The Losanjealous Benevolent Society gathers a weekly list of strange happenings and fun events in LA–the more ridiculous, the better. Visit our events calendar for the full list. And if you’re organizing or know of an event you think belongs on the list, send us info at tips@losanjealous.com.

FRIDAY

The Friday Forty
It’s part sketch comedy show, part game show, part drinking game. 40 questions about the last 7 days, while you down a 40-ouncer. 2-for-1 tickets for those who mention Losanjealous.

»continue reading Losanjealous Benevolent Society Events: May 4 – 10

The Losanjealous Benevolent Society gathers a weekly list of strange happenings and fun events in LA–the more ridiculous, the better. Visit our events calendar for the full list. And if you’re organizing or know of an event you think belongs on the list, send us info at tips@losanjealous.com.

FRIDAY

Martin Wittfooth and Nathan Ota @ La Luz de Jesus
Martin Wittfooth’s “Melting Season” with Nathan Ota’s “Bright Ideas”. Opening reception Friday, April 6th, 2007 8:00-11:00pm. Through Sun 4/29.

SATURDAY

2007 US Sumo Open
Can Byamba defend his World Champion title against a large group of international contenders? See over 40 of the World’s best sumo wrestlers compete in the 7th annual US Sumo Open.

»continue reading Losanjealous Benevolent Society Events: April 6 – 12

The Losanjealous Benevolent Society gathers a weekly list of strange happenings and fun events in LA–the more ridiculous, the better. Visit our events calendar for the full list. And if you’re organizing or know of an event you think belongs on the list, send us info at tips@losanjealous.com.

FRIDAY

Adultcon
Where fans go to buy autographs, photos, Polaroid’s, DVD’s & products & meet the porn stars of tomorrow as well as the mega stars of today. Through Sun 3/25.

Central Bookings
Long awaited show by JoeX2. The Philly native has done it again with a highly stylized series of mugshots-meets-glamour-shots depicting urban criminals and nostalgic heros. Graffiti never looked so good. Cocktails will be poured.

DJ Relay @ Betalevel
DJs and original composers create 20 minute sets of live electronic soundscapes and beats, showcasing their styles in unique blends of digital and analog, mind and body, hamster and corn.

lol: Marta Edmisten @ another year in LA
another year in LA will be exhibiting works in the form of documentation of intimate internet exchanges between individuals seeking sexual interaction from Ms. Edmisten’s “Blind Date” and “pinkpussypanties” projects.

The Friday Forty
The Game: 40 questions about the last 7 days. Scott & Dave pull 3 contestants out of the audience, Price Is Right-style, to play. If they’ve been keeping up with the news, they ought to be in good shape. Player with the most points wins. Simple as that. Kind of. Each player (and both hosts, and the audience) gets a 40-ouncer of domestic beer. It’s like “Best Week Ever” and Remote Control” had a son, and he started dating Tara Reid.

Three Companeros @ Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
In this parody of the sitcom “Three’s Company,” Lance Armstrong, Jake Gyllenhaal and Matthew McConaughey (portrayed by other actors) are celebrity roommates who try to woo their wacky landlord’s beautiful female visitor. Double entendres and a series of misunderstandings threaten to turn them against one another. Which celeb will get the girl? Through Fri 3/30.

Towards demystification of the modern computer @ Machine Project
Computers seem complicated, right? in a noble attempt to understand the guts of these magical machines, we’ll discuss the very basics: bits, binary to decimal conversion, basic logic gates, and assembling several logic gates for more sophisticated operations– interjected with historical references to morse, braille, and boole.

»continue reading Losanjealous Benevolent Society Events: March 23 – 29

If your band doesn’t make a SXSW showcase don’t let that stop you from playing. Just set up shop on a flatbed trailer, pull up in front of a house with a big front lawn, take a few swigs of Jim Beam and start rocking out.
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The Losanjealous Benevolent Society gathers a weekly list of strange happenings and fun events in LA–the more ridiculous, the better. Visit our events calendar for the full list. And if you’re organizing or know of an event you think belongs on the list, send us info at tips@losanjealous.com.

FRIDAY

Ghetto Gourmet
Underground supper club based out of Oakland makes their 4th trip to LA. Through Thu 3/22.

The Hidden Life of Garbage @ Machine Project
Join us as author Heather Rogers reveals the hidden life of garbage. The talk based on her book, Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage, will take us through the surprisingly brief history of the trash heap, as before mass production and mass marketing it would have been unthinkable to dispose of so much of what we produce so soon after it is produced. Other key terms for this talk include: rat-eating dog army, Rikers Island, exploding gases, Ladybird Johnson.

