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And Tara Lipinski has WHAT to do with the Dodgers?
By Jeannette - Tuesday July 07th 2009

lipinski

I’ve seen plenty of puzzling billboards and advertising in LA. They’re usually viral marketing of some sort for an upcoming film. This one has me truly stumped, though.

Tara Lipinski (looking somewhat like a cross between Shakira and Shawn Johnson in this one) looms stories high above the 10 freeway sans any sort of Dodger t-shirt, cap or giant foam finger on a Dodgertown billboard stating “This is my town”. A pair of ice skates is thrown in for good measure, because…you know… LA is an ice skating kind of town.

Last I checked, Tara was born in Philly, grew up in New Jersey and Texas and finally moved to Detroit where she trained for the Olympics.

This seems like an image more suited for a Wheaties box 10 years ago than a Dodgers billboard. I’m grasping at straws trying to come up with a connection. A quick survey of friends, family and RYAN yielded these equally unlikely guesses and cynical replies:

»continue reading And Tara Lipinski has WHAT to do with the Dodgers?



Coachella 2009: Lucent Dossier @ The Do Lab
By Jeannette - Wednesday April 22nd 2009

lucent dossier @ coachella 2009

lucent dossier @ coachella 2009


» Lucent Dossier (Official Site)



Oh Indio…You Really Don’t Like Us, Do You?
By Jeannette - Monday April 20th 2009

car1



Winner: Most Cumbersome Costume
By Jeannette - Tuesday November 04th 2008


Boyle Heights
Dia de los Muertos



SXSW ‘08: Spoon @ Auditorium Shores
By Jeannette - Thursday March 27th 2008

Spoon @ SXSW

»continue reading SXSW ‘08: Spoon @ Auditorium Shores



SXSW ‘08: Monotonix @ Vice Outdoor Stage, March 14
By Jeannette - Friday March 21st 2008

Monotonix @ SXSW
»continue reading SXSW ‘08: Monotonix @ Vice Outdoor Stage, March 14



SXSW ‘08: Daryl Hall @ Austin Convention Center, March 12
By Jeannette - Friday March 21st 2008

Daryl Hall @ SXSW
»continue reading SXSW ‘08: Daryl Hall @ Austin Convention Center, March 12



SXSW ‘08: Kirsten Ketsjer @ Ms Bea’s, March 12
By Jeannette - Friday March 21st 2008

kirsten ketsjer @ SXSW
»continue reading SXSW ‘08: Kirsten Ketsjer @ Ms Bea’s, March 12



SXSW ‘08: Man Man @ Scoot Inn, 14 March (Part One)
By Jeannette - Thursday March 20th 2008


»continue reading SXSW ‘08: Man Man @ Scoot Inn, 14 March (Part One)



SXSW Early Look: Lonely Raveonettes Luggage, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
By Jeannette - Tuesday March 11th 2008

raveonettes luggage, austin airportMONDAY 3/10
The Raveonettes’ gear was lolling around on the carousel for an hour… and they weren’t on my flight.
»continue reading SXSW Early Look: Lonely Raveonettes Luggage, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport



New Maximum Donkey @ The Knitting Factory, 1/17/2008
By Jeannette - Sunday January 20th 2008

Words by Ryan
new maximum donkey
»continue reading New Maximum Donkey @ The Knitting Factory, 1/17/2008



Cloverfield Opening, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 1/17/2008
By Jeannette - Sunday January 20th 2008

Cloverfield Graumans Chinese
This Has Been Cloverfield Opening, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 1/17/2008



Guess Where LA?
By Jeannette - Friday January 18th 2008

Where?



Borat at Borders, November 8, 2007
By Jeannette - Thursday November 08th 2007

Borat

»continue reading Borat at Borders, November 8, 2007



Mr. T Visitor Guide: Elvira Incident, Hollywood
By Jeannette - Wednesday October 31st 2007

elvira
Sometimes T has a lesson to teach you fools! Holidays are times for burying the hatchet. Now before you fools go gettin’ ideas about burying a hatchet in someone’s head, quit yo jibba jabba and listen up. Back in the day, T was starring in his own television show and asked his spookiest friend to be a guest star. She responded by callin’ T’s agent on her car phone and tellin’ him she was booked for Halloween on another show… a show with 2 fools ridin’ around on motorbikes arrestin’ people in tight pants on the freeways of California. Now T don’t know what to do. He’s mad as hell, but never hits a woman. So when Daniel Franzese invites him to his Hollyween art opening many years later, T decides to do the right thing and bury the hatchet with his old friend.

