Monthly Archives: June 2025

Warming-up here!

Hey! From one old man to many other Old Mans, uh, yo, Happy Father’s Day out there now! Pops!

Take it from the Pavement Band here, NO MORE KINGS! Unless you think of the Sacratomato or La-La Land varieties…

Still time to acknowledge the Feast Day now of Saint Anthony of Padua, this here Web log’s unsanctioned (unsanctioned!) patron! Ora pro nobis!

R.I.P., Brian Wilson. Attended the Smile concert at the venue featured in today’s video lede. The Hollywood Bowl atmosphere & energy are always top-notch, because the outcomes are known, and the people want to be there, unlike, say, at a … Continue reading →

Res ipsa loquitur…

Yea, verily, we need one day soon to stand-up in solidarity with our nonwhite bros. & sisters downtown in defiance of the Stephen Miller Gestapo Disappearings; however, today was not that day, with some nice, safe bourgeoisie festivities at which … Continue reading →

Only in Los Angeles. The current TV programme closest in spirit to the original Columbo is marking its second-season start with a promotion here in beautiful downtown Studio City: a big sandwich giveaway at the local hipster smashburger joint.

Some things just sound like summer, and that’s especially true of the song in today’s video lede. Enjoy!

As that old Silver Jews song asks: ‘Why can’t monsters get along with other monsters?’ The answer: ‘They don’t want to!’ We live in a time now where the Real-World Infeasibility of Ayn Rand’s Fantastical Galt’s Gulch is playing out … Continue reading →