Yeah, it seems that might be it. But wasn't the new Rhino store much bigger? I think I only visited there once. I've been visiting my parents (and thus, LA) less frequently. And now that I've lived away for so long, I no longer have an Angeleno's mind about distances by car. So the drive from South Pasadena to Westwood seems like a big noxious pain in the ass.
Sunnydale's got too many demons and not enough retail outlets.
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Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Spidra Webster - Jan 08, 2006 7:49:31 am PST #8586 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
le nubian - Jan 08, 2006 7:49:58 am PST #8587 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Cass,
I loved your story. It reminded me of a report I just saw on high/higher end wines being offered in boxes. Seriously. Check this out:
§ ita § - Jan 08, 2006 7:54:59 am PST #8588 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That Rhino isn't even the size of one floor of the Hollywood Amoeba.
Tom Scola - Jan 08, 2006 7:57:14 am PST #8589 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
In New York magazine, they had an article about how one chain of drugstores, Duane Reade, does so much better in NYC than CVS or Rite Aid. Basically, what it all boiled down to was that Duane Reade was so much better at negotiating rents than the other chains.
Spidra Webster - Jan 08, 2006 7:59:26 am PST #8590 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
I didn't know that. I knew that Amoeba had been a big hit in LA. I was really freaked when I first saw a credit card commercial that was set in Hollywood Amoeba. I was like "Hey! Amoeba's my neighborhood store!" It was weird when I first found out it had expanded beyond the Bay Area. I guess it's a measure of how far the store's influence radius is that instead of building more and more stores in the Bay Area, they felt one in Berkeley and one in The Haight was sufficient and that it was time to conquer other cities.
Jessica - Jan 08, 2006 8:05:30 am PST #8591 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The classic Clone-A-Willy allows you to make a copy of your Johnson, and with the optional motor you can even turn it into a vibrator. The latest version is the Chocolate Clone-A-Willy which lets you make a real milk chocolate copy that is 100% edible and, apparently, quite tasty.
Scrappy - Jan 08, 2006 8:07:23 am PST #8592 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I miss Duane Reade.
Kate P. - Jan 08, 2006 8:12:12 am PST #8593 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Cass, I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. Thanks for telling us about her; she sounds like an amazing woman.
I didn't know LA had an Amoeba! Excellent. Can anyone give me recommendations for other good record stores to check out while I'm there?
lori - Jan 08, 2006 8:12:39 am PST #8594 of 10002
Is Amoeba the store that took over the Rasputin's spot on Telegraph near Cal? Assimilated?
Spidra Webster - Jan 08, 2006 8:20:41 am PST #8595 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
God, I can't even remember what was there before Amoeba was there. When I first moved up here it was an Indian tchotchke import joint. But it had a couple other things there before it became Amoeba. I don't think Rasputin's was ever at that storefront. They've always been a couple blocks closer to the University. Amoeba is at Haste and Telegraph.
Kate, it's a small store, but one of my faves from the old days in Pasadena is Pooh-Bah's. Don't know if it's still there, though. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used to shop there. Which must have been a site because it was located in an old Craftsman bungalow. Low ceilings.