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RedShoes · Post by **RedShoes** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:26 pm

Blue's parents threw us a beautiful engagement party on Sunday. Unfortunately there are next to no good photos of just the two of us together, but here are a few nice shots:

Here we are with my best friend/maid of honor:

And here we are with Blue's best friend/cousin/best man:

Note how Blue has a beer in his hand in BOTH pictures.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:54 am

I just hope it wasn't the same beer.

Although drinking vast amounts of beer is not big or clever...

...as Mrs VG has tried to tell me many times over the years!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:38 am

Here are some photos from my visit to LA, which included:

-A 3AM cheeseburger at Tommy's in Santa Monica after a hellish flight with no food.
-A Dodger-Giants game at Chavez Ravine, which the Dodgers won on a home run by Nomar Garciaparra.
-A visit to my old childhood home and lunch at Mijare's in Pasadena, my favorite Mexican restaurant.
-A taping of Craig Ferguson's show at CBS.
-A visit to the outstanding Amoeba Records.
-An outdoor screening (along with hundreds of other picnickers) of "Repo Man" at Forever Hollywood, a cemetery behind the Paramount lot in Hollywood.

Apart from the obvious signs of growth and new contruction (such as the Getty Center on the West Side and Kodak Theater on Highland) LA has not really changed much since I lived there in the 1980s. There were so many times that we would drive by old local icons (The Alex Theater in Glendale, the endless cheap motels and minimalls in Hollywood, Canter's, House of Pies in Los Feliz, etc.) and I would remark to my sister how they seemed to have been frozen in time. Silverlake is now a hipster hangout, which wasn't so much the case in the 80s, and the arts communities seem to be spreading beyond the West Side (where they have been priced out) to formerly "square" communities such as Glendale.

Despite all of the familar sights it was hard not to notice one major difference - the city is now overwhelmingly multicultural. Hispanic primarily, but also Armenian, Korean. LA was still a city run by traditional white elites in the 1980s, but that is clearly no longer the case. I thought that going back to Chavez Ravine after listening to Ry Cooder's recent album would be a little bit of a strange experience (when I went to games there as a kid I was blissfully unaware of the shady history of the site where the Stadium sits). Instead it almost seems as if hispanic (mostly Mexican-American) families have reclaimed the site as their own, so strong was their presence at the game that night.

Anyway, here are a few snapshots:

Me, ordering at Tommy's:

At the stadium:

Me and my sis (the Giant fan) at Dodger Stadium:

Having a margarita at Mijare's in Pasadena:

Getting ready for the "Repo Man" showing at Forever Hollywood (that's my Aunt Caroline, me, my cousin Carrie and my brother Zack):

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:27 am

Looks like you were having a hard time!

Nice pictures WSS although it was a bit worrying to see a sign that says gas.com just above your sister

Post by **BlueChair** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:52 am

Nice pics

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:05 am

verbal gymnastics wrote:Looks like you were having a hard time!

Indeed. Stayed up later than I had in years. Forgot to mention that I visited Silverlake's finest gay nightclub, MJ's, where my brother Zack is a doorman/bouncer. Free drinks and a friend of my bro's encouraging me to "dump the bitch, make the switch" - an offer that I politely declined.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:15 pm

Who Shot Sam? wrote:
verbal gymnastics wrote:Looks like you were having a hard time!
Indeed. Stayed up later than I had in years. Forgot to mention that I visited Silverlake's finest gay nightclub, MJ's, where my brother Zack is a doorman/bouncer. Free drinks and a friend of my bro's encouraging me to "dump the bitch, make the switch" - an offer that I politely declined.

Sam's not going to make that mistake twice!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:19 pm

Boy With A Problem wrote:Sam's not going to make that mistake twice!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:57 am

Is that when you forgot which country you were in and somebody asked you if you fancied a fag?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:06 am

took a few dam pictures

Austin, Josie and Hollywood Jenkins

Austin doing his Knuckles O'Rourke impersonation

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:49 pm

A few photos of the fam from my brother's wedding yesterday...

My daughter, who was the world's best flower girl (this was taken long after she had picked at the flower basket)...

Mini dude and Mrs. Sam...

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:40 am

Gorgeous!

Your daughter looks like an angel and your son seems to have a little bit of mischief lurking behind those eyes...

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:59 am

mood swung wrote:Gorgeous!

Your daughter looks like an angel and your son seems to have a little bit of mischief lurking behind those eyes...

100% accurate. More than a little mischief. When my brother mentioned to me that he wanted him to participate in the wedding as ring-bearer, I said, "Are you sure??" Fortunately everything went off without a hitch. Here's one of my brother Sean and his gorgeous bride Elissa (my son is completely smitten with her - understandably - so much so that I asked at one point if she might be considering filing a restraining order against him):

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:13 am

Who Shot Sam wrote:Fortunately everything went off without a hitch.

Except for Sean and Elissa of course!

And I think we know where your son gets his mischief from

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:29 am

Beautiful pics, WSS - your whole family is just damn good looking.

Being a former and sometimes still occasional wedding coordinator, I have recently found guilty pleasure watching Bridezillas on tv. Makes me never want to do another wedding for anyone again.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:42 am

spooky girlfriend wrote:Beautiful pics, WSS - your whole family is just damn good looking.

You'll notice I'm the only one not pictured!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:28 am

My wife surprised me yesterday by bringing home a beautifully framed personally signed photo of Richard Hawley that I had won in a charity auction on his site.

Chris Saunders, one of the Hawleyboard regulars, does some incredible work. You can see his stuff here:

http://www.chrismsaunders.com/

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:31 am

just a couple of your average, ordinary, fun-loving elvis fans.

Goody2Shoes · Post by **Goody2Shoes** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:01 pm

The one on the right looks a little sleepy. Fun-loving, yes, but sleepy.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:47 pm

I think you both look great!

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:59 pm

i like the mommies.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:43 am

Goody2Shoes wrote:The one on the right looks a little sleepy. Fun-loving, yes, but sleepy.

Do you mean what is known as "tired and emotional"?

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:06 am

mood swung wrote:just a couple of your average, ordinary, fun-loving elvis fans.

Ordinary?? never.

25to12 · Post by **25to12** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:45 am

Well, since you asked so nicely, here's one of me

(I'm on the right)

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:51 am

join the dots