Beverly Hills Has Been Brainwashed! (in a good way)
Want to see a 6ft tall boombox? Want to see a painting you can hop into and have a seat? Want to see Darth Vader herd sheep? Click and enter the world of Mr. Brainwash with me!
Leslie Van Houten: Manson’s Little Devil Gets Paroled
Within a two year period, Leslie Van Houten was nominated homecoming queen, a high school graduate, a “Manson girl”, and a convicted murderer in one of the most brutal slayings of all time. Now she’s being paroled.
Destination: Jumbo’s Clown Room
Another night out in LA. This time my friends and I swing by the legendary Jumbo’s Clown Room in Hollywood.
The Viper Room Lost Its Fangs
The Viper Room is set to be demolished soon, so I thought I’d have one last night at the bar.
The Imagination of Mister Cartoon Reaches Beyond the Streets of LA
Mr. Cartoon The likes of Danny Trejo, Kobe, Eminem, and Travis Barker have paid an upwards of $50,000 to have LA’s own, Mister Cartoon, ink the available real estate on their bodies with a one of a kind design in his own street style. According to Snoop Dogg, “if you ain’t got tatted…
“Version 2.0” 25th Anniversary!: A Garbage Fan Story
“You come on like a drug, I just can’t get enough, I’m like an addict coming at you for a little more…” – Garbage – Version 2.0, “Temptation Waits” Those are prophetically apt lyrics for Garbage to open their second album with, Version 2.0, just three years after the eponymous multimillion selling debut.…
Where I Stand: A Star Wars Day Story
May 4th, 2023 Hollywood, CA Today is May 4th, aka Star Wars Day. Reason? Because when you say the date “May the 4th”, it sounds like STAR WARS most famous quote “May the Force be with you”. So fans say/post/tweet, etc “May the 4th be with you” as a wink to the fandom and…
KICK IT!!! Beyond the Streets with Beastie Boys
Various MTV logos circa 19802/early 1990s For a brief 10 year period, Mtv was the coolest television station that would ever exist. Before their current regular programming of expectant teenage mother reality shows, and Real World spin-offs, Music Television was not only a mecca for popular culture, it was THE mecca of pop…
My Car Ride With Angelyne: The Billboard Queen Icon of LA
I got to hang out with the Billboard Queen of LA, and ride in the famous pink ‘Vette. Click the link for details!!
Where I Stand: A Hangout for Gangsters of the LA Noir era: Cole’s French Dip
LA’s oldest restaurant used to cater to gangsters, burlesque dancers, and the Hollywood elite within it’s walls. Check out the article for a small bite of history during LA’s noir era.