Saturday, July 19, 2008

80's Ricky Schroeder, the Patron Saint of LA's Chinatown


Of all the mysteries surrounding the artistic gentrification of LA's Chinatown, it was this one I found the most befuddling. Why are there so many images of 80's Ricky Schroeder? Was it his unforgettable performances in the sitcom Silver Spoons? We may never know. All I know is now I can't get that one fateful episode out of my head- the one where he was finally befriended by the cool kids, and found himself in a moral dilemma when forced between the two uncomfortable options: dining and ditching from the local pizza place, or losing his newfound friendship with the cool kids. Oh Ricky, don't you know being cool comes from within? If they don't accept you for your moral largess, then they're not really your friends anyway.

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