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I don’t listen to modern music anymore because instead of giving us talented and beautiful artists like this who sing wholesome songs to lift the people up they force lady Gaga on us with degenerate songs filled with pornographic demons.
1940s. Looking east on First Street in downtown Los Angeles, 1940s (Photo: Martin Turnbull). Thanks to John Nelson.
Wikiwand says, "Los Angeles Times Building (1935–2018), street address 202 W. First Street,original structure on the southwest corner of 1st and Spring . . . ." But that don't look like the "southwest corner." It looks like the southeast corner of Broadway to me.
I post this, one, because I liked Larry Bird, thought he had talent, but when you're watching players play in your era you kind of take them for granted unless they earn a name and accolades for themselves the way Bird did, the way Kareem did, the way Jamaal Wilkes did, the way Magic Johnson did, and the way that Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlin, Gail Goodrich, Happy Hairston, Earl Monroe, James Worthy, Doctor Julius Erving did. I especially liked Norm Nixon of the early 80s and late 70s. Such a great field commander as point guard. The Lakers and Celtic went at it in 3 consecutive championship playoffs.
The Lakers and Celtic went at it in 2 consecutive championship playoffs, 1984, 1985,
The 1983 NBA playoffs ended with the Philadelphia 76ers defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 4–0 in the NBA Finals, with Moses Malone named Finals MVP. The 1984 NBA playoffs concluded with the Boston Celtics defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 4–3 in the NBA Finals, with Larry Bird named Finals MVP. The 1985 NBA playoffs ended with the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Boston Celtics 4–2 in the NBA Finals.
In 1982, the Lakers went to battle against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Magic Johnson was named Finals MVP in 1982 when the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 4–2.
But for the 1985 series, I went to Game 3 at the Forum in the Lakers vs. Celtics. It was magical. I was invited to the game by a UPS coworker, Rick, who lived in Diamond Bar, lived in a nice townhome with his wife. It's odd. I recall one time during that season, he invited me over to his house to watch a Laker game, drink a few beer, and snack on chips and dip. I said, sure, I'll join you. It was fun. Just the two of us. Not much conversation, but we were both avid Laker, Magic, Kareen, and Worthy fans that we couldn't have been happier watching the game with a coworker. It was a few weeks later that Rick asked me to a playoff game at the Forum, Game 3. Hard to say no to that, so I went. It was a thrill of a lifetime. The Forum crowd was absolutely nuts. Lakers won and took a 2-1 lead in the championship. But a few months later, I was gathering my things in the lockers at UPS, and I saw two plain clothes detectives come in and handcuff Rick, and they took him away. Apparently, he was selling cocaine.
"Yesterday Once More," 1973. "Only Yesterday," 1975, another Carpenters' song. The Beatles' "Yesterday" was released in 1965. Too many songs about yesterday to get people to give up the present and the future and wallow in the past.
This is a mildly painful song because it reminds me of my Dad who loved the Carpenters' voices, TV performances, and melodies. When I hear them today, I love them, and in 1973 they remind me of my growing pains. I was in my purposeless junior year of high school. And my Dad was readying for retirement. So as to careers, skills, and social reputation, he wanted nothing of it anymore, and he thoroughly enjoyed retirement, traveling with friends and family to Colorado, to Palm Springs, to Arizona, to Chicago and Indiana to see in person and live a Notre Dame vs. USC game. O, and he maintained Frank and Marilyn's home in Glendale, cleaning their pool, vacuuming, dusting, and keeping the kitchen clean.
For me, goals would have helped a lot instead of just letting time drift and waiting for others to pick me up.
Wow, seeing this I've performance makes me like Patti Smith a lot. The song was written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith and was released in '77 and placed on her 1978 album.
Her song, "People Have the Power," from her 1988 album, Dream of Life, is pretty good. Not great. Maybe too melodic and not enough bite.
Her better work comes when she goes full grunge or Lou Reed with a feminine twist, like her 1979 "Dancing Barefoot."
"Smell of Teen Spirit," released on April 17, 2007 as part of her album Twelve). Patti Smith’s version of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” often searched as “Smell of Teen Spirit” is a cover track on her 2007 album Twelve.
