Los Angeles & Vicinty 2011

LA sucks.

I shouldn't be so negative, because really, I was only there for 36 hours and just about got everything done I needed to. Spent the morning at the La Brea Tar Pits which turned out to be quite a bit more interesting that I was expecting. Really, they have pulled a lot of fossils out of those pits and done an astounding amount of cataloging work, plus the smell is indescribable. Afternoon spent on the annual Amoeba Records pilgrimage was successful, especially for MasterCard who will be pleased with their 3% of my haul.

Back in the car Tuesday morning to ride around Beverly Hills annoying the stuck up locals like a jackass and then spend some time in Venice Beach. Built in the early 1900s, it was supposed to mimic the real Venice with lots of canals and footbridges. Decades of neglect turned it into a real cesspool, but during the 70s it went through a transformation. The original houses were restored, the canals cleaned up. Up on the beach, the boardwalk sort of reminded me of Seaside Heights but with (alot) more pot and bums. Lunch under the "V-E-N-I-C-E" letters before heading up the PCH to destinations unknown.

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