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Archive for August, 2007

Los Angeles

Apples and Alligator Pears is sad to announce that the Back To The Future ride at Universal Studios in Hollywood is closing on Monday, September 3rd to make way for a new Simpsons ride. And now we feel really really old.

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Los Angeles

Word up LA! There are still a few tickets left to comedian Margaret Cho’s burlesque style variety show The Sensuous Woman playing at the Renberg Theater for the next two weeks. Go get em!
PS New York…she’s on her way.

http://www.margaretcho.com/index.html
http://www.myspace.com/thesensuouswoman
http://www.purchase.tickets.com

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Los Angeles

The one and only queen of rockabilly, Miss Wanda Jackson is in town for a performance at the Knitting Factory on Sunday night. Come hear why the King himself choose this “Fujiyama Mama” to be one of his back up vocalists and why the likes of everyone from Little Richard [...]

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Los Angeles
August 31

Just one more reason why I love LA! Lets see. Dress up like a superhero and get together with fellow superheroes and ride bikes through the streets of Los Angeles in the middle of the night as part of the Midnight Ridazz. I can do that! Capes and bicycles go so well together. [...]

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NYC

Just kidding! These guys are great! Tragedy – a Heavy Metal Tribute to the Bee-Gee’s, is playing a free show at Highline Ballroom on Sept. 2nd. Doors at 7.
If you miss this show go see them Sept. 7th at Bowery Ballroom. Yours truly will be there to rock out with close personal friends, Satanicide!

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Los Angeles

This is the last weekend to catch the Pavilion of Wings exhibit at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. This is a magical exhibit where you can stroll through the landscaped south lawn of the museum while it houses over thirty different butterfly and moth species that are collected from the Museums insectary. In [...]

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Los Angeles

I like to eat ice-cream in the bubble bath. Therefor it would only make sense that I like to go ice-skating when it’s hot as hell outside. I have found that the best rink in Los Angeles is in the hottest part of the town, the valley. Perfect! Iceland Skating rink offers daily public [...]

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Los Angeles

Sigh. Sniffle. Tear. Tear. Tonight is the last night of the Santa Monica Twilight Dance Series till June 2008. I’m defrosting some chicken for a picnic beside the pier for the Los Lobos concert which starts at 7:30. If you have the chance, I strongly suggest that you pull your shizzle together and come [...]

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Los Angeles

Grab your coconuts and join the grass shakers tomorrow for the E Hula Mau Hawaiian Hula and Chant Competion in Long Beach.
August 31 2007, 9:00am – 7:00pm
Terrace Theatre
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA
(562) 436-3636
http://namamo.org

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Los Angeles

It’s a Brady Brunch! Yes! You heard me right. There is a new Saturday afternoon brunch that takes place at the Boulevard Lounge where you get to nosh on bread baskets filled with Pop Tarts, Twinkies, Atomic fireballs and Tootsie Rolls. All the while a live VJ guides you through your favorite television and [...]

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Los Angeles
August 19th

Who wants to see the weenies run? Go watch the Dachshund races at Old World Village Restaurant in Huntington Beach on Sunday. The races begin at 2pm and admission is only one buck. That’s almost free! I hope they are serving hot dogs.
Old World Village Restaurant
Huntington Beach, California 92647
http://www.oldworldvillage.biz

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Los Angeles
Thursday, August 16th
Saturday, August 18th

(photoshop work by Carissa)
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s demise in front of the altar of the porcelain God . A day I vividly remember along with John Lennon’s death, even though I was only three going on four. Had I been in alive in the 60’s, I [...]

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Los Angeles
And all that I can tell you is that old women’s bodies do not look this good nude.

But if you’d like to believe that these grand Floridians have tight bods underneath those shoulder pads and billowing blouses, you might want to check out Golden Gals Gone Wild at Hollywood’s Antebellum Gallery this month.
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Brooklyn

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Los Angeles
August 9th

Free
Arrested Development and The Agape Choir
Thursday, August 9th at 7pm
Santa Monica Pier

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Los Angeles
August 10th

I don’t know about you but I can hardly talk when I’m drunk rather enough spell. However some genius came up with the idea of a Drunken Spelling Bee being held this Friday at 9pm. The event is hosted by Neil Hamburger and is being paired with a Beer Chug Championship.

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The Levee

Brooklyn
What do I love most about The Levee?

Free Cheezballs!

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Los Angeles
Marilyn Monroe Memorial
August 5th

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of Norma Jean’s passing, the Westwood Chapel for Marilyn Monroe will be holding a public memorial in her honor with speakers John Gilmore and Joshua Greene. Followed by a reception at the Hollywood History Museum.
Sunday, August 5th at 11am
Free
Westwood Chapel
1218 Glendon Ave.
Westwood

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Los Angeles
August 2nd

When I was a little girl, I once asked my older brother what those giant metal structures that were lined along the Delaware River were for? He told me that they were giant chairs that the city built for when King Kong came to town. Made perfect sense to me.
Tonight is Guerilla Gorilla [...]

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Brooklyn

Seems like everyone is getting in on the buy a drink, get a free pizza craze. Last weekend I was at the Charleston on Bedford to see if free pizza is actually worth eating.

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Los Angeles
August 4th, 2007

Oh man. We have so many great outdoor movie events going on around town this Saturday, I just don’t know how to choose!
First we have the nanny du jour, Mary Poppins playing in Malibu at the Malibu Bluffs Park. The movie begins at sundown and admission is free!
Next we have Star Wars [...]

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