“ELVIRA! I aint one to call nobody a fool, but you chose Ponch over Mr. T!”

“Ohhhhhh……. Mr. T… fancy meeting you here, my muscular little pal.”

“ELVIRA, It’s time to pay the piper. Mr. T demands an apology!”

“Ohhhhhhh……Mr. T, you still look just as BOOtiful as…”
»continue reading Mr. T Visitor Guide: Elvira Incident, Hollywood



W E S E R V E B R E A K F A S
By Jeannette - Thursday October 25th 2007

breakfas

Items of business related to the above:
(1) Find life boring? Visit Jeannette’s flickr stream.
(2) NoSmell Bob: We are calling you out of semi-retirement. Fair warning. -ed



Monday Night @ Viper Room, 10/8/07
By Jeannette - Wednesday October 10th 2007

Viper Room
Flying Lotus

Viper Room
DJ Mehdi, Justice
»continue reading Monday Night @ Viper Room, 10/8/07



Detour Festival @ Downtown, 10/6/07
By Jeannette - Monday October 08th 2007

Detour Festival
Nico Vega

Detour Festival
Justice
»continue reading Detour Festival @ Downtown, 10/6/07



Smoosh @ The Knitting Factory, 4/21
By Jeannette - Monday April 23rd 2007

smoosh!
»continue reading Smoosh @ The Knitting Factory, 4/21



Kibitz Komune @ Canter’s, April 5: The Losanjealous Timeline
By Jeannette - Thursday April 12th 2007

the vacation
I met my editor, tyrant and micromanager, Ryan at the Kibitz room for the “Kibitz Komune!”, a Soren Gray benefit show featuring The Vacation, Paul Chesne, Soren Gray, Drugstore Cowgirls and more! Ryan had warned me to conduct myself as a pillar of journalistic integrity and to NOT mix up the Tegels and not to annoy the barstaff for he is a regular there. He told me to show up on time, not to imbibe too much and to GET MY STORY IN RIGHT AWAY. He must have spoken to LaVerne who might be a bit miffed at me since she caught me trying to wheel the Kegerator out of the conference room afterhours. As a matter of fact, Ryan informed me that he wasn’t taking “any of my sass” and that he has a “zero tolerance policy for foolishness” whilst on assignment. He wasn’t taking any chances. He was shadowing me for the night and making sure I didn’t charge up the Losanjealous Amex with t-shirts, shots for everyone in the bar (that only happened once and it was as the Tiki Ti and there were only four people in the bar!) and that I didn’t dance onstage while I was supposed to be taking photos.

the vacation10:23 pm
Arrive at venue. Ryan is nowhere to be seen. Door guy gives me lip about there being a dress code. I say that I’m in a dress, so what’s the problem. Door guy says I need “more flair”…whatever that means. Finally lets me in as I agree to wear his hand made bedazzled donkey brooch and pass out his bedazzling business cards.

10:30 pm
Text message to Ryan: M here. hve notebook & camra. Whr u?
10:33 pm
Text message to Ryan: Dude. M @ bar. dont mke me drink.
10:35 pm
Text message to Ryan: 1 of Tegels next 2 me @ bar. Not sure which one. Byng shot.

10:36 pm
Ryan is standing behing me and asking if I used the Amex to buy the shot and hissing at me not to drink with the Tegels, not to buy any tortas and to get up to the front of the stage and take photos because Paul Chesne is going on.

10:38 pm
While shooting photos of Paul Chesne who is playing with members of the Vacation, I spot Ryan in the mirror doing shots with a redhead.
»continue reading Kibitz Komune @ Canter’s, April 5: The Losanjealous Timeline



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