Well, I was in Azusa this morning getting a cup of coffee with the McDonald's at Azusa Avenue and Cypress and I was thinking of a memory, was thinking of the guys from UPS in Baldwin Park. Two guys I worked with at night there were Dave Grinnell, Marty [can't think of his last name], and Roy Becerra. These guys were friendly enough to host weekend parties. Dave enjoyed drinking. I attended one of his parties where instead of serving Coke & Rum, Dave served Meyers's Rum & Dr. Pepper. Dee-licious. There was another guy I liked too. These guys could drink. One buddy downed too many Long Island iced teas one night up at the bar at the City of Industry. But the main guys were Roy, Marty, and Dave. Roy used to invite us over to his place in City Terrace off of City Terrace Drive. He's the one who introduced me to El Tepeyac's monster plates in East LA. Afterwards, we'd go to his house on Evergreen, smoke a little pot, listen to music. Someone gifted him with a pitbull puppy, a little "pitty." Roy was a great guy, generous and kind. He had good taste in music. He liked Santana, of course, but he liked Rickie Lee Jones, too, so he enjoyed listening to her 1979 song "Chucky E's in Love."
Roy was also enamored by Stevie Nicks. "Landslide" is from Fleetwood Mac's 1975 album, so I am sure that Roy may have been referring to it or another song on that album.
Their 1977 album, Rumours, contained the terrific hit, "Go Your Own Way," released in 1976 before compilation on the album.
The other song I remember falling in love with back in those days was The Clash's 1980 song "Charlie Don't Surf" from their Sandanista! [Nicaraguan communists] album. "Charlie don't surf" is a line from the 1979 Apocalypse Now movie, starring Martin Sheen, Robert Duval, and Marlon Brando.
With Dave Grinnell also, he had a bad back and he used to ask me like at least once or twice a night to crack his back for him, which meant that I had to lift him up off the ground. He'd present his back to me, and I'd rap my arms around him and he'd hold his arms to his side and I'd lift him up, and you could hear the crack and his spine kind of falling into some alignment. When I first met Dave, he was a sorter at the foot of the ramp, which was like 5 to 6 feet above me. And he'd insult me to get my attention. I ignored him long enough before I started calling him gay and fagot. That's how we got to know each other. The 4 of us had fun because at least once a week, sometimes twice a week, we'd either go eat at Manny's in East LA, with a pitcher of beer, of course, and then maybe golfing at a 3-par. One summer morning, we drove up Highway 39 in Azusa to go swimming in West Fork River. And I recall that we saw one a snake swimming at the surface of the water. Nature is always fun to observe. So that was cool. And, of course, we brought beer with us. Marty was the biggest drinker in the group. He was unfazed by alcohol. Marty and Dave were the big drinkers. Roy not so much, and me even less. I was a lightweight.
Ken Hathaway who I went skiing with at Wrightwood one Sunday. He bought peppermint schnapps, carried it in one of those deerskin wine bags. He was a good skier too, so we had fun doing that. And we skied all night from 9pm to midnight, then drove to Baldwin Park to start our graveyard shift at 1 am.
Who else was there? Mark Peterson. He asked me if he could get a job at UPS, so I gave him the contact's name, I think Danny Macias. Danny did ask me if Mark was reliable, and I said yes. I remember that Mark worked at Toys R Us in Rosemead right off the 10 Freeway. To say "I got Mark Peterson a job" might be overstating it. I vouched for him. I don't know that "I got him a job," but I told him who to get in touch with. This must have been 1983 because I wasn't around at Baldwin Park long enough because in April 1983, I was assigned a driving position im the Beverly Hills Hub at the Olympic Warehouse where I would later meet and reconnect with John Simpson, and get to know my supervisor Bruce, a light-skinned black man from Diamond Bar who loved playing basketball and invited me because I was tall.
Mark and I were buddies at one time. We spent a weekend in Santa Barbara once, slept in in back of my truck
December 2, 2012 (at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C.). This is the widely shared, highly acclaimed performance by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart (with Jason Bonham on drums and a choir), tributing Led Zeppelin. It was recorded that day and later aired on CBS (around December 26, 2012)
The X post shows a classic live performance of Foreigner (with Lou Gramm on vocals in a yellow tank top and bandana) performing"I Want to Know What Love Is" alongside a gospel choir in white robes (likely the New Jersey Mass Choir). This matches well-known 1984 footage from around the time the song was a massive hit from their album Agent Provocateur.
The song itself was released in late 1984 and featured the New Jersey Mass Choir on the studio recording (and often live). Videos and posts of this exact energetic stadium-style performance with the choir are commonly dated to 1984.
