PCH, Santa Barbara, Ojai: Scattered Takeaways
“…So we actually have four iPods in the car? That’s a full deck. Good to know.” “…That house right there with “The Party’s Here!” in neon. Christian used to always threaten to just go ring the door one...
View ArticleHow We Arrived at Yi Ga Ju
“Hullo?” “Oh. Hello!” “Ha. It’s three o’clock in the morning, jesus where are you? Are you on the road?” “Onnn the road. But near my house. How was Frampton! That’s so awesome. Did he wah-wah-waah,...
View ArticleThe Decemberists at the Wiltern, 10/21/06
Here I Dreamt We Were an Audience The Crane Wife I cracked open the binding and flipped past the title page, landing squarely upon the first page of the first chapter and began to read the starkly...
View ArticlePart 4: Brixton
Disclaimer: A Curve Across The Pond has nothing to do with Los Angeles, other than the fact that it is written by an Anjealeno. The Chelsea goal had sent the room into a palpable funk. Palpable. Heat...
View ArticlePart Eight: The Paco
Disclaimer: A Curve Across The Pond has nothing to do with Los Angeles, other than the fact that it is written by an Anjealeno. Here we are now having the time of our times back at The Paco. This time...
View ArticleSaturday Riffs on Vader, Lando, Collins
I went to the Upright Citizen’s Brigade to check out a show last Saturday with some friends. Take note: 1) UCB’s a great theatre and good fun. I give UCB the thumbs up. 2) UCB veteran Paul Scheer is...
View ArticlePoint/Counterpoint: The Losanjealous Escort Service Recap: Number Two’s Tale
Denizens! As promised, our Losanjealous Escort Service participants have written up last Saturday’s historic undertaking. To commemorate the ’Day of Cupids Hearts and Shit Like That’, we now present...
View ArticlePoint/Counterpoint: The Losanjealous Escort Service Recap: A Janitor’s Tale
Denizens! As promised, our Losanjealous Escort Service participants have written up last Saturday’s historic undertaking. To commemorate the ’Day of Cupids Hearts and Shit Like That’, we now present...
View ArticleSweet Dreams: Wax On, Wax Off
Above: Re-enactment soundstage. Professional actors. This is not ’Samosa Mel’ When my mother found out I had finally taken the plunge and waxed my underarms and legs, her first question was, “Who did...
View ArticleMy Introduction to The Sea and Cake
She was a visual artist and this was a blind date. The kind you set up for yourself when you don’t know anybody in town yet. This was 2001. She was very attractive. Maybe too attractive. I had taken to...
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