108 is quite a number. It has special significant in the Buddhist faith. It’s the angle of the hydrogen bond in water. And it’s the sum of “The Numbers” on Lost. About 2 years ago, I posted on another blog a bunch of coincidences I had had with that number. And friend J wrote in [...]
I’ve found that some of the coolest parts of Downtown LA aren’t to be seen at street level, but rather several stories about it, on the roof. From the Standard Hotel to the Pacific Electric Lofts to the Oviatt Building, there are some great thing happening on the rooftops of the city. Earlier this week [...]
So, the new show FlashForward had its debut last night. I knew that it was set in Los Angeles, thanks to the Franklin Avenue blog. But as I was watching it, it looks even more familiar. And then I realized that I had come across it while they were filming back in March. I even [...]
Yes, I know this blog is named Greetings From LA, but my weekend trip to Yosemite was so blogworthy that I’m including it here. I’ll start a new tag to capture these occasional reports from “Beyond LA”. I spent last Easter at the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite. I have always visited Yosemite in the fall [...]
You might think all I’m doing this weekend is eating. That would actually be fairly correct. But it’s a long weekend with lots of activity, so one’s gotta eat… For our pre-theatre dinner, we wanted a place close to the show that wouldn’t entail a long, heavy meal. I recently downloaded the Yelp app for [...]
As I pondered how we could entertain Mom on her weekend visit, I thought it would be fun to take her to a show in the local theater district. It doesn’t look like much by day, but Theater Row Hollywood has some excellent stages – and it’s a few short blocks from L’s place. I [...]
