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Some random signage from around Los Angeles the past couple of days…

Not since the days of the much missed Highway 17 Page Of Shame has there been a commuting story as good as this. Best of all, the cops were there too!

She pulls directly next to me. Cell phone still on her left ear. Right hand comes across to give me the finger. At this point i have the camera already snapping shots. She’s so into giving me the finger, that she does not notice the CHP unit drop in behind her and light her up.

Be nice or else…

In a state where one former governor once joked that the official bird was “the middle finger,” Assemblymen Jon M. Bramnick and Gordon Johnson think a few more random acts of kindness couldn’t hurt.

A resolution under consideration in the state Legislature is encouraging residents to join “a campaign toward civility, kindness and respect to all.”

Haven’t we seen this movie before? Have the slime levels in the Hudson been checked recently?

I’m shocked that I haven’t run across Polar Inertia before. Don’t think, just go there…

I especially recommend West Texas Bus Depots, North American Roads, and Airport Urbanism.

Record Brother has been my #1 download site of goodness lately, and, well, I couldn’t help but smile at this one.

Bout 2 Years ago i found this video clip out here in the digiverse really liked it so undertook to give it a soundtrack of sorts just so happens that one of my favorite Biker Soundtrack tunes was the exact same time 1:51 . You’ll dig it the most it’s outa of this world.

Download here_rover.mov

All NASA animation needs a snappy biker movie soundtrack.

I’ve been driving past the Pioneer Broach building on Telegraph Ave. next to Interstate 5 in Los Angeles for eternity. When I was little I knew that it was a head’s up to look for the nearby Samson Tire building and later I just fell in love with the sign which probably hasn’t changed at all since the company was founded in 1939.

I think some of the dead machinery in Pioneer’s backyard dates from 1939 too if the lettering on the “Drivmatic” is any indication. *swoon*.

Cranky, acerbic preacher Dr. Gene Scott died yesterday which gives me a chance to tell my Dr. Gene Scott story.

Many moons ago (well, 1981 to be precise) me and a couple of friends in high school watched Dr. Gene on occasion during the day in between classes. One day I noticed something strange about his phone-in number and then I decided that it was our civic responsibility to inform Dr. Scott that his phone number added up to 666. It really did too, his number was (213) 240-8151 which translates to 6 (2 + 1 + 3), 6 (2 + 4 + 0), 6 (8 + 1 + 5 + 1 = 15 -> 1 + 5 = 6). We called his number every day for a couple of months to warn him of this potential satanic corruption until the number was finally changed.

I still remember the time Scott sat in his chair for hours and just scowled into the camera in between puffs on his stogie without saying a word. And if you haven’t seen Werner Herzog’s God’s Angry Man documentary on Scott yet, make the effort to track it down.

Google Maps is the single-most useful new site on the net in a dog’s year. I love how fast it loads, how the map looks, and how it can work as a makeshift Yellow Pages.

My first two reactions on re-entering California: 1. It’s really hot out! (it was only 60 degrees) 2. I’ve never seen the desert so green before.

Just tooting my own horn here about the ILMiXor mix project. Basically everyone gets in line and adds a mp3 to the mix until the length of a CD is reached.

Not surprisingly, I went to my usual go-to track for whenever I’m stuck. It’s so timeless that there’s not a single mix that it wouldn’t fit on.