No, I’m not talking about the Abbot-Kinney Festival. At the end of a monster day on Sunday, Kevin told me he wasn’t feeling well and asked if I could possibly work. In this economy, I figure, one can’t work too much, nor make too much money. Also, I gave Kevin my shift to go to [...]
Working for tips, you tend to have a fair amount of cash on hand. Instead of putting my money in the bank and notifying the government of my income, I pay as many bills as I can with cash. I write only two or three checks a month. Since I don’t run out and pay [...]
It’s not a competition, but it appears we did lose. We have a sister club next door called Main. We share the same liquor license, health permit, and any one who calls them the phone rings here. They had a massive night and appear to have outsold us. If you include the cover charge, it [...]
In the uproariously, funny film, The Ref, Kevin Spacey says to his mother, who the family all lives in fear of, we’re gonna buy you a cross and any time you feel unappreciated you can nail yourself to it. On most nights at eight-thirty, I know how she feels. In the few times when I [...]
I understand it’s some sort of book. Never read it. Not important. Since my five-day weekend has been cut to two, I really have to plan my free time. The big question is how many films can I see in two days. Not many films out right now look very good. My Dad told me [...]
My day started off at the DMV or as I like to call it, “The Great Equalizer.” I try and avoid it like the plague, but since I lost my wallet a couple weeks ago, while high, of course; I had to make the pilgrimage. The first rule of the DMV is to make an [...]
It’s a pretty strong word to describe service, but as one who takes pride in serving my customers, I have certain expectations when I go out. If serving is your job, why not do it to the best of your ability? I don’t know why this is such a novel concept. I don’t always go [...]
My friend Poodle told me the other day that he had read my blog. Had he not known it was me, he said, he would find me arrogant. I’m sure I come off as a curmudgeon, a prick, a misanthrope, fill in the blank. Last night was my reunion and I was excited. I couldn’t [...]
I’m a bit of a news junkie. Reading the Wall Street Journal this week, I thought it was the end of the world as we know it. Are we living through the next great depression? One of the issues that keeps coming up is whether the crisis will spread from Wall Street to Main Street. [...]
I’m not one of those late thirty-somethings who’s going to rant about the ravages of old age. For someone who goes to bed after three ayem five times a week, I do alright. I got invited to see Vampire Weekend at The Wiltern by my friends Megan and David. Ten years ago, there weren’t many [...]