I would normally not wear orange

In a short time I'll be decked out in this sweet, shiny blue vintage-y suit (actually maybe just retro in style now that I think about it) for the upcoming Blogger Prom.

B and I were worried that this weekend would be spent searching through rack after rack of almost good outfits and the lust-worthy, perfect combination seemingly never in our price range. Thanks to the wonder that is Yelp we narrowed down a list of clothing shops starting in Los Feliz, working down through Silver Lake and Echo Park, and if need be, the fashion district in Downtown tomorrow. Luckily our second stop was Luxe De Ville where the owner Oskar warmly greeted us upon entering.

This store had a great selection of dresses for B and some wonderful suits that met my straightforward needs: something colorful and retro fun. With Oskar's help I found a suit that fitted off the rack and he helped add a  good shirt and tie to complete the look. B had a little more trouble finding anything until Oskar, looking for a suit bag, found one dress in the back that was perfectly purple mixed with betsy johnson shoes that B totally loved.

I hate shopping and this was one of the best experiences I've ever had. Definitely add Luxe De Ville to your to check out list if your looking from some cool, well conditioned threads in Echo Park.

Some people like this green shirt on me. I'm still not sure.

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being a tour guide: day 1

Within days of B's return her parents flew into LAX for a vacation. This means B and I will be acting tour guides, taking them around town for some sightseeing.

First the empty streets of Downtown and Disney Concert Hall



The gardens on the roof - actually a free, public park that anyone can use up to 10pm each night.


This is part of a cool bar in the lobby of Disney Hall. I want to use glass like this for a wall if I ever own a house.


then we attempted to find the French Garden restaurant way down by the greyhound station (7th and Mateo) which is very sketchy in general. I've spent time down there for a ton of Ashely's warehouse parties so I wasn't so phased by it all but it did freak out our midwestern guests a bit.  Sadly the restaurant had finished lunch service so we trekked back to an equally sketchy place: Americana at Brand in Glendale for the Cheesecake Factory.

what is this burning sensation in my mouth?

www.toothpastefordinner.com

I came home early yesterday sick with only a half day at work completed. Dizzy, unfocused eyes and when I brought it up, that almost fever beat my co-workers would reflexively step back to.

You like crap Robert
I'm sick...
[left foot back]
I think I'm getting a fever
[right foot back]
dosey do

I hate being sick. Born with one of those weaker constitutions that women like to mock us men for, I might not whine but I definitely let it be known that I'm diseased and how my body is now corrupted with five soon to be discovered illnesses and maybe the CDC should be called as a precaution.

My B ignored all this as she poured me a glass of OJ, placed me on the couch and warmed up the Indian food leftovers to make sure I ate something. [Garlic chicken tikka from Electric Lotus to be exact - unevenly cooked but this is not surprising as their dishes are normally served as such. Hit or miss presentation, but hey, it's close by]. When B cam back from Michigan she brought back some extra strong black pepper for our grinder and I cheerfully added this to my chicken.

All was well: I took a nap. I woke up and watched TV. I ate dinner [salad with lots of veggies and soy bacon]. I read your blog again. I brushed my teeth, swallowed two Motrins and plopped into bed for the night at 10:30 PM.

@12:45 AM

WTF?!? My mouth was filled with burning mixture of saliva and trace of black pepper dust. I jump out of bed waving my arms, cheeks ballooned with what felt like an electrified light bulb in my mouth but it was a actually a hot syrup of pain brought forth by the tooth fairy spited by my lack of flossing that night. B is of course startled awake asking what was wrong (she thought I was having a heart attack at first which we now both agree now seems like unlikely for a man jumping up and down in pajamas doing a mean Jar Jar Binks impersonation) as I ran around the bed, down the hallway to the bathroom sink in an attempt to flush out the spices out.

Needless to say I flossed before attempting to sleep again.


Now I feel like this today:

www.toothpastefordinner.com

I really can't get enough this summer

Here's another clip of Ms. Jessica Dobson doing her thing as part of the free Summer And Music (S.A.M.) series of events in Long Beach. While to most folks Silver Lake is the only scene for music locally but if you dig a tad deeper it become obvious that Long Beach (and San Pedro) had grown organically it's own scene years ago. 

Is it possible that Silver Lake needs the pipeline of LBC acts more than LBC needs Silver Lake? Maybe.





Another favorite band of mine are playing this Sunday, June 28th: The New Fidelity

	THE NEW FIDELITY A free outdoor show by The New Fidelity, part of the SAM Soul Motion Scooter Fest. 5 PM - 6 PM. See SummerAndMusic.com events page for details. June 28, 2009 Sunday, 5:00PM FREE Pine Avenue & Broadway Pine Ave & E Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802 Print Info & Directions

Click here for the full SAM Summer Concerts event schedule

Spanning from June to August, and running the gamut from jazz to funk to pop, Summer And Music (SAM) will be the first to feature local musicians, DJs, and a variety of creative curricula for free on the streets of downtown Long Beach every Friday, Saturday and Sunday  - June 5th through August 28th.

The Wild Moccasins - Cake

Who: The Wild Moccasins
Song:  Cake  (it starts of with them goofing a cover of Rock Lobster)
Why:  They made the blahness I'm experiencing today a little more cheerful

blah, oh and $@##$%&

I hating feeling so out of sorts.

This blahness is clearly a result of 11 hour workdays all week, the complete loneliness that has hit me aside the head seeing the bed empty when I awake. Compounded with thoughts of schedules to work on, promises to keep, etc. These are ongoing issues. This is life. Frustratingly none of this explains the burrito I ordered for lunch that arrived filled with white rice. wtf blah!

Lately one time thoughts have become many and as easily as words trigger memories.

I didn't think the whole Micheal Jackson thing would play a role in my funk but you have to admit he did some great music circa Off the Wall. WOXY has been playing deep cuts off the motown years thankfully as I despise the whole Thriller era that was shoved down the commercial space during my middle school years.

It was unavoidable back then:

There was suppose to be a picture from my junior high yearbook of friends wearing red zipper jackets but I can't seem to find it right now


Other things that are bugging:

If you read this via RSS you might have missed the comments in the last post. I have more to say:

Really CB? It's one thing to troll the comments - I have to expect this when I put part of my life up on the nets - but it's another thing to impersonate a mutual friend to leave a snarky comment.

Let me give you a heads up CB: you're really not going to like what will be posted here in future. At this point you just got to deal - I've long tired of apologizing. I know you're not going to believe this, but I truly wish you well. You're too smart to be trolling on my blog these days. Good luck.

but fuck off too.


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Tonight's PJ Harvey concert was lovely. Just the John Parish material and the audience loved it.