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St. Nicholas Church and its 500 volunteers invite you to enjoy a cultural experience for the entire family with live music, dancing, gourmet food, homemade pastries, cooking demonstrations, children’s activities, a Greek market, and a variety of shopping boutiques. Boasting a three-day average of 50,000 guests, the admission-free fundraiser is the largest festival of its kind in the area. So make the most of your Memorial Day weekend and immerse yourself in the cultural vision that is the 34th Annual Valley Greek Festival.
Join Us – Free Admission!
When: Memorial Day Weekend, May 26th, 27th, and 28th
Where: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 9501 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge
Hours of Operation: 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Phone: (818) 886-4040
(Via valleygreekfestival.com.)

Horror inspired bicycles, little people and racing! (Via Choppercabras.)

Hey, Nerd Patrol! Get off the interwebs and get to Star Wars Celebration IV!
Star Wars Celebration IV will fill the L.A. Convention Center from Thursday, May 24 to Monday, May 28, 2007. Admission to the first day of the event will be for worldwide members of the Official Star Wars Fan Club, many of whom will help plan and run special programming themselves. The convention will be open to the general public from Friday through Monday, Memorial Day. (Via Starwars.com.)

A battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and 2 crocodiles at a watering hole in South Africa's Kruger National Park. Amazing!

Doc Martens new ad campaign is cashing in on dead punk icons. Another reason to hate the english even if they are made in China now. In fact I don't think I've ever seen Joey Ramone wearing a pair of Docs in my life and, everyone knows Kurt died wearing a pair of Converse One Stars. Lousy limeys.

Artists Against Apartheid
1985

Joey Ramone, Little Steven (Silvio from the Sopranos), Hall & Oates, Run-Dmc, Stiv Bators and countless others coming together against apartheid. The world was a different place in the eighties. Sigh.

Via KXLU.

The S.O.V. is an S.O.B.

In this video clip she breaks down in front of a New York audience and says that she's depressed, broke and shows the crowd her cut up arms. She even says, "Fuck America." Looks like the biggest midget in the game is really just another lousy limey. See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya.

There have been some strange sites popping up on the interwebs lately like IBELIEVEINHARVEYDENT.COM and IBELIEVEINHARVEYDENTTOO.COM When you click on the IBELIEVEINHARVEYDENTTOO.COM site, just let it sit for a couple seconds to get to Mr. Napier's (his name has never really been established) photo. I kinda like the look Heath has going on for the Joker. He should hit up some emo kid for some tips on wearing guyliner though. And those Harvey Dent campaign posters. Well, I guess all politicians really are TWOFACEd. Doh!
UPDATE!
The IBELIEVEINHARVEYDENTTOO.COM site has already been removed by Warner Bros. themselves.

HOT HO OF THE DAY
GAIL SIMMONS





Gail Simmons lends her strong culinary expertise as a judge and critic for Bravo's "Top Chef," and returns for the new season to taste and critique the competing chefs' creations each week alongside judge Tom Colicchio. Gail has been with Food & Wine since 2004, currently in charge of special projects for the epicurean magazine. In this role, Gail oversees the brand's signature event, the Food & Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen, which will celebrate its 25th year next June. In addition, she works on the magazine's chef-related events and programs
(Bio via bravotv.com.)
(Photos via wireimage.com.)

Former Hobbit Elijah Wood is to star as Iggy Pop in "The Passenger," a biopic of the legendary rocker.

Pic is to be exec produced by Ted Hope's This Is That Prods. and Traction Media, and repped in international territories by Oz-U.K. sales firm Becker Intl., which in Cannes is handling Directors Fortnight title "Control," about Brit band Joy Division. Traction Media will handle rights in North America.

"Passenger," which follows Pop's early years with his band the Stooges, is to be helmed by Nick Gomez ("Drowning Mona") from a script by Eric Schmid.

Pic will lense in next six months and is skedded for delivery by midsummer 2008. The $6 million-$8 million budget is being put together from a combination of pre-sales, a U.S. equity fund and tax credits from Philadelphia.

Pop has "given his blessing" to the project but will not take part in it, according to Becker's head of finance and operations Jonathan Page. (Via variety.)

