tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5856902254234733717..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: LA is so much better without peopleBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69459156755907711762008-05-06T16:16:00.000-07:002008-05-06T16:16:00.000-07:00I believe that I'm too a second cousin of Mannie T...I believe that I'm too a second cousin of Mannie Thaler. My mom was Mary Thaler, daughter of Pauline and Louis. Please e-mail me if you get this message: <BR/>Irvmet@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60421348935528867262007-12-31T10:41:00.000-08:002007-12-31T10:41:00.000-08:00You don't have Lucky in LA? The Albertson's here ...You don't have Lucky in LA? The Albertson's here in the Bay Area just reverted to the Lucky name. A Modesto grocery bought the stores off of Albertson's and the name came with the purchase. You don't often see brands reappear like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64230279388819138672007-12-29T15:05:00.000-08:002007-12-29T15:05:00.000-08:00Yes, I know I misspelled "San Francisco", sorry.Yes, I know I misspelled "San Francisco", sorry.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1220160712246973952007-12-29T15:04:00.000-08:002007-12-29T15:04:00.000-08:00Actually, the greatest prime rib in the world is a...Actually, the greatest prime rib in the world is at The House of Prime Rib in San Fransisco, Lawry's is a close (very close) second.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36957282264683367822007-12-29T09:45:00.000-08:002007-12-29T09:45:00.000-08:00If it was the famous swing band, it's Glenn Miller...If it was the famous swing band, it's Glenn Miller with 2 N's.<BR/><BR/>The Glen Miller Band sounds like 99 cents store knockoff.<BR/><BR/>WKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28053758070876950912007-12-29T09:39:00.000-08:002007-12-29T09:39:00.000-08:00In the mid-nineties I was both a student at, and e...In the mid-nineties I was both a student at, and employee of, the University of Texas at Austin. Since my job required my presence during the dead week between Christmas and New Year's, I had the same experience you describe: sheer pleasure in all the deserted streets and buildings. I should have realized that the fact that my favorite time on campus was when there was no one under the age of twenty-five around was an indicator of whether I really belonged in academia.estivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736355730705116526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84620482546208044722007-12-29T08:37:00.000-08:002007-12-29T08:37:00.000-08:00So there I was feeling like I stole your post abou...So there I was feeling like I stole your post about Steve Martin's book, for my blog and then I find that you used my post about this being my favorite week of the year, due to no one being in town. I guess I can sleep better now, I have paid my blogging dues...Just kidding. :-)<BR/><BR/>Oh, I still feel that Stephanie Edwards royally got the shaft and I should boycott the Rose Parade on KTLA...but I don't.<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year and good luck, of course.angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741330928619451917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12900410535606030202007-12-28T22:33:00.000-08:002007-12-28T22:33:00.000-08:00We have a Lawry’ here in Dallas and they put on on...We have a <B>Lawry’</B> here in Dallas and they put on one ‘o them Prime Ribapaloozas when my cousin Barry came down to play in the <B>Neiman Marcus All-Natural-Fabric-that-Breathes Bowl</B>. It’s not as big as our Cotton Bowl, but pretty much the same idea – and, being Neiman’s they strive for a better class of player. Not a better player, just a better <I>class</I> of player. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, that year, through a computer mix-up it was <B>Auburn</B> vs. <B>Yeshiva</B>. <BR/><BR/>Lawry’s was a disappointment because apparently the meat didn’t undergo an inspection recognized by the JFC, so Auburn got all the rib, and Barry had to settle for that ridiculous spinning salad, a side of creamed corn, and a popover – on one of which Barry’s roommate Shelly somehow chipped a crown. <BR/><BR/>The restaurant said they’d never seen anything like that. They implied maybe Shelly had gone a little longer than he should have between cleanings.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, as you can tell by those little white hats the restaurant makes them wear, all of the Lawry’s servers are also trained to double as nurses. Accordingly several rushed to Shelly’s aid and were able to stabilize him until paradental aid could be summoned. <BR/><BR/>Now Shelly was a 247 lb. nose guard, considered one of the most desirable positions by those of us of the Hebraic persuasion. But somehow the trainer was still able to strap him to one of those trademark Lawry's rolling silver carts that are approximately the size and weight of an Abrams tank.<BR/><BR/>They wheeled him over to another table where, Binaca Jagger, a Nicaraguan dental hygienist was enjoying a rather nice Chardonnay. However, the good woman agreed to see the stricken athlete because, as she put it, she had taken a "Jippocratic Oath,” and could not idly stand by while the suffering continued.<BR/><BR/>The game was played as scheduled. Auburn won 86-0, but later Barry’s Yeshiva team was able to sue for whiplash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39146838105405843652007-12-28T22:13:00.000-08:002007-12-28T22:13:00.000-08:00But can you actually get a seat at Father's Office...But can you actually get a seat at Father's Office so you can eat your gourmet burger and sweet potato fries comfortably?Dwaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544514023626682777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16003734343621039122007-12-28T20:13:00.000-08:002007-12-28T20:13:00.000-08:00Things you are unlikely to hear on Dick Clark’s Ne...Things you are unlikely to hear on <BR/>Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Dec. 31 on ABC:<BR/><BR/>“<I>I don’t know how the man does it. My God, he looks like only a FORTY-eight year old guy with a stroke</I>.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19947079660007042642007-12-28T20:07:00.000-08:002007-12-28T20:07:00.000-08:00A long long time ago, before there even was an emp...A long long time ago, before there even was an empire far far away, when I was in Navy Electronics school up at Treasure Island, it was presented to us that the command staff wished the school to field a drill team. To increase participation, it was intimated in school scuttlebutt that the team would be invited to march in the Rose Bowl. Having been on a drill team in high school and still not having taken in the old Chief's admonition to "beleive nothing that you hear and only half of what you see" in this man's Navy, i volunteered. We worked three mornings a week (it did get you off of having to stand watch on the north side of the island, a biiiiig plus on a windy night there in the bay). Lo and behold - we were invited to march! And we did! The one and only time I have ever watched the Rose Parade and I couldn't see anything other than the horses pulling the entry ahead of us.<BR/><BR/>I always like it when it's sunny and warm on New Year's, to call friends freezing in the midwest and ask them if they're watching the game...<BR/><BR/>Ain't gonna happen this New Year's though. Cold rainy and clammy. I pity the morons staking out their spot on Colorado Boulevard.TCinLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019943818456775718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13789779590372441912007-12-28T20:01:00.000-08:002007-12-28T20:01:00.000-08:00Go Manny!Go Manny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74020159722807043242007-12-28T19:31:00.000-08:002007-12-28T19:31:00.000-08:00At least Manny can still get chicks, at 90 it's a ...At least Manny can still get chicks, at 90 it's a gift from the gods<BR/><BR/>And no Rose Bowl talk until the Bruins win the Pac 10 and/or the National Championship. Hopefully both me and second cousin Manny will live to see that game.<BR/><BR/><BR/>So, what's your take on the WGA-World Wide Pants deal? I'd say what mine is, but i don't trust myself to speak.Jake Hollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602947558576722328noreply@blogger.com