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October 26, 2005
This is Los Angeles: they paved the river
Bob Massey
October 16, 2005
One of the tricks to moving to Los Angeles, or anywhere, is finding the oases. I’m not the hugest comix head, but I’m so glad I walked into Secret Headquarters, on Sunset near my place.
This guy Dave is one of the owners and he appears to be there on Sundays when I’m done with brunch, and a couple weeks ago when I first cruised in there we got to talking about Fugazi and the East Coast and stuff. He lived in Boston and came out west pretty recently, as I recall.
So I cruised in today and he not only remembered my name but greeted me with comments about the East Coast weather (it rained yesterday, overcast today – people think the world is ending).
Today we talked about crazy fantasy loft spaces in not-at-all lovely downtown L.A. – places where you can put a half pipe in the back and a sweet bar and kitchen in the middle. He showed me pictures of this one joint he’d been to in which the back part of the warehouse had been removed to create a grassy yard with an outdoor clawfoot tub for showers in the sunshine. We agreed it would only take a couple million bucks. He’s got a comic store and I’m a writer, so we’re all over that shit.
And since we’re dreaming, when I’m Prime Minister of L.A. I’m gonna unpave the river. Is that not the punchline to some Los Angeles joke? – They paved the river. Nice work, imagineers.
This shall be my last word for today: David Lynch: born, Missoula, Montana. Eagle Scout
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Posted by Rock Heals at October 26, 2005 12:00 AM
