The Alley Project

 
Every once in a while, there’s a big art gallery shindig on Chung King Road in Chinatown. All of the galleries open up and show off their wares. The first place we hit was the Charlie James Gallery, where Kerry’s friend Packard Jennings had taken over half the gallery for his culture jamming artwork.
The Anarchist [...]

Last night after a tasty meal at some Japanese joint along 1st in Little Tokyo, we headed for a tiny back alley bar I had spotted while wandering around (and thinking I was on 2nd Street for some reason). The main Far East Café was closed, but a door through a narrow corridor was open [...]

Colin, Amy, Aly and I went to dollar tacos night at Don Antonio’s on Pico, wessssside. Beforehand, Colin and I warmed up with some "Low-Lifes" (shot of tequila and a PBR) at Liquid Kitty. I’m not saying this to look cool, because I think Pabst sucks the big one. Liquid Kitty now has my official [...]

The Hotel Cafe is located in an alley off of the nightlife hub of Cahuenga Blvd. in Hollywood, or H-wood as the locals call it. People love Hotel Cafe but I’d never had a chance to go there before Sophia (with Sean in tow) came down for her friend Ryan Calhoun’s CD release party.
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Tying to locate the famous The Smell, I walked the wrong way down one-way Harlem Place past a place that smelled really bad. A man approached and asked, "Are you looking for The Smell?"
 Frank, my guide, took me back to a closed grated door, exactly at the epicenter of the horrible odor. A [...]