Wizard World
Join thousand of fellow fans as they all converge at Wizard World LA to celebrate the best in pop culture. Wizard World has it all – TV, Movies, Comics, Toys, Games, Anime, Manga and Cards. Through Sun 3/18.

»continue reading Losanjealous Benevolent Society Events: March 16 – 22

Aloha Joey! It’s truly an honor to be in the presence of a show business legend.
Alo-HO Ron! Here at the Joey Ho Show we prefer alo-HO!

Well then Alo-HO! Joey, you’re taking your show to the Valley on Wednesday. What do you have in store for us?
Oh this is a BIG show, I assure you. All of my Ho’s will be there. Cathy Colada, Puka, Poi, and Waikiki Steve manning the bar. You’ve heard of Hawaii 5-0; well, we are the Hawaii 5 Ho’s! We also have some great singers, a crazy comedian, and for the Valley a visit from the Polynesian Pineapple Princess Poo-poo-ly. Just an eruption of talent! And of course door prizes! it’s a show of Comedy, Music, Cocktails, Hulas and Potted Meat! You know SPAM is the state meat of Hawai’i!
»continue reading Joey Ho: The Losanjealous Interview

The Losanjealous Benevolent Society gathers a weekly list of strange happenings and fun events in LA–the more ridiculous, the better. Visit our events calendar for the full list. And if you’re organizing or know of an event you think belongs on the list, send us info at tips@losanjealous.com.

FRIDAY

Behind Bedroom Doors @ thinkspace
“Behind Bedroom Doors” brings together the alluringly beautiful works of Sylvia Ji and Joshua Petker. Many of the Gods Girls models will be on hand opening night, helping to give the impression that the paintings themselves are coming to life. Through Fri 4/6.

Death to False Vinyl
Featuring Frank Kozik and his take on the Ningyo Project: gosho doll NECROMORTH THE CHRISTRAPER.

One Ring Celebration
Journey with us as The Lord of the Rings One Ring Celebration moves to a new location in 2007: the gorgeous Burbank Airport Hilton. Through Sun 3/11.

»continue reading Losanjealous Benevolent Society Events: March 9 – 15

AMC Theaters is so confident that Cinderella Man is one of the finest movies of the year that they are offering a money-back guarantee if you don’t agree.

When the theater manager asks why you didn’t enjoy the movie, feel free to use one of these excuses:

• Too derivative
• Too predictable
• Not feel-good enough
• No Stallone
• Fell asleep
• In constant fear I’d get hit with phone
• Too Formulaic
• Too Anachronistic: At one point – given as 1933 – Braddock reports a dream of dining at the Ritz with Mickey Rooney. Then only 13, Mickey Rooney was in the film business but not a name to recognize in Braddock’s slum. He starred in a series of comedy shorts at the time, but going by the name of Mickey McGuire. Only from the late 1930s through the 1940s would Mickey Rooney become a top star and household name.
• Spite
• I deserve better

Take the Cinderella Man Challenge at the AMC in Westwood, Century City or Burbank.

Rather than watching the action from the sidelines why not see where all the magic happens yourself? Just a two-hour drive from LA, nestled in the heart of Santa Barbarba Wine Country, lies Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.

Plan ahead by studying the Neverland Ranch map (note boy-in-footsie-pajamas-possibly-hopped-up-on-Rohypnol logo at top left). If you don’t have a full day, skip the elephants, giraffes, tigers and bear (just one?) and make a beeline to Club Kiss (21), the Massage Therapy Center (47), the Petting Zoo (37) and the Serpentarium (38). If you get hungry there’s even a fully-staffed McConnell’s franchise on site.

Neverland Ranch
5225 Figueroa Mountain Rd
Los Olivos, CA 93441

street map and driving directions | satellite image

The Dodgers designated Nori Nakamura to the minor leagues Sunday evening to make room on the 40-man roster for infielder Oscar Robles.

Nakamura, who signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers in February, will be placed on waivers, giving all teams an opportunity to acquire him. “I felt like I’m not needed by the team,” Nakamura said.

The feeling’s likely mutual, Nori. Nakamura hit .128 with three RBIs and no homers in 17 games (although if you look at his splits he hit a nifty .300 in day games). He can now be safely dropped from your fantasy baseball roster.