Bare bones version of the poster for some friends south o' the border commemorating the 50th anniversary of Elvis's Seattle visit, immortalized in the cinematic classic, "It Happened at the World's Fair."
Links:
Le Boutique Chowderhead
« January 2012 | Main | March 2012 »
Back to Los Angeles
LACMA - The California Modern exhibit. Although a little light on mentioning the European influences that got them there, the exhibit was nevertheless a wonderland of all things mid-century and googie-shaped.
At LAX - Finally got inside of this famous landmark, speaking of all things googie. This very well may be the googie Mecca, in fact. Opened in 1961, the joint got a facelift in the late 90's with the help of Disney "imagineers," bringing it back to its former space-age glory and then some.
Encounter Lounge - Jetsons-a-go-go. There's Esquivel in the elevator, the bathrooms look like something out of Fantastic Voyage, and Miro-esque moon rock designs jut out from the hub, surrounded by curving stained glass evoking swirling galaxies and nebulas. I want to live here.
Back to Los Angeles
Buckaroo, aka Bucky - Bucky took great interest in our luggage, working himself up into a feline frenzy of sniffing and digging. Bucky also likes to dig under blankets and snooze. Here he is snoozing some more.
Somewhere - Having Sunday brunch with Billy and Shirley, I'm not sure what part of L.A. we were in, but her house was a real art deco era gem. The walls were riddled with earthquake cracks. Out back, the last tenant's abandoned bowling ball collection looked like weird sun-bleached eggs scattered throughout the overgrown garden.
Outside LACMA - A visit to the L.A. County Museum of Art. Late at night this installation thing, "Urban Light," apparently becomes a haven for hordes of wobbly old time cartoon drunks.
Back to L.A.
Van Nuys - The car wash of the stars. Where else but L.A. can you get your car scrubbed down by the likes of Donny Most or Charo?
California Winter - Some much needed vitamin D after living in the drippy nostril we call Vancouver.
In Traffic - So what else is new? Always in a car, always going somewhere "pretty close" - which is a fluid concept in the land of insane urban sprawl and traffic jams at midnight.
