Last night we went to The Hotel Cafe to see singer-songwriter-actor-model Caitlin Crosby. (You might recognize her; she was in an NFL Shop commercial last year, the one that has all the girls dressed in Giants gear and then the last girl to the party is wearing Jets gear.) This chick puts on one hell… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Los Angeles
Cotner and Santa Monica
In keeping with Obama’s new “Era of Responsibility”, I’m going to start a new recurring feature here at davidgagne.net. I was thinking of naming it “Assholes Who Refuse to Pay Attention to Traffic Signs”, but I think instead I’ll just go with the name of the intersection. Since I am forced to take the same… Read more »
E. Baldi
Just around the corner from Spago in Beverly Hills is a terrific little establishment named E. Baldi. (It’s the sister restaurant of just about the best place to eat in Los Angeles, Giorgio Baldi.) I had the amazing garganelle with meat sauce tonight, and didn’t realize until I was walking out the door that I… Read more »
Los Angeles Utilities
Just for the hell of it, I’m posting my latest LA DWP bill, which covers June 10th to August 8th. How much are you paying?
Rock and Roll
5.4! What’s crazy is that I was on an elevator when it hit. The elevator in my building is constantly closed for repairs and people are getting stuck on it all the time, so I just assumed that it was the damn thing broken again. Then I stepped out of the elevator onto my floor… Read more »
Frightening Return Policy
Across the street from the Groundlings on Melrose in West Hollywood is an adult toy shop with a nausea-inducing sign. (Click the photo for a larger shot, including my innocent Tacoma parked in front of the place. Note: I was not visiting the place!) This is a store that sells … ahem … “adult toys”… Read more »
Citizen Smith
My friends Bob and Gretchen were in town last night for the X-Files premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. I met them afterwards and we went to Citizen Smith for a late dinner. (It took me just under an hour to get to the restaurant from my house, even though it’s only about eight… Read more »
DG3G
I dragged myself out of bed at 5:00am today and played 18 with Andy at Hillcrest Country Club. I shot an embarrassing 63 on the front 9, but an at-least-average 55 on the back 9. (My father-in-law gave me a round of golf lessons with the club pro at Lakeside Country Club as a gift… Read more »
Los Angeles Superior Court
On May 1, 2008 I received a traffic citation while driving approximately 5mph in the middle of a bottleneck on Sunset Boulevard. A motorcycle cop driving between the lanes was stuck next to me because the guy in the other lane had drifted too close to my lane. He looked at me and nodded. I… Read more »
James at Spaceland
Another awesome night in Los Angeles: After work on Friday, Tricia and I had dinner on the West side and then headed to the East side to catch a secret, surprise performance by James. The band played an excellent set to a sold-out crowd at Silver Lake‘s über-chic Club Spaceland. The show lasted a little… Read more »