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you probably know them already. i am from the home of Minutemen, beautiful sunny San Pedro, the port of LA and let me tell you... pedro does extreme pride really well and that is especially true when it comes to this band (and in this case the pride is absolutely warranted). george hurley built a fence behind my driveway for us. i played bass in his drum room when i was like 11 lol. yes i am flexing these things because it's awesome and he's an extremely kind man. mike watt is around town sometimes and he comes off as very unapproachable and cranky which is also awesome and funny. ultimately he is also nice though.
there are still lots of blue-collar middle-aged (to quite old) people in rock bands in pedro going really hard. one of the biggest blessings of my life is having grown up here (despite the town's issues and generally freakish nature) because of the music scene and support from older musicians. minutemen are our (humble) stars, and i'm grateful for them, and i'm grateful for the many rock/punk/jazz/blues/noise/freaky sound art people in my town.
"A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985" is a great book, i was super pumped when it came out and everyone who was around at the time had things to say about it/things to expand on.
i have love for this place but i still am dying to move away. btw. don't get it twisted... i am getting out of town or i die.
May 7, 2024
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Multiple reasons to visit NGA, but the free screenings are among the top for me. Thought provoking programming that is usually tied in some way to ongoing exhibitions. I don’t watch trailers so I love to go in there without any expectations. Shout out to the lush red velvet seating - so cozy.
Apr 7, 2024
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most underrated movie theatre in la. student tickets are $5
Nov 19, 2024
Ok like very few people maybe just one recommended this and I liked it maybe more than the motion picture museum it’s very funny and there’s so much packed into it and good stuff!!
Plus they have costumes and stuff too and a Hannibal lecter prison cell recreation and a lot of mannequins with paper cut out heads and displays for movies that are ??? (Van helsing, transformers, quill??)
Mar 2, 2024
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this sweet beautiful baby comes to visit my house now :) very good and cuddly. give them water and love
Mar 9, 2024
pretty bad and stupid .. no clue what it would sound like melodically/rhythmically… could also just be a poem?.. was just wishing The Bear was about a bear…
Apr 18, 2024
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i do this all the time and have been doing it for years... whatever song is on turn it into a song about poop & pee, going to the bathroom, etc maintaining the rhythm and rhyming structure of the song... as you can imagine it's really easy... but it's like a little activity for myself and the perfect balance of using my brain and not using my brain at all because it's so dumb... it's too bad my song improv abilities are limited to poop/pee-centered lyricism
Jan 31, 2024