Gallery at the top floor of the Brewery

Yeah, so I don't know if this grouping could be defined as a collection or not, and then again, I don't really care so much anyway, but here they are..


A little difficult to make out in the picture, but this is a set of three riot gear shields.


This one I liked the best. If I had any money, I would've bought this. Maybe I'll just buy an American flag one of these days and do it myself. Unstitch the block of stars, and move it to the middle. I should've checked to see who the artist was, or even what the title was, but that just wasn't really on my radar at the moment. Trying to dissect and discuss this piece is a great example of overthinking and the general bullshit involved with modern art in general, but hey, that's what we love it for anyway so here goes..
It drew me in right away. I'm into fabrication, the way things are made, and this one was so simple and beautiful, it was perfect.
But onto the interpretations, I kept thinking: No man is an island. To me, this really brought out the increasing isolationism of the US under Bush the Younger.
Important Note: While cleaning out my car yesterday, I found the original price list for the show. The title of the Flag piece was, " No man is an Island" perhaps that's why I kept thinking it. Huh.

People with guns

Barbara's at the Brewery

While on said visit to the brewery for the Art Walk, we stopped in to visit Barbara, who brought me up to her wine room and we perused the list and she even popped a bottle of 01 Graff Mourvedre for us! Thanks Barbara!
P.S. Take extra special notice of my crappy mustache.

Art walk at the Brewery

Yeah, that's right, this is a jacuzzi. Kind of a neat spot, out in the industrial expanse by the train yards.




An amazing spot, here in LA. Reminds me of my days in DUMBO. A big old industrial complex, now filled with artists lofts, open to the public for a weekend of open lofts. We kicked around all day checking out studios.

How much does my mustache suck?

Answer: So much I've devoted an entirely new blog to it. And things of that ilk.
How much does my mustache suck? or,
http://howmuchdoesmymustachesuck.blogspot.com/

Halloween

This one was good, a cutie in a skirt. The little hangy things said Freud, so she was a- wait for it, wait for it, Freudian Slip. And yes, she was a cutie, even if she's making a weird face in the flick.



But this one, was absolute and sheer, genius. She was the leg lamp from A Christmas Story. Hmmm, Frageelay, must be Italian.

How the Giants beat the Steelers

It was touch and go for a little while there, but then Justin put on the Pabst Blue Ribbon hat, and Ta-Da, the Giants took the lead. We now house the aforementioned hat in a reliquary.

Something really weird

So, Brandy dragged me to this performance of the Discount Cruise to Hell, and all I can really say is, wtf? They are playing Halloween night at the Hammer Museum if you're interested...

DJ Stretch Armstrong

So Adrian spun at two different venues, which was pretty cool, but here he is photographing some enormous fly that landed in his Korean BBQ at around 3 in the morning.

L.H.O.O.Q.

Elle a chaud au cul.

Octoberfest!

In LA, they have penguins at Octoberfest. I don't know why, that's just how it is. At least I thought I saw a penguin.

The Problem with LA

Everybody's so goddamn restrained and camera shy...


This was an interesting instance- We were at an after-hours spot (Thai food joint selling beer in coffee mugs, and lousy karaoke) off Hollywood. Out front, the guy in the background had been tossed out for ALLEGEDLY (my favorite new LA word) getting rough with a lady inside. He kept hanging around, all sunglasses on the back of his head, trying to get back in, but the bouncers weren't having it. Anyhow, we struck up a conversation with this lady...


Ooh la la, tres bien ensemble, Michelle. Where to begin? She's got a kind of "tongue in cheek Russian military cum super hero who hasn't quite gotten down color coordination because the 80's Madonna and Flashdance reruns she caught back home were on an old black and white tv" look, but she was just able to squint out that the bra needs to go ON TOP of the leotard. Best part, leaving her house, with one last look in the mirror, she grabbed the leopard print scarf off a nearby lamp, and said, "Voila, there's the dose of sassy I was looking for.."


Things started to get a little risque out here in the middle of the street, between the roving hands and her particular brand of gymnastics on the awning poles that the bouncers didn't see the humor in her use of, so, what left to do but...


Boo-yah! Lay yourself out on the clean clean sidewalks of Hollywood Blvd and show off those Moccassins!


And of course, for some dessert, some video... Once the ladies figure out it's video, and not still photography, our new friend takes matters into her own hands, shoves Brandy and Paige out of the way and gets down to it.

Summer has left for Italy

I found these people in the back of my van and they refused to leave. Ok fine.

Nick Naddeo and his celebrity crush Lance Armstrong having a moment in LA

Some feedback please

Anybody got any particular thoughts on what's running through Biden's head at these moments? Please do share.