In 1977, Foreigner released its self-titled debut album, the first of six consecutive albums to be certified multi-platinum and reach the Top 10 in the US. The album produced two US Top 10 singles, "Feels Like the First Time" and "Cold as Ice". Their 1978 follow-up, Double Vision, was successful and included two more US hits: "Hot Blooded"
Heard this 1981 song by Santana, "Winning," tonight on the radio and I just loved it. Loved the opening guitar riff by Santana but also loved the alto voice by Alex Ligertwood.
He is best known as a lead vocalist for Santana, with five different stints from 1979 to 1994, which included the US Festival in 1982 and Live Aid in 1985. He is credited as lead vocalist on Santana songs such as "All I Ever Wanted," "You Know That I Love You," "Winning" and "Hold On." He also has co-writing credits for Santana songs including "Brightest Star," "E Papa Re," "Make Somebody Happy," "Somewhere in Heaven" and "The Nile."
One of the more elegant experiences for any kid in LA trying to learn what culture is.
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center, which is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
I am sure that Dad would have loved to have seen these pictures. Breaks my heart a little to see these without his eyes and comments on them. He was at heart, aesthetically and nostalgically, a true Victorian, era 1837-1901, or maybe in love with his parents years and Victorian ornaments of the late 1880s.
The Chaspeak Apartments at 512 W. 2nd street would have been my favorite building in L.A. had I lived there in the 40s. It was the inspiration for Arturo Bandini's rooming house in the 2006 film adaptation of "Ask the Dust." It is just creepy enough to be interesting. It was the home of a slightly mad spinster Josephine Hutchinson in the "Somewhere in the Night, 1946." Find more details at Water & Power.
HISTORICAL NOTE
The Chaspeak Apartments at 512 West Second Street became a familiar presence in Hollywood films. The building appeared in Somewhere in the Night, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and later in The Days of Wine and Roses. Its steep setting and layered architecture made it a natural backdrop for stories set in Los Angeles’ older neighborhoods.
By the mid-20th century, buildings like these reflected the changing character of Bunker Hill. Once home to wealthy residents, the area had become a dense working neighborhood filled with apartment houses and rooming establishments. Residents included laborers, retirees, and recent arrivals, giving the district a lived-in, textured quality that filmmakers often sought to capture.
1950, * A closer view of the Chaspeak Apartments highlights the square bays, twin towers, and rounded entrance arch. Photographer Arnold Hylen can be seen walking in the foreground.
Thanks to the great Jack Feldman for these photos and their captions. 1950 – A closer look at the Chesapeake or Chaspeak? Apartments at 512 West 2nd Street.
Its twin towers are arched entrance made it one of Bunker Hill's most recognizable buildings.
Just to listen to your breath I would stand inside my hell And hold the hand of death You don't know how far I'd go To ease this precious ache You don't know how much I'd give Or how much I can take Just to reach you
Just to reach you Just to reach you Come to my window
Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon Come to my window I'll be home soon Keeping my eyes open
I cannot afford to sleep Giving away promises I know that I can't keep Nothing fills the blackness That has seeped into my chest I need you in my blood I am forsaking all the rest Just to reach you Just to reach you Oh to reach you Come to my window
Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon Come to my window I'll be home soon I don't care what they think
I don't care what they say What do they know about this love anyway Come to my window
Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon Come to my window I'll be home soon
Bruce Dunseth explains that "In the 1937 film “Heidi”, starring Shirley Temple, all the alpine scenes were filmed around Big Bear and Sky Forest, Lake Arrowhead."
from the looks of the women's hairdo and the men's ties, I'd say this is 1967 or 1968. Thanks to Jeff Tucker for the pic. Another picture from about 1985.
Dad absolutely loved the chicken dinners at Knott's Berry Farm. I know for a fact that he used to go here with Marilyn and her friends a few times. I went at least once with Dad. One reason he loved it was because they served rhubarb cobbler on the side. Talk about your old-fashioned treat! He loved rhubarb. I don't know what his earliest experience with it was, but he loved rhubarb.
I did go on a date here with Joanne and her sister, Jen, chaperoned. Joanne liked the place a lot because she and her family used to attend here along with her boyfriend, Dennis, from Calvary Chapel.
There are other names for tart or crumble: Other names for fruit desserts include cobbler, crisp, buckle, betty, grunt, slump, and pandowdy. Each of these desserts has its own unique preparation and topping style.
