mOoBeTTah
October 18, 2004 by Eric Richardson
Talking about this weekend's Artistsalon event I mentioned that there was a painting I really liked. I found today that there's an image of it online, so go check out mOoBeTTah and continue to mourn the loss of mo' better.
From the Downtown News: Coffee and DLANC
October 18, 2004 by Eric Richardson
The Downtown News this week includes a story on Groundwork, a coffee house in the art district. Particularly of interest is the fact that Groundwork roasts their own beans. My whole bean coffee supplies are running a little low, so I plan to head over and pick some up to try out in the next few days. I figure if I'm buying beans roasted about a mile away and then grinding them myself, that's got to be about as close as I can get to just-in-time coffee making.
Also in the Downtown News this week, two mentions of happenings from our last DLANC meeting.
- "Financial District Goes Hawaiian" says that
Last Tuesday, the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council approved a liquor license for Roy's (the council does not have authority over the license, but acts in an advisory capacity to the city).
- Then the oddly titled "DLANC Gets Keyed Up" talks about how we're looking to hire someone to take minutes at meetings. I don't really think the position we're hiring is quite looking for a "court room-style" transcription, but hey, that would be nice.
Alma at the Los Angeles
October 18, 2004 by Eric Richardson
I've watched a Google news search for "alma mahler" with interest since September 30, when the roaming play Alma opened at the Los Angeles Theatre. After a decent number of pre-opening articles it's been hard to find good reviews to go off of. This reuters piece pretty much sums up what I've seen:
The main problem with "Alma," however, is Alma. All three of the younger Almas appear to be rather ordinary Viennese hotties ... The venue itself is the best part of the evening. The baroque interior of the theater is filled with bygone splendor ... Along with preshow drinks, there is a three-course Viennese dinner buffet and wine at intermission included in the $125 tab. Improvement here would be welcome as well.
I would love to go see the show, but for $125 I'd like to be confident I'm getting more than just a cool tour of the Los Angeles . The play runs through Dec. 5, so I think I should be able to make up my mind by then. It would be a shame for something like this to be visible out my bedroom window and not to check it out.
eWorld: the pink sun look
October 17, 2004 by Eric Richardson
So if you've been here before you'll notice there's a new look. The old one was starting to bug me; we'll see if this one fares better. The previous one lasted since May 2nd of this year. This look should be a lot friendlier to you Safari users. As always, you can check out past looks in the look archive.
Artistsalon: The Big Picture
October 17, 2004 by Eric Richardson
Last night Kathy and I headed up the block to check out Artistsalon's event "the big picture". I was impressed. Jason and crew put on a great event with a little something for everyone. We had to leave a little early since we were both tired (I had gotten up at 5am to go waterskiing before the football game) and I had movies to return to Hollywood Video, so we didn't get to check out the music that was lined up. We did spend some good time walking around checking out all the art up on the walls.
Were I someone who had $750 sitting in his pocket I would have loved to have gotten a piece called "Moo Bettah Meaty Meat" (bringing back good memories of the deceased hamburger stand). But instead I'm a broke college kid, so I just admired it for a few minutes and moved on.
We ended up spending a good bit of time talking to people I've met through the neighborhood council, including my #1 commenter Don Garza (whose blog I will soon be setting up). It was cool to be able to introduce Kathy to a good number of the people in this newfound part of my life, since otherwise I just end up talking about people she doesn't have a face to connect with.
I think I might walk over to the Grand Ave. Festival in a little bit, though I forgot and got some Del Taco for lunch. Oh well.