Los Angeles: Things To Do And Places To Go

[suzzer99]

Yeah the $1 beer line on Friday night is about as much fun. When it gets close the the counter the line just sort of fans out across the counter, then it's every man woman and child to themselves. Not to mention all the people constantly snaking up to get in the fan part of the line, bypassing the long tail. Pretty much as close as you can get to 3rd world chaos that I've seen in LA.

Another fun experience at Hollywood Park was waiting to cash my ticket, looking down at an adorable 7-year old girl, holding some little stuffed animal. I thought, oh that's nice, this is kind of a family place. Then I looked up at her Mom, who just had this glazed, gone, gambleholic look in her eyes. Like she was only barely aware she was clutching something in her hand that she needed to drag around with her. Then the mom drug the daughter off, and I got really sad.

[Los Feliz Slim]

You really haven't seen degeneracy until you've been to Hollywood Park, which is what makes it so awesome. I once saw Kenny Mayne there in an unwashed t-shirt with that same glazed look.

[hanster]

LFS,
The HP pony idea is very exciting, until Suzzer's story came up. He's coming from Shanghai, so that's not exactly what he's looking for. (ALTHOUGH it would be cool).

Suzzer,
You never disappoint me despite failing to find your 3 giggly girls handjobs place in Shanghai. Nudie bar sounds awesome but I also am trying to impress him into landing a job somewhere [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I'm looking into Buggy Whip and Proud Bird at the moment. I also booked a reservation at the Palm last week but I felt it might be a tad too far for a 5-hour layover. How do you guys feel about that place?

[Los Feliz Slim]

I don't think either the downtown or West Hollywood Palms are realistic with that layover (but I do love the Palm). If you're hell-bent on leaving the immediate area of LAX (which I think is a really bad idea) stick to Venice, Marina Del Rey, the beaches, etc. I've had business dinners at the Ritz-Carlton in the marina, that would be a really safe place to go I think.

[Slider]

Decent idea for a thread, but you guys are still slacking!

I've lived in the South Bay by the beach for almost a year now. It's a grat place to live.

Check out the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach. 25$ tickets - I took my gf there for the first time last week to see Joe Rogan live. Good food there too.

The beach in Hermosa is always tight in the summer. Lots of Volleyball if you're into that.

3 St. promenade was somewhat meh imo... It was neat though. Probably would have been better if I didn't go with a girl so I could actually walk outside instead of in and out stores every 2 seconds.

Botanical Gardens in Palos Verdes are somewhat nice.. (if you're a girl).

Sea Kayaking is fun. I'm sure some marinas will rent them too you. Went in Redondo and saw a bunch of seals.

The bars in Hermosa are a blast. My favorite by far is Sangria (as it's the only place you can actually move around and dance).

The Golf in LA blows unless you want to pay like 200-300$ per round or play a 6 hour rounds. Trump course was nice though and definitely worth it.

Sports games are always fun. Hopefully people with more experience in L.A. can chime in some new fun places to go.

[CharlieDontSurf]

For movie fans in LA

http://www2.variety.com/screening/la...lt.asp?show=11

note: you don't need to be in a guild to get in...u just have to be willing to wait in line. The better the movie the longer the wait.

[hanster]

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I don't think either the downtown or West Hollywood Palms are realistic with that layover (but I do love the Palm). If you're hell-bent on leaving the immediate area of LAX (which I think is a really bad idea) stick to Venice, Marina Del Rey, the beaches, etc. I've had business dinners at the Ritz-Carlton in the marina, that would be a really safe place to go I think.

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Hm the layover part really worries me, too. When I was in Shanghai over the summer we had dinner at the Ritz-Carlton in Shanghai and it was amazing. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] He stated that burgers and fries will be fine so maybe take him to a nice burger joint. Also, I found out he just has to be at the airport BY 11 PM, not that his flight is departing at 11 PM, I guess that makes things a lot easier, no? And of course, I would love to have a chance to dine at The Palm on business expense [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]. Do you recommend any particular items at the restaurant even if I probably won't make it there this time around?

CDS,
Nice. UCLA also has that kind of screening events.
http://gsa.asucla.ucla.edu/%7Emelnitz/SCREENINGS.html
They screened American Gangster a week before it came out but there were so many people cutting and I didn't get in.

I will probably check out David Finch and Zodiac again. Really enjoyed that movie. And also very am interested in seeing Charlie Wilson's War.

[Los Feliz Slim]

There are probably good local joints that I don't know about, but there's a Hamburger Hamlet on Sepulveda and National that would be do-able from the airport. Also if more casual is OK I've heard good things about Ford's Filling Station in Culver City but I haven't been myself.

Ordering at the Palm is pretty easy which is part of the reason I like it. My standard is order is West Coast Gigi salad, bone in ribeye, half and half (fried potatoes and onions), creamed spinach, and sauteed mushrooms. Pretty hard to go wrong though.

[renodoc]

Last month i ate at Peppone's in Brentwood.

The place was the bomb. Old school red leather godfather seats. Attentive service. Well-prepared food with stuff like "filet mignon meatballs" (that melted in your mouth)

But the main attraction is their winelist. They buy wine on release and then never change the price. I saw "Dominus- any vintage $89" They brought a 1990 and it rocked. Then tried a 1987 Mondavi Reserve cab for $69. There were probably a couple thousand wines to choose from, including some 1st and 2nd growth Bordeaux from good years and lots of Italians I had no clue about.

Check it out....