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Sarah Squirm at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Belated Live Review
I’ve had many opportunities to meet Saturday Night Live cast members. Chatted with Dan Ackroyd about roller derby at the Velvet Margarita. Listened to Chevy Chase try to impress his kids by pointing out filming locations for “Fletch” while I was escorting … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Theater
Tagged creepy clowns, Evil E, eyeball art, female representation, Hollywood, hollywood cemetery, hollywood forever, sarah, Sarah sherman, Sarah squirm, sherman, SNL, squirm
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Book Review: “Changed” by Tom Cantor
If you got an unsolicited copy of the book “Changed” by Tom Cantor in the mail, you are not alone. Many months ago this 85-page, 31-chapter, exclamation mark intensive, large print autobiography of “One Man’s Journey from Lost to Defiled … Continue reading
The Empire Strips Back – Adventures in Hollywood Continue
Buckle in kids, because the road to “The Empire Strips Back” started a long time ago. 1977 to be exact when my family packed up the Oldsmobile and headed west on I-10 for a vacation in California. This was a … Continue reading
Jared James Nichols at The Peppermint – Live Review
I first saw Jared James Nichols at the Down and Out in 2012. He played a show with Prima Donna and The Hangmen. Talk about a killer show! Prima Donna and The Hangmen are a couple of my all-time favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Else "Evil E" Duff, guitar god, Hollywood, jared James nichols, Los Angeles, Music Scene, peppermint club
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Ain’t No Party Like a Socialist Party! The Stripper Strike NoHo’s Yuletide Union Fundraiser
“Be happy. Be well.” Those are a couple of the last lines of the 1979 movie “Norma Rae” and they were delivered by a union organizer to the title character after they work together to unionize a textile factory in … Continue reading
Bound for Hell – The Most Aptly Named Record Of The Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip always seemed like such a mysterious place to me. I heard about it, read about it, saw pictures of it, but that was far from experiencing it. I was no stranger to bar hopping but my main … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's rock, armored saint, bound for hell, katherine turman, numero group, odin, sunset strip, the rainbow
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Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt – Maneskin at the Hollywood Palladium
When an opportunity to do something comes up at the last minute, there’s certain things in Los Angeles that make you pause. Like it’s a Monday, it’s raining, it’s at the Palladium. So when a friend texted me that she had an extra ticket … Continue reading
Daddy Issues or How I Attempted to Learn Pole Dancing
When I go to a new town on vacation, I try to visit the most famous church, the oldest graveyard, and a strip club. I believe that’s how you get the feel of a town: How they worship their god, how they … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Beauty
Tagged Bespun, Evil E, Grandma Goes Pole Dancing, Hollywood, la beat, Pole Dancing
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The High Priestess Stevie Nicks at the Hollywood Bowl – Live Review
“I have always been a storm.”– The High Priestess Stevie Nicks at the Hollywood Bowl, October 3, 2022 I spent countless hours singing along to Stevie Nicks’ music in my childhood bedroom in Las Cruces, NM. I had a perfect … Continue reading
