Creepy Bearded Guy (“Harold”) in Web Ads Targets Victor
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Victor - Thursday January 21st 2010
Seriously, what the F is UP with this creepy bearded guy showing up in my web ads? No one else is pulling them up around here. What is it about my particular web habits? Apparently this brewing mystery is a hot topic:
The Mystery of Bearded Harold [Outlaw Vern]
Get to know that creepy bearded guy from those Web ads [Bluffton Today]
If you have additional info about the creepy bearded guy or if in fact you are the creepy bearded guy in question, please drop us a note.
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The “Real” Baron Davis
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Victor - Thursday January 07th 2010
Can’t help but find it just little condescending that an ESPN columnist and Clipper owner Donald Sterling call Baron Davis some “real” version of himself only after beating the Lakers 102-91 last night. Who is he when they lose?
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ZZ Top Not Playing Anywhere Remotely Near Los Angeles Sat 29 Aug 2009 (tonight)
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Ryan - Saturday August 29th 2009

HEADS UP
ZZ Top @ Nowhere Near Los Angeles Sat Aug 29 (tonight!)
In Fact Yes! The above photo was found on my point-and-click Canon handheld, having missed the cut for inclusion into the DSLR gallery long ago. Introducing: Dusty Hill!
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ZZ Top, House of Blues, Sunset Strip, August 21 2009
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Ryan - Sunday August 23rd 2009


Set list and bonus encore photos, featuring the “La Grange / Tush” throwdown jam with Slash and John Mayer, after the jump…
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John Oates: The Losanjealous Interview: “The Mustache is Not Me, and I’m Not the Mustache…”
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Ryan - Friday August 14th 2009
HEADS UP
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Up Close and Personal Tour @ Nokia Theater
Wed Sep 2
Daryl Hall & John Oates @ Morongo Casino Resort and Spa
Fri Sep 11
A few weeks back, John Oates played an Agoura Hills nightclub with a pair of local Upright Citizen’s Brigade girls. We gave you an interview tease at that time. Now that Oates is set to return to town with Daryl Hall, the pair of them with a comprehensive boxed set release looming on the horizon (74 tracks, 16 of which are previously unreleased; four discs, more than 40 years of material on seven different labels), we’re pleased to finally publish the full transcript of that conversation. Below, find candid insights regarding Michael Jackson, American roots music, probably-drug-addled 1970s music videos, nude photo shoots, mustaches, beards, emus, alpacas, and the aging process. Ladies and gentlemen, John Oates.
John! Timely question first. I know that you guys were involved with USA for Africa, and I was wondering if you could talk to me about your interaction with Michael Jackson, or if you have any favorite Michael Jackson moments.
USA for Africa and “We Are The World”… that evening was pretty special, you know, and it’s already been documented so many times, and so accurately. What I recall about it is that Michael was pretty retiring; he didn’t assert himself very much during that thing. I think he left it up to Quincy Jones to kind of run things, and he was very quiet, and he did his thing. He really wasn’t making his presence felt in terms of being the frontman, so to speak; it was more Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones. But Michael came to a bunch of Hall and Oates shows when we’d play in LA. And I remember one time he came backstage in the dressing room after the show, and he said, in that little squeaky voice, you know, he said (chuckles) “Oh, I like to dance to ‘No Can Do’ in front of my mirror, in my bedroom…”
(Ryan is laughing.)
…which I thought was pretty cool.
No arguments.
Needless to say, I think the groove affected him. He liked the groove of that song.
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Mudcrutch at Troubadour, Tuesday April 29 2008
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Erin - Thursday May 01st 2008
Synopsis: Those old guys in vests can still put on a good show. Tom, Tom, Randall, Mike, and Benmont took the stage shortly after 9, performing a set of old and new Mudcrutch tunes, a few bluegrass and rock classics, and two Bob Dylan covers. I am very anti-bloated-old-guy-reunion tour, and this show avoided those traps and remained true to the spirit of the Mudcrutch story: a few (albeit very talented and accomplished) buddies decided to hang out again and have some fun.
General vibe: Your dad got drunk at the best Fourth of July barbeque he has ever attended. I would estimate that 10% of the audience was under 30; most of the rest were in solid dad territory. Some were drunk dads, some were sober dads (lots of bottled water). Some were reminiscing hippie dads, who loved the inclusion of “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” in the encore. Whoever was in the control booth was a responsible dad, as the volume was not painfully loud. This was the first show I have been to in over a year where I have not been compelled to put in earplugs.
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FOTC @ Amoeba, 4/24: Did You Go?
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Ryan - Friday April 25th 2008
Anybody make it out to Amoeba last night to catch Flight of the Conchords? Come the 6pm hour I was deep in thought, hunched over the Coachooser in the Sandalwood Conference Room at the Marina Del Rey Courtyard Marriott with a team of analysts determining the precise location and time of their unannounced appearance at the fest this weekend.
We’ve got midnight reports from Metblogs and LA Weekly Style Council. Looks packed. Who else turned out…and how was it?
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New Release Roundup
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Ryan - Thursday February 14th 2008
In which we finally catch up with a few new and soon-to-be-new titles. This round: The Hands, Peasant, Chris Walla, Baby Dee, Darla Farmer, Dengue Fever.
- The Hands - The Hands (Selector Sound; out 2/19/08)
Hailing from Seattle, The Hands epitomize what may have been created had Seth Brundle thrown Jet, 1972 Jagger and Grand Funk Railroad into pod #1, waited ten seconds, and opened pod #2. After that comparison, throw aside all references to molecular physics. Make no bones: The Hands are out to rock – loudly – and in this attempt they succeed triumphantly. Lyrically they pose no threat, but who cares when it’s this loud? Note to The Hands: Given all the cheese graters and bloody digits on the album art, consider changing name to The Bloodied Hands – it does have a ring, yes?
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Tom Petty, Steve Winwood Head to Hollywood Bowl: Tix On Sale Today
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Ryan - Monday February 04th 2008

