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tags: atheist

Phew… that was a packed couple of days.

We found out just a day or two before the trip that the Kaiju show was cancelled, but we wiped the tears from our eyes and mustered the strength to carry on. (Side Note: Ticketbastard was quick to refund ticket cost, but still snaked $6 in charges. They should just set up phony shows, cancel them and keep the fees.)

After meeting up with my cohorts from Seattle, and what seemed like an interminable wait for the Airport bus, we found ourselves at Union Station in downtown. The fun began immediately when we saw a vampire snuffling around in a grassy area. We think he was scared off by our numbers.

After checking into our hotel, we walked across the street and got the party started in a tiny Japanese dive/karaoke bar. The waitstaff barely spoke English, the grizzled Yakuza veterans at the bar were singing in Japanese, and we were guzzling down cheap stiff drinks.

After warming up, we headed next door to Daikokuya, probably one of the best ramen shops in Los Angeles. While the rest of the gang got the signature Daikoku Ramen, with extra back fat, I went for the Tuna Sashimi and Sushi rice. Om nom nom.

After the food coma subsided we headed over to Bar 107, where our friend would be DJing the next night. Drinking then sleeping commenced.

The next morning, we shuffled around Little Tokyo slightly hungover and marvelling at the signage. Our hostess, Betsy, graciously offered to drive us into Hollywood for an In N Out and BevMo run. 7 of us, one Pontiac Vibe, and boxes of purchases from BevMo? No Problem.

After nappy time, we headed over to another L.A. staple, El Pollo Loco. We washed that down with $1.00 Kobe Beef Tacos at a happy hour down the street. Then it was back over to Bar 107 to hear The Eye of The Bronado, DJs Buttafuoco (our friend Bryan) and Zack Morris, lay down some party music. I think there were Herradura Añejo shots somewhere in there.

While the rest of the crew ate taco truck tacos early in to the morning, I raised the white flag, and headed off to sleep.

Morning found us eating some great Mexican food, laying around a rooftop pool, and drinking Tecates. Unfortunately, we had flights to catch, so back off to LAX we headed.

All in all, a great trip. Some old friends I hadnt seen in years, met my good friend Mookie’s awesome new girlfriend, and generally let off some steam.

A+++ seller. Would buy from again!

tags: food, Los Angeles

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Curse you Red Baron!

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Just picked up copies of Little Big Planet and Lego Batman for the PS3. Any free time I may have had will now be squandered. Will still try to make it out for Last Thursday since the weather is supposed to be nice and my ankle is doing somewhat better.

tags: Lego Batman, Little Big Planet

Terry Tate; Office Linebacker was a Rebok spokesman a few years back. Now he’s gotten political! Check out his site for new and old videos!

tags: Terry Tate

West Coast Kaiju Big Battel throwdown in full effect!

What is Kaiju Big Battel, you ask?

Kaiju Big Battel is a modern conflict of epic proportions. Scattered throughout the galaxy is a monstrous mob of Kaiju – maniacal villains, ominous alien beasts, and gigantic, city-crushing monsters who are fighting for control of the globe, their volatile tempers periodically detonating into bouts of intergalactic sparring and senseless acts of violence.

Basically, its GWAR, if they were Japanese, atomic, and didnt play instruments.
(for more info check out this or for the vanilla wiki version, look here)

Heading down to Los Angeles Thursday November 20th through Saturday the 22nd with some SpiceAliens to check out the carnage at the Mayan Theater.

tags: big battel, kaiju, Los Angeles

A few weeks ago I celebrated(?) my 40th birthday. One of the best gifts I got was from my friend April. She went and rounded up 40 different beers. The great thing was that they weren’t local beers. Living in Portland, one gets kind of spoiled with the number of microbrews available at our local watering holes. April managed to round up beers from far flung locales such as Tahiti, India, Singapore, and the near mythical dark empire of Germany.

While a review of each beer would be unwieldy, most of the beers were quite good (or at least not heinous). Two stinkers do have to get called out. The Bard’s Tale sorghum beer was ass. I appreciate that there are people with gluten issues that may like this stuff. But let’s face it, its not beer. In that vein, the non-alcoholic Warsteiner stuck out like a sore thumb.

For those interested, here is the complete list:

• Abita Purple Haze
• Ayinger Oktober Fest Märzinger
• Bard’s Tale Dragon’s Gold
• Bison IPA
• Butte Creek Organic IPA
• Carlsberg Elephant
• Dick’s Dick Danger Ale
• Dick’s Lava Rock Porter
• Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
• Duvel Belgian Golden Ale
• Grand Teton Bitch Creek
• Great Divide Titan IPA
• Grieskirchner Jörger Weisse
• Hale’s Ales Kölsch
• Harp Lager
• HeBrew Messiah Bold
• Hinano Tahiti
• James Boag’s Premium Lager
• Kingfisher Premium Lager
• Lagunitas Sirius
• Lakefront IPA
• Laughing Dog IPA
• Lost Coast 8-Ball Stout
• Lost Coast Downtown Brown
• Nectar IPA
• New Belgium Mothership Wit
• Newcastle Brown Ale
• North Coast PranQster Belgian Style Golden Ale
• North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner
• Paulaner Oktoberfest-Märzen
• Speakeasy Double Daddy IPA
• Speakeasy Prohibition Ale
• Tiger Lager
• Victory Hopdevil
• Victory Prima Pils
• Warsteiner Premium Fresh
• Weed Golden Ale
• Weed Mountain High IPA
• Weihenstephaner Festbier
• Xingu Black Beer

tags: Ale, April

The end credits for WKRP In Cincinnati contained a song whose lyrics were shrouded in mystery. Analyzed as much as Hotel California or American Pie, scholars thought the true meaning would be lost to the ages.

Until now.

tags: American Pie, Hotel California, WKRP in Cincinnati