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Mitchell Hurwitz Discusses His Plans For The Arrested Development Movie | /Film

Mitchell Hurwitz Discusses His Plans For The Arrested Development Movie | /Film

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Where the wild things are

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The above review, echoes my feelings after seeing the movie. I enjoyed it, but still felt it was missing something. It deals with some heavy subject matter, and in my opinion would be a bit boring for a pre-teen. Visually I thought they did a great job. The puppets and locations take you away to where the wild things are, just wish there was more to do there than argue.

Spike and Mike's - The Best of No Neck Joe

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The woes of having no neck!

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Central Cali Walkabout

Having lots of time on my hands this year, I had yet to really take advantage and travel like you always dream about when you are trapped behind a desk. Last weekend I was finally able to blaze a trail out of the LA metro area and hit the open roads of central California. Though hot this time of year I always enjoy the open fields and wide open skies. Up I-5 to Lost Hills and the 46 where you climb out of the central valley and eventually into wine country and Paso Robles. I have fond memories of PR because of the fun times spent at Lake Nacimiento years back. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nacimiento Taking the 101 North now, the highway seems to go on forever. I stop in King City for a food break and to give my motor coach a breather. Back on the hwy up to Salinas the coastal fog brings a lovely cooling sensation. Now I cut toward the coast and roll through Castroville "the artichoke center of the world", I never knew there was such a place. Slow going up to Santa Cruz I finally stop for gas. 377mi on 13.3gal not to shabby. I was close, Pigeon Point was only 30min or so away. A few minutes out got a great view of the sunset over the cliffs and ocean, it was lovely. Keeping my eyes peeled for the lighthouse it was hard to spot as the coastal fog rolled in, but I did catch it on the first pass. Checking in, I got my key to my dorm room. Dropping off my goods, I headed out with my camera to check out the area. It was tough going though with the sunlight fading and the fog thickening. I was also a bit disappointed that the lighthouse is no longer fully lit, but it was still sweet to see it doing it's thing in the fog. After a day of driving I skipped attempting to find a bar and called it a night.

The next morning I walked around the grounds again and read up on the lighthouse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_Point_Lighthouse After checking out I headed back towards Santa Cruz for some food. Found a great local spot outside of town, and enjoyed pancakes, eggs and sausage. After eating I headed for the redwoods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cowell_Redwoods_State_Park Flashback to when I was a kid, right next to the park is Roaring Camp which is a old school train that goes up and around the mountains. I choose not to relive the past, but it was still a blast to see them chugging around. After hitting the small info station I made my way into the giant redwoods. It was great being in the shade out of the heat and hiking next to the river. So quiet and peaceful, it made me wish for lush forests closer to home. After several hours of hiking I started to make my way back to the car. I do wish I had all this right in my back yard.

LBC Revisited

This is the preschool I attended on third street. Back in the day there were only a couple of toys in the yard. Looks like wall to wall items these days. The main memory I have from going here is a messy situation involving a tricycle. Yeah, it was smelly.

The intersection of 7th and Redondo. Main memories of this corner are the Bistro Bar which is now called the Bull i believe. The Bistro was run by Fay an old lady who sold pitchers for $5 I wanna say. Had many a fun, mellow nights playing cheap pool and old board games. My grandmother used to work in a travel store on the same corner in the 80's.

This is an old party pad on 8th Street. Several of my close friends lived at this house in the late 90's. The front fence was not there back then. Great memories of Jamming in the front room till late in the evening and gay neighbors yelling at each other in the middle of the night in the front yard.

OK Burger on Lakewood and Sterns. No real connection to this place, I may have eaten here at some point. Did it used to be a taco bell or was there a tb next to it? Hmmm....

Long Beach Airport, with Signal Hill in the background. A major Jet Blue hub, I wish I travelled domestic more just because it is so convenient.

The old DC Jets sign. This sign has been up forever it seems like. Former Douglas air hanger, now Boeing. This is where they assemble plane parts. Located off Lakewood blvd. and next to Vets Stadium.

I'd been meaning to do this for sometime but never seemed to have the time. With my current situation being as it is, the opportunity presented itself recently to grab some shots of some spots in Long Beach CA that had significance to me.

New Futurama!

Good news for those of us that enjoy cartoons! Futurama will be coming back with new episodes on Comedy Central. When the series originally aired I only managed to catch a few episodes but thanks to cable and Tivo, I'm nearly positive I've seen every episode up till this point. At first glance it's your basic toon, but paying closer attention, the dialog and story lines are anything but basic. Nice work writers! Bender gets to bend again thanks to Comedy Central!

Travis pics

Travis at HOB Anaheim

Saw Scotland's Travis last week for the second time. After seeing them a few years back I thought it hard to believe they could put on a better show, but it was possible. They played a good mix of the old stuff along with new tunes from the 'Ode to..' album. Fran did some nice work making it down into the crowd for a whole song and then singing 'Sarah' on his own after coming back for the encore. Next song Andy joined him on stage for a rendition of 'I kissed a girl', it was great. Special moments like these along with so many great songs (many which were not even singles) make them one of the best live acts I've ever seen.

Video killed the radio star, but who killed the radio station in L.A.?

A month or two back I was sickened to learn that yet another radio station that I liked was biting the dust. http://indie1031.fm/ Indie, a station that I had heard and watched grow was going away after about a 5 year run. It was like loosing a friend. No longer there for me on my morning commute, or my afternoon ride home. Gone were the varied play lists and various shows that had comforted me through the years. Now we (the rock lovers) are left with a station or two that play the same 15-20 songs a day, and it isn't right...it just isn't right. For an audience that is so massive I find it hard to believe that we have been left with so few options. It's amazing how many great bands there are out there that never get heard over the airwaves. Indie 103.1 changed that, even if only for a brief period in time. I thank them for broadening my musical tastes. Variety truly is the spice of life. Though still able to listen via the Internet, I do miss them everyday in my car. Another notch in the post of good stations gone.

-Indie 103.1
-Y107
-Groove 103.1
-Mars
-KNAC 105.5
-Pirate Radio 100.3

Los Angeles Tour Guide

I recently had the pleasure of being tour guide for a friend who was in town for a couple weeks. I decided not to really plan ahead, but to get some input from my visitor about what the 'must see' places might be for them. A funny thing happened with this method. I ended up going some places I'd never been before...doing some things I never had done before. Aside from the traffic, parking fees (though we did utilize the metro blue and red line one day), and unusual wet weather, it was a fun adventure.

Spots visited: Cypress, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach, Hollywood, Sunset Strip, Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Beach, Belmont Shores, Wilshire, Beverly Hills, Getty Center, Holocaust Museum(yes LA does have a small one), Santa Monica, Disneyland, Orange, Huntington Beach, North Long Beach, Downtown Los Angeles