HEADS UP
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood @ Hollywood Bowl Wed 6/25
ON SALE NOW
So what did we think of Tom Petty at the Superbowl yesterday?
I thorougly dug it. Last year he told Rolling Stone he wasn’t going for the medley, and he stayed true to his word. Sure, I would’ve loved to have heard something like “Even The Losers (Get Lucky Sometimes)” or “The Waiting” – both fitting for a championship game, if you ask me (“Every day you get one more yard” – that line’s written for football!) – but at the end of the day I have no complaints with the songs he selected (you already know I’m biased, though – I’m a fan). The mini-setlist can be found here someplace (thanks, JJ). My father called me immediately following halftime to get my take on the set; we both agreed it was solid.
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I am Live-Blogging Superbowl XLII From My Couch
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Jecco - Sunday February 03rd 2008
That’s right motherfuckas! I am Live-Blogging Superbowl XLII Presented by Planters Instinctively Good From My Couch. Latest at the bottom.
325pm
Jordan Sparks Sings The National Anthem. Commercial break. LET US TAKE STOCK OF THE SITUATION.
Tivo Remote CHECK
Queso CHECK
Smokies CHECK
Beer CHECK
Wine CHECK
LA Minis – sloppy joes – CHECK
Pizzas CHECK
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Lakers Pickup Gasol, Unload Kwame, Javaris
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Victor - Friday February 01st 2008
NEWS
Lakers Pickup Gasol, Unload Kwame, Javaris
INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS
I like this move. I like a move that plugs a 7 footer and his 19 and 9 to the lineup in one fell swoop. And I especially like any move that ends with Kwame, his $9 mil a year, and his oven mitt hands in a different time zone.
Besides having just about the most awesome-sounding first name ever, Javaris (just say it a few times to yourself aloud—“Ja-VAR-is”—see what I mean—and, sure, “Pau” its own right is a pretty sweet name—like POW!—but it’s no Javaris) Crittenton has shown some spark to breakout as a star, so that’s a loss that could very well come back to haunt us. He has a ton of headroom on his game, but now he can develop on someone else’s dime, while we run for a title today.
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Lost Season 4 Premiere Bulletpoints
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Victor - Friday February 01st 2008

This not a full recap like our Season 3 finale piece, but just some collected moments from the episode, unedited and jotted down in real time. –Ed.
–Hurley makes it off the island, into the flash-forward reality, and is living (where else) in Los Angeles. He has not lost much, if any, weight since returning from the island.
–Hurley has a vision of Charlie while in a police interrogation room. Without going into all the details, Charlie’s hand has written on it, “They Need You.” This is a particularly problematic vision as it contains imagery that Hurley did not personally witness and (I think) marks the first vision where the action is pure fantasy and physically impossible to stage. (As opposed to merely planting a horse on the island or the appearance of someone resembling a dead loved one.) More on this below.
–Jack is drinking, but, hey, who doesn’t start the day off with a screwdriver or two? On the plus side, he has upgraded from Dharma brand vodka though. He does not have the bushman beard of the Season 3 finale yet, so that suggests this flash-forward predates the season 3 flash-forward. So this flash-forward would in fact be a flash-back if we were in the previous flash-forward timeline. Got that?
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Ringo Starr @ House of Blues Friday (1/25): Win Tickets Now
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Ryan - Monday January 21st 2008
LOSANJEALOUS:: Ringo Starr (of THE BEATLES) and Dave Stewart (of EURYTHMICS and, more recently, “A Sound Map of Tom Petty’s Los Angeles”)* will join forces this Friday afternoon at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip, an event which will surely be marked as historic on someone or something’s LA Sound Map at some point in the not-too-distant future. Backed by a full band, the duo will perform a FREE short set celebrating the January 15th release of Ringo’s latest album Liverpool 8, co-produced by Stewart on Capitol/EMI. Showtime is at 1pm; the event will also be livecast from Ringo’s website at http://www.ringostarr.com. Though the show is free, admittance is of course limited to the capacity of the House of Blues. Fear not; there are ways inside the House. Losanjealous is giving away “guaranteed admission” entry passes, allowing unfettered access to the former Beatle’s gig. Winners can bypass the general admission line, cozy on up to the venue’s presumably shorter “Already Got My Passes” line and ensure a spot inside. (See: How To Get Inside below…)
How To Get Inside
Including our own contest, following are the various known methods for gaining admittance to Friday’s lunchtime bearded-Beatle-and-Eurythmic-inclusive show at the House of Blues:
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Reader Picks ‘08: The Late Night Beard Battle
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Ryan - Thursday January 03rd 2008
Not three full days into the new year, yet it is already time to vote on a pressing topic! David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno and Craig Ferguson returned to live television last night, although the WGA strike is not over. Dave and Craig had writers; Jay, Jimmy and Conan did not. Dave and Conan had beards; Jay, Jimmy and Craig did not, though it should probably be noted that Craig wore and later removed a phony beard as part of his opening skit. (Refer to our rudimentary yet informative venn diagram of beard and writer sets after the jump if you are confused.)
Let us not discuss monologues, guests, WGA strike rules, writing or the painful lack thereof but focus instead on the most important aspect of last night’s television selections: magnificently groomed ’80s beards. Who had the best?
Who had the best beard on last night's late night television?
VOTE AGAIN
As previously mentioned, informative talk show host venn diagram follows the jump. »continue reading Reader Picks ‘08: The Late Night Beard Battle
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