The best known group of works by James Ellroy, The LA Quartet covers the years 1946 to 1958 in Los Angeles and it’s about as noir as you can get. It’s bleak, brutal, and beautifully written. With this being the last week of Noirvember I figured it was worthwhile to write about my favorite neo-noir… Continue reading The LA Quartet
Tag: Hollywood
Traveling Shit Show: Hollywood Blvd Tour
“I want to take you on kind of an inebriational travelogue here.” – Tom Waits We’re going to take you on a tour of Hollywood Boulevard. Some of these spots were used as sets in movies, others frequented by famous people, and some are a little bit of both. The most important thing is, you… Continue reading Traveling Shit Show: Hollywood Blvd Tour
Musso & Frank Grill
Located at 6667 Hollywood Blvd. Musso & Frank is a classic spot you should at least order a drink at if you’re in town. The Italian Steakhouse was established in 1919 and is probably the oldest establishment in Hollywood. Since then it’s seen it’s share of Hollywood clientele. The back room of Musso & Frank… Continue reading Musso & Frank Grill
The Roosevelt Hotel
The Roosevelt Hotel is a pretty cool spot, they’ve got multiple bars and it doesn’t get too packed. Being built in 1926, it’s also steeped in history. For Los Angeles standards 1926 is ancient. The first ever Academy Awards was held here and Marylin Monroe lived here for a while as well. Movies that were… Continue reading The Roosevelt Hotel
Jumbo’s Clown Room
It’s probably the best Clown Room in Los Angeles, definitely the best Clown Room in Thai Town. The best way to describe this Hollywood Institution is Burlesque Suicide Girls doing Cirque du Soleil style acrobatics on a stripper pole to music that ranges from Bowie to Rage Against the Machine. The girls pick their music… Continue reading Jumbo’s Clown Room
Drink Like A Character: Gin Rickey, The Great Gatsby (1925)
Tom came back, preceding four gin rickeys that clicked full of ice. Gatsby took up his drink.“They certainly look cool,” he said, with visible tension. We drank in long, greedy swallows.”– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Entirely out of context, doesn’t that just sound like peer pressure to you? If you changed it up and… Continue reading Drink Like A Character: Gin Rickey, The Great Gatsby (1925)