was super fun. Gershwin doing the music from that old United Airlines commercial.

also Bernstein.

but one of the best parts (besides being able to legally bring in bottles of wine) was when the pianist improvised off of Beethoven’s Fifth, best known from “Clockwork Orange”.

she told the crowd that in olden times classical musicians would improve live all the time but nowadays its super rare.

no clue why its rare cuz it was, like i said, the best part.

the conductor, this dude Dudamel is only 29 and the LA Phil has named him their music director and our reviewer and the crowd were super into him, for good reason. he has so much fun up there and clearly knows the music inside out.

but what i liked about him is he conducts from the future. like if he really wants one section to nail it he will gesture to them a full beat before he wants it. so not only are the musicians ready for it, but so is the crowd. it gets everyone way into it.

it also must be hard to do. i was confused. but i was also a tad toasted.

as i plan to be shortly, shorties.

this time on the award winning Hero Complex blog because this time we talk about movies

yes the interview went well but i wont let it go to my head, i think Bruce just liked me because i too am part of the bald brotherhood.

read all about it on the LA Times food blog, the Daily Dish

but yes i was super nervous and yes he only let two news outlets interview him in LA and yes those were all my questions (whose else would they be?)

hes a great copy editor. he sits in front of me

see that watch. it’s gold. wanna know why its gold?

its gold because he has worked at the Times for 25 freakin YEARS!

didnt know people worked at one place that long did you?

me neither.

we’re very glad that Steve is here and i hope to see him here another 25 years.

congrats Steve!

the girl is cute, the dude had dimples and looked good in a tight jacket

so why not get married!

because you met on TV!

crazy thing is people try to stick together for dumber reasons even when theyre not on tv.

everyone knows of couples who either fight all the time or dont talk or who sleep in separate bedrooms

when i was an ice cream man guy in college i dated a girl whose mom would go to the library on mondays, stock up on books, and read all night on the downstairs couch and fall asleep there so she wouldnt have to sleep with her husband.

why were they still together? the kids were teens and knew of their parents unhappiness and would have been happier if their parents moved on with their lives. but it never happened. why?

people hate change. they hate it more than they hate the bleh that is their love life. they hate it so much they convince themselves that the dark period of being alone will be such a devastating valley that they refuse to walk into the sunshine that their rational mind knows is right ahead of them.

the devil you know conundrum in full effect.

this sweet sweet woman with beautiful daughters did not realize that her actions and library books were effecting her offspring in lifechanging ways. those girls grew up with a skewed perspective of what is possible with love and did some dramatic and unwise things as young women including dating ice cream men and marrying far too young because they figured “if love is so hard to find, and if real love is nearly impossible, then grab on to Whatever asap and hang on tight.”

im no expert on love. or the human condition. or other people’s love lives. but i am an expert of change.

i too despise what theyre slowly doing to my beloved Wrigley Field. i hate when businesses i once frequented are replaced. the Jungian psychology of being comfortable with “knowing” in my minds eye that a building is going to be around the corner with a familiar sign is destroyed when the corner is turned and things have changed.

but when it comes to love, real love, long lasting forever and ever love, the type of love that means everything, and fuels everything, and creates magic that last for generations – well that love is worth climbing every mountain and fording through every stream.

that love is worth putting your perspective partner through every test and exercise, and more importantly yourself through tough questions and tougher actions

which sometimes means you’ll be alone for a while.

miles davis was known for his amazing music

but i will submit that it was the silence in between the notes that made him legendary.

as depeche mode once suggested

enjoy the silence.

and pray for those who sleep on couches, those who propose on tv, and especially those who struggle with change.

from pastrami sandwhiches from the Canters truck. when we saw these very flexible people being flexible in the distance

Barnsdale Art Park keeping things interesting. as always.

the first sign is that weirdo interior store Period, best known for their bloody-looking sign appears to be out of business now.

next is the huge huge huge super graphic on the storage building on Highland near Santa Monica Blvd that used to advertise all things Apple.

i know the city is trying to crack down on super sized billboards but it hasnt stopped the practice from happening all over town, why just pick on this building?

meanwhile across the street the seedy Del Taco best known as a hang out for some of the cities more interesting transexual prostitutes shut down just other day.

so if you wanna chill with the gents in the dresses, looks like you’ll have to chill at Donut Time across the street.

ch ch ch ch changes

but i love love love tourists

LA usually has more than its fair share of outta towners

but come summer time they’re all over the place with their maps and their cameras and it makes me feel so happy. maybe because it reminds me of when im a tourist.

so i took my truest to santa monica beach for lunch at the end of the pier

despite the fog and unseasonably comfortable temps, it was pretty packed on the pier

our view was great and the meal was great and the two margaritas were stroooong oh boy

and just like on hollywood blvd they had people dressed up in costume and for a buck you could take a picture with them. its a tourist tradition.

for two bucks i started a new tradition

sorry tony stark