Tag: LA
Reseda
UNITED STATES—The property owner, Jim Wylie, was a gambler in a big way, but not in the literal sense. Jerry Segal, his colleague and...
Thanks To Mick
UNITED STATES—My parents and sister showed up on my doorstep in Los Angeles to tell me Mick, my cousin had died. I didn’t even...
Naked And Raw
LOS ANGELES—6-30-1990. It was a radiant Saturday afternoon at the house on Manhattan Place. People were washing cars, vacuuming rooms, listening to music. Mellow...
The Pay Off
UNITED STATES—It was a Thursday afternoon and ostensibly my “day off.” I was refuging into a movie theater, the Vista, to escape the unfolding...
More Maya
UNITED STATES—I get a kick remembering when Maya turned to me with the Wooster, Massachusetts edge and the fleeing r’s in her voice and...
Room Inspections
UNITED STATES—Room inspections were a routine part of Wylie’s real estate empire—an empire which included the half dozen houses, give or take, and actually...
Hard Boiled
UNITED STATES—Working for Wylie, a door opened at Fraser Bros. Boiler Company, the ersatz office of Wylie properties. The location next to a beauty...
Keeping Up With The Joneses
UNITED STATES—Mac Murphy got out of the honor camp near Baker, in the high Mojave, and came to take one last look at his...
Once Upon A Crime
UNITED STATES—It amazes me how much time’s vortex can pack into a single afternoon. At that first meeting of the Spanish cultural club, where...
Back To Begin
UNITED STATES—Back at the rooming house the pressure was on to get some scratch. Of course my teen horror screenplay, “The Persecuted” was floating...
A Valentine To Tony
UNITED STATES—When I first brought my newly published book to Los Angeles, a year and a half before, it was a great moment. Years...
Better Than TV
UNITED STATES—I have it easy now as this memoir progresses: the diary picks up, following the finish of my screenplay. “The Persecuted” is on...
What Now
UNITED STATES—My jailhouse visit to Mac reminded me of the beauty of being free. But all was not free; only my fake walnut-paneled room...
Best Of Both Worlds
UNITED STATES—After Lawrence Brown rented his downstairs turret room, it really looked promising for everything being rented out at the house. Then I could...
The Rosen Bowl
WESTWOOD—The Rose Bowl was electric yesterday as freshman quarterback Josh Rosen made his much hyped debut in front of a crowd 68,615 Bruin strong;...
Kobe Bryant Not Ready To Retire
LOS ANGELES—Kobe Bryant’s future with the Los Angeles Lakers is still a mystery.
The five-time NBA champion confirmed he’s talked about this upcoming season being...
Reality Show Coming To The Abbey
WEST HOLLYWOOD—West Hollywood’s most famous gay bar will be launching its own reality TV show.
The Abbey, a two-time recipient of LOGO’s “Best Gay Bar...
South Bay Beaches Reopen
SANTA MONICA—Days after an unknown tar substance floated onto South Bay beaches, authorities re-opened 7-miles of beaches on May 29, shortly after 6 p.m.
Closures...
Angels Blow Out Tigers
ANAHEIM—The Los Angeles Angels beat up on the Detroit Tigers with one of their most impressive offensive showings of the season on May 29.
Chris...
Woman Arrested After Bomb Threat
LOS ANGELES—A woman claiming to have a bomb was taken into custody after a standoff with police that lasted several hours in front of...