Entries from October 2006

Muddy Tuna

October 30th, 2006 · Comments Off on Muddy Tuna

Two years after my first Muddy Buddy experience, I enlisted the help of the other Brian at work, and without any ‘Brian’-related puns for our team name, we took on the San Dimas Muddy Buddy this weekend as “Tuna Melts” – the entry form didn’t allow enough characters for me to add a “The” at […]

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Tags: Los Angeles · Running

Formosa gets a new feature

October 28th, 2006 · Comments Off on Formosa gets a new feature

This week, our little street lost two of its most distinctive features. All week long, we saw the work of a construction crew replacing a set of permanent green pylons in the street a few doors down from us. They seemed to be a sort of speed-impeding device, one that no other streets in the […]

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Tags: Los Angeles

At the Troubadour

October 24th, 2006 · Comments Off on At the Troubadour

I feel like my taste in music has remained pretty stagnant over the last few years. Leaving college and the radio station behind didn’t do it, as cd-burning mania struck just after I graduated, and kept new music flowing into my life for the next few years. Maybe I’m just not paying attention as closely […]

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Tags: Los Angeles · Music

Italia

October 20th, 2006 · Comments Off on Italia

I returned on Tuesday from ten days in Italy, a little sick, a little tired, but happy to have spent time in both small-town Sacile and cosmopolitan Venice. The film festival I attended, eight days of silent films, was just about as obscure but a lot less boring than it might sound. It was great […]

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Tags: Film · Travel

Music at the Greek; off to Italy

October 5th, 2006 · Comments Off on Music at the Greek; off to Italy

Even before we moved, I knew that KCRW was just about the best thing about L.A., but now that we’re here, we’re learning first-hand. First and foremost, Morning Becomes Eclectic is about the best radio show out there, and the rest of the lineup is interesting and intriguing as well. Second, the Fringe Benefits card […]

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Tags: Los Angeles · Music · Noted