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• Skidoo
  on Aug 9, 2010 in Culture Film Random comedy comedy classic counter culture counter culture film Frankie Avalon Groucho Marx hard to find movie Jackie Gleason Mickey Rooney movies Otto Preminger psychedelic film Skidoo Skidoo 1968 film Skidoo 1968 movie Skidoo movie
  When you were a kid, there was a good chance you heard an older person say, “They don’t make ‘em, like they used to.” Well, you know what? Sometimes that may be a good thing… After watching the 1968 comedy, Skidoo, it lo...
• Nintendo Power
  on Aug 4, 2010 in Culture Literature Sports Technology Wizdom 1980s 1990s 8 Bits of Wisdom book 8 Bits of Wisdom Kickstarter 8 Bits of Wisdom: Video Game Lessons for Real Life's Endbosses 80s 80s flashback 80s video games 90s video games Altered Beast Altered Beast Video Game Andy Schindler Atari Atari video games classic NES classic video games Contra Contra video game critical media studies Dodgers Kickstarter L.A. Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers media media studies NES Nintendo Nintendo cereal Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Power Nintendo Power magazine old school video games Sega Genesis Sega Genesis video games Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Brothers video game culture video games
  Today I discovered a project that looked so fun and exciting that I immediatly felt the urge to blog about it. It’s called 8 Bits of Wisdom: Video Game Lessons for Real Life’s Endbosses. This potent title says it all. Finally, an actual b...
• Yellow Blackout
  on Jul 28, 2010 in Culture L.A. Poetry Technology alcohol dance club dance party drunk drunken dancing L.A. dance club L.A. poetry Los Angeles night club night life The LB Tip
  …short yellow dress stained with smoke and bar counters spattered against drunken masses and generic beats pushing lonely hearts across the dance floor dripping chaos like mixed drinks and $4 grease sold to a tired city of scattered purpose tra...
• Letter to the 405 Freeway
  on Jul 23, 2010 in Culture Film L.A. Momma Nature Politics 405 closure 405 freeway 405 freeway closure 405 freeway project 405 freeway repair comedy commuter traffic driving freeway freeway commute freeway problem humor L.A. Times L.A. traffic LB Tip Los Angeles Los Angeles County Los Angeles Times pros and cons Sepulveda Blvd. Sepulveda Boulevard Sig Alert stress The Neverending Story The Neverending Story film traffic traffic report westside 405
  Dear Mr. 405 North and Mrs. 405 South, You may remember me. I’m one of the millions of L.A. drivers that has cursed your inadequate existence over the years. Long have I endured your wrath. Long have I compared you to the experience of customer...
• Letter to the 405 Freeway
  on Jul 23, 2010 in Culture Film L.A. Momma Nature Politics 405 closure 405 detour 405 detour los angeles 405 freeway 405 freeway closure 405 freeway delay 405 freeway project 405 freeway repair 405 traffic delay comedy commuter traffic delays on 405 freeway driving freeway freeway commute freeway problem humor L.A. Times L.A. traffic LB Tip Los Angeles Los Angeles County Los Angeles Times pros and cons Sepulveda Blvd. Sepulveda Boulevard Sig Alert stress The Neverending Story The Neverending Story film traffic traffic report westside 405
  Dear Mr. 405 North and Mrs. 405 South, You may remember me. I’m one of the millions of L.A. drivers that has cursed your inadequate existence over the years. Long have I endured your wrath. Long have I compared you to the experience of customer...
• Tattoo vs. Fire
  on Jul 16, 2010 in Film Literature cinema foreign film Laemmle Laemmle Theatre LB Tip Lisbeth Salander Millennium cirme series Millennium series movies Noomi Rapce Steig Larsson Steig Larsson books Steig Larsson death Steig Larsson mystery Swedish film The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Played With Fire movie The Girl Who Played With Fire trailer The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie The LB Tip The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  A little over a month ago, I followed a friend’s recommendation and saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I knew very little about it going in and ended up enjoying it immensely. In fact, I thought it was one of the best thrillers I had seen in...
• Tattoo vs. Fire
  on Jul 16, 2010 in Film Literature cinema foreign film Laemmle Laemmle Theatre LB Tip Lisbeth Salander Millennium cirme series Millennium series movies Noomi Rapace Steig Larsson Steig Larsson books Steig Larsson death Steig Larsson mystery Swedish film The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Played With Fire movie The Girl Who Played With Fire trailer The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie The LB Tip The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  A little over a month ago, I followed a friend’s recommendation and saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I knew very little about it going in and ended up enjoying it immensely. In fact, I thought it was one of the best thrillers I had seen in...
• Static Town, U.S.A.
  on Jul 6, 2010 in Culture Momma Nature Photography Politics dirty laundry factory ghost town gleaners highway Image Caravan old factory orient laundry poverty small town The LB Tip townies USA
  Have you ever stopped somewhere off the highway and discovered a town that looks so forgotten, you can’t imagine how anyone could live there? That’s along the lines of how I felt when I took some detours on a road trip last week. In the t...
• Static Town, U.S.A.
  on Jul 6, 2010 in Culture Momma Nature Photography Politics dirty laundry factory ghost town gleaners highway Image Caravan old factory orient laundry poverty small town The LB Tip townies USA
  Have you ever stopped somewhere off the highway and discovered a town that looks so forgotten, you can’t imagine how anyone could live there? That’s along the lines of how I felt when I took some detours on a road trip last week. In the t...
• Windamjig
  on Jun 30, 2010 in Culture Momma Nature Musique Photography Technology Wizdom art sculpture George Rhoads LB Tip Santa Barbara sculpture The LB Tip wind and sound wind chime Windamajig
  I took a trip along the coast this past weekend and thought I’d share one of my sightings. It’s called “Windamjig”. The alluring motion and acoustics of this beachside scultpure was immediatly fascinating. After watching it fo...

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