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Mike Watt

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watt’s picture of the week – friday, april 29, 2016

in my pedro town we got some public art at our los angeles police department’s harbor division and I’m kind of wondering what’s it all about… I do know our harbor division cars w/trunks got 05 painted on those trunks … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – friday, april 22, 2016

I know it might look like it cuz of the angle and such but here you’re seeing the biggest boat to ever tie up in north america, cma cgm benjamin franklin docked here at terminal island. this baby can hold … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – thursday, april 14, 2016

you want some bird shots from my pedro town I took yesterday? here’s two faces and two yangs from the four geese who run our averill park. and here’s a heron perched near where I got a prac pad at … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – saturday, april 9, 2016

well, we need the rain so I couldn’t get too bummed but damn if I didn’t wanna take my drummerman buddy larry (also known as toby dammit cuz of this story from mr poe) on a boatride to catalina today … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – thursday, march 31, 2016

here’s the actual beacon light at point fermin here in my pedro town. now prolly one of the oldest (if not the oldest) buildings still standing here is our point fermin lighthouse which was built in 1874 BUT had its … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – wednesday, march 23, 2016

is this the oldest water drinking fountain in my pedro town? well, hard to know so we call it the “old beacon street fountain” where some of the town wanted to provide water maybe w/the other fluids flowing then. hey, … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – wednesday, march 16, 2016

yesterday down at the part of cabrillo beach that’s inside the breakwater I found a clamshell dredger belonging to manson construction called valhalla doing some dredging, the closest to shore I’ve ever seen happen here… I wonder what’s up? prolly … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – wednesday, march 9, 2016

you don’t see many of these: a combination can (container) ro-ro (roll on/roll off) boat the marjorie c which joined the pasha-hawaii fleet last year, it’s the second time I’ve seen her visit my pedro town. also known as a … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, february 29, 2016

ain’t heard about this strike in my pedro town in the mersh or whatever media much but I see it every morning I’m here and see the cats do the picket. there’s a paper here that talked about it… crimony, … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, february 22, 2016

yesterday I was driving south on pacific avenue in my pedro when I spotted this 1937 chevrolet panel van (truck)… now I’m coming up on over eleven years rolling in the boat which is big time the center of the … Continue reading

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