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Entries from October 2008

The 101 Coffee Shop - Hollywood

October 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m never disappointed when I visit the 101 Coffee Shop.. maybe because it’s usually 2am and my food standards have lowered, but I always leave happy.  Lots of vegetarian/vegan options on the menu, and the ambiance is old-school diner meets chic LA.  By far the best hotel diner you’ll find around LA.. take THAT Santa [...]

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Tags: · Food & Drink

Kaiju Big Battel Ticket Giveaway - live at the Mayan Nov. 20 with Busdriver and Rocktapussy

October 31st, 2008 · 10 Comments

Thanks to our friends at Goldenvoice Promotions, LA Snark has THREE PAIRS of tickets to give away to Kaiju Big Battel’s November 20th event at the Mayan Theater.   Entering is easy, just leave a comment below and three winners will be chosen at random.
Winners announced on Saturday Nov. 15!   See you at the Battel!

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Tags: · Los Angeles Area Events

Oh Snap - Obama Effigy in Redondo Beach

October 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Hey lady.. people might be a little more sensitive about hanging a black man than a white moose-huntin’ shopping spree-in’, hockey mom.. just sayin’
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_10856986
http://laist.com/2008/10/30/obama_effigy_found_in_redondo_beach.php
http://www.ktla.com/content_landing_page/?Obama-Halloween-Display-Stirs-Anger-in-R=1&blockID=121617&feedID=171

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Tags: · Politics

Things have been busy at the Snark-O-Plex

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Things to stay tuned for:
America, meet TIGERBOMBS

a review of AC/DC’s latest: Black Ice

Plus, after seeing Saw V tonight, I will have sat through all Saw movies within a week.  Why?  I don’t know, but it’s Snark-worthy.

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Tags: · MetaSnark

The Jackson 5 are reuniting…

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Tito is back baby!!!!!!!!!!
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Update from PerezHilton:
Michael Jackson’s publicist reveals exclusively to PerezHilton.com that the singer is NOT getting back together with his brothers and there will be NO concerts next year.
Michael Jackson’s spokesperson, Dr. Tohme, in response to the rumors - begun by Jermaine - regarding Michael’s participation in a Jackson 5 reunion, has [...]

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Flipping Cars After Winning The World Series: Not Just A Boston Thing Anymore

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Hey Philly,
Remember when we just won the world series for the first time in 28 years? That was great! Then my car got flipped over and that wasn’t great.
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Is that.. RAIN???

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

This just in.. it’s POURING in Hollywood!  Meanwhile it’s sunny where I am in Culver City.
……and it’s over already.

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Tags: · Environment

WeHo Starts Halloween Celebration Early this Year

October 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A Halloween display resembling Sarah Palin hanging by a noose in front of a house and mannequin resembling McCain emerging from the house’s chimney with paper flames around it was found in West Hollywood. Looks like the citizens of WeHo are starting their annual Halloween celebrations early this year.

The West Hollywood mayor condemned [...]

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Tags: Hollywood · Humor · Politics · West Hollywood

MySpace cops Facebook’s “People You May Know” feature

October 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

So MySpace is continuing to play catch-up with Facebook by, well, stealing all of the features that Facebook offers users.  This was first obvious with the news feed showing your friends’ status reports, and tonight, like millions of others I’m sure, I received this email:
Dear LA Snark,
We’ve added a great new feature to MySpace! Just [...]

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Tags: · Tech/Online

LA’s Pink Floyd? Big Elf

October 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Check out the new video for Money by Big Elf.  I’m gonna go get my black light.
http://www.bigelf.com/money.html

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