The Sandman and the Tooth Fairy. Actually, I was never too crazy about the Tooth Fairy. What does she does with all those teeth? Why does she buy our silence … Continue reading Happy Easter!
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L’eggs — By popular demand…
It seems like every week brings another DVD with a woman's legs in the foreground and a usually bemused guy in the background, framed by them. See what I mean?* *National Lampoon produces half of them. ***** Eric Brightwell is an adventurer, writer, rambler, explorer, cartographer, and guerrilla gardener who is always seeking writing, speaking, … Continue reading L’eggs — By popular demand…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Irish Bishops Move St. Patrick's Day 2008 Over Conflict With Holy Week "Religious celebrations for St. Patrick's Day will come two days early in Ireland next year to avoid a conflict with Holy Week. St. Patrick's Day is usually celebrated March 17, but Ireland's bishops have shifted the feast day, in honor of the national … Continue reading Happy St. Patrick’s Day
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Rive Gauche
Roughly occurring at the same time as the more well-known and more celebrated French Nouvelle Vague (or New Wave), another group of frequently collaborative film-makers were grouped together under the moniker "Rive Gauche," named after Paris' artsy side. These film-makers (Agnès Varda, Chris Marker, Jean Cayrol, Henri Colpi, Marguerite Duras, Alain Robbe-Grillet,) applied to film the concepts which … Continue reading Rive Gauche
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Heritage Day at the Heritage Square Museum
This past Sunday at the Heritage Square Museum in Highland Park it was L.A. Heritage Day, which I checked out, accompanied by the always scintillating Ngoc Nguyen. The Heritage Square Museum is a "living museum" made up of some Victorian buildings saved from impending demolition that was begun in the 1960s. All the homes were … Continue reading Heritage Day at the Heritage Square Museum
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rosemead, Today’s Small Town America
This installment of California Fool's Gold takes us to Rosemead. To vote for another Los Angeles neighborhood, vote here. To vote for a Los Angeles County Community, vote here. Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Rosemead EARLY HISTORY First, a bit of background on the City of Rosemead. As is proving to be true of everywhere … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rosemead, Today’s Small Town America
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Los Angeles Revival House Calendar For March
New Beverly, silent movie theater, nuart, Egyptian, Aero, Billy Wilder Theater ***** Eric Brightwell is an adventurer, writer, rambler, explorer, cartographer, and guerrilla gardener who is always seeking writing, speaking, traveling, and art opportunities — or salaried work. He is not interested in writing advertorials, clickbait, listicles, or other 21st century variations of spam. Brightwell’s written work … Continue reading Los Angeles Revival House Calendar For March
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Crime & The City Solution and Simon Bonney — Criminally Underrated
CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION Crime & the City Solution 31 December, 1977 (image source: Phil Turnbull) It seems that almost from their inception the band Crime & The City Solution they were cursed to never be spoken of without a mention of famous Australian Nick Cave. It's really no one's fault. They were part … Continue reading Crime & The City Solution and Simon Bonney — Criminally Underrated
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The Lemonade Diet — Master Cleanse Miracle or Dangerous Snakeoil?
The Master Cleanse diet was developed in 1941 by Stanley Burroughs. It calls for the practitioner to starve his or herself except for a concoction of lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup. At night you're to take a laxative tea and saltwater which, through a top-down enema, is said to remove toxins from the … Continue reading The Lemonade Diet — Master Cleanse Miracle or Dangerous Snakeoil?
