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Entries from July 2008

Manny Ramirez is on his way to LA

July 31st, 2008 · 5 Comments

It was a loooong trade deadline day today, and all eyes were on Manny Ramirez.   As a Red Sox fan it’s odd to see Manny leave the Red Sox for Los Angeles, it’s like the guy is following me.  As of noon today it looked as though Manny was either staying with the Red Sox [...]

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Tags: Sports

LA Home for sale only $179,000

July 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

This is the craziest thing ever in Real Estate Marketing. This is a abandoned 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 699 sq ft, REPO house for sale in East LA for only $179,000, looks ordinary from the outside, but check out the inside. Yikes! The realtor actually included 14 photos of the graffiti covered [...]

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Tags: · Food & Drink

Johnny Cupcakes on Melrose- Grand Opening this Saturday Aug 2nd

July 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

I read a ton LA blogs/sites/etc and have seen Johnny Cupcakes all over the place.  This guy has done well on getting the word out on his newest establishment opening on Melrose.  This Saturday is his Grand opening and I am anxious to see how the place turns out as he has 3 videos on [...]

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Tags: Art · Celebrity News · Clothes and Accessories

Los Angeles Library new 2 week check out policy sucks

July 30th, 2008 · 7 Comments

First off, it seems few Angelenos take advantage of the Library like they should. Everytime I am in there I see old people, homeless people, or Mom’s with kids. Very few working stiffs or business professionals like myself. Well I’ll tell you in this economy you’d be a fool not to take [...]

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The Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger Turns 61 Today!

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Love him or hate him, your Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 61 today! Being a Gen-xer I was raised on Arnold movies from Conan to Commando and Predator to Total Recall….all guy flicks i totally loved. Happy Birthday Ah-nold!

Arnold’s Bio on IMDB, Arnold’s Bio on CA Gov site.

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Tags: Politics

Hey Lady! Will the French think this if funny?

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Las Vegas Police found a gun in Jerry Lewis’ luggage at the Las Vegas airport last Friday.  Jerry’s manager said that the gun was just a fake prop gun that Jerry Lewis uses during his show.  Apparently Lewis will not be charged with concealing a weapon since it’s not technically a weapon.

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Weezer’s Red Album (Deluxe version) as reviewed by Meredith via AIM

July 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

My friend Meredith from Boston was kinda enough to walk me through the new Weezer record over AIM.  If you’d like to follow along you can pick up a copy here.

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Tags: Music

Need a date AND a car?

July 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From Ebay:
Hello and thank you for looking at my auction. I hate to let my baby go but I bought a new car and she must go. Im addition if you win the car, you win a fun date on the town with me in fabulous Las Vegas!(you are responsible, for getting to vegas yourself ) I [...]

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Tags: Humor

Angels first baseman Casey Kotchman traded to the Braves for Mark Teixeira

July 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Angels’ stressball first baseman Casey Kotchman has just been traded to the Atlanta Braves for first baseman Mark Teixeira.  Minor league pitcher Steven Marek has also been traded to the Atlanta Braves organization as part of the deal.

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Tags: Sports

Earthquake covers Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas

July 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Anyone else feel it?  That was a RUMBLER!
At 11:42 am earthquake rolled through Los Angeles lasting about 8 seconds.  There goes half the traffic!
The earthquake was a 5.8 epicenter in Chino Hills in San Bernadino County
Cell phones are down, and the US Government’s earthquake site isn’t loading, probably due to a crazy amount of people [...]

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Tags: Environment