That's like preventing war by preparing for it. It just doesn't make sense. I just want to know if his hobbit ass is gonna use creamy or chunky.

D.O.A. This June (Hopefully)



Based on Tecmo’s best-selling "Dead or Alive" videogame franchise, DOA: Dead or Alive features four beautiful women who begin as rivals in a secret invitational-only martial arts contest, but find themselves teaming up with one another against a sinister force. Tina Armstrong, played by Jaime Pressly, is a superstar in the world of women’s wrestling. Christie, played by best-selling pop recording artist and actor Holly Valance, is a beautiful cat-thief and assassin-for-hire. Princess Kasumi, played by international fashion model and actor Devon Aoki, is an Asian warrior-aristocrat, schooled by martial arts masters. Helena Douglas, played by Sarah Carter, is an extreme sports athlete whose tragic past binds her to the remote palace in Southeast Asia where the Dead or Alive tournament takes place.
(Via canmag.)

Mr.T says, "Get some nuts bitches!"

Hot Ho of the day
Justine Shapiro



Justine Shapiro (born March 20, 1963 in South Africa) is one of several main hosts of the Pilot Productions travel/adventure series Globe Trekker (also called Pilot Guides in Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet). Shapiro is known for her honest commentary and critique of countries visited. She has hosted more than 30 episodes of Globe Trekker, including features on South Africa, Belize, Turkey, Mexico City, South India and China. Before hosting pilot guides, Shapiro appeared in various roles in film and television. Eventually, she was involved in several documentaries including co-production/direction duties on 2001's Promises, which was nominated for best Documentary Feature at the 74th Academy Awards. Promises was a cooperative project between B.Z. Goldberg, Shapiro and Carlos Bolado Munoz, Mexican filmmaker, then her husband. Shapiro currently resides in Berkeley, California with her young son.

During an October 2006 broadcast of the Globe Trekker Venice City Guide episode, Shapiro revealed that she went to Tufts University with Oliver Platt, who recognized her in the crowd, while she was covering the Venice Film Festival, where Platt was promoting Casanova.(Pictures via Globe Trekker T.V.) (Bio via Wikipedia.)

The world was a very different place in 1993. Both of these ho's should have been banned from ever making music again after this was released.

Silver Surfer sighting in Venice Beach.

The Bionic Ho is back this Fall.

Happy Mothers Day.

HOT HO OF THE DAY

Emil Blonsky



Alias:Abomination
Agent R-7
The Ravager of Worlds


Place of birth: Zagreb, Yugoslavia


Eyes: Green, originally brown
Hair: None, originally brown
Height: 6'8''
Weight: 980 lbs
Other distinguishing features: The Abomination has two toes on each foot, webbed ears, and a ridged brow.
Race: Human


Occupation: Former spy, former first mate on the starship Andromeda, former agent of the Galaxy Master, criminal
Legal status: Citizen of Yugoslavia with no criminal record (later retconned to be Russian)
Marital Status: Presumed to be married still
Identity: Secret
Known relatives:Nadia (first wife)
Nadia (second wife)
Group affiliation:Former partner of the Rhino, former member of the crew of the starship Andromeda, former agent of Galaxy Master, former agent of Modok
Base of operations: Mobile


Story: Before his transformation, Blonsky had two wives named Nadia. The first wife he loved, but she left. No further information whether she just left or she died. The second wife he treated badly, using her to vent his frustrations. After his beating her she fled.

Original story: Emil Blonsky was a spy from Yugoslavia sent to sabotage the military base. Blonsky tried several times to sabotage the base's missile system but with no luck. While he was there, Bruce Banner was trying to cure himself by exposing himself to strong gamma radiation at the time. Not knowing what he was doing, Blonsky activated the machine, thus exposing him to massive doses of gamma radiation. The radiation changed him to a green monster that became known as the Abomination.

Retcon: Blonsky was hired by "Thunderbolt" Ross to help with the problem with Hulk. After one of Hulk's fights with the army, Blonsky found a container with isotopes that Bruce Banner had lost. The isotopes were something Bruce wanted to try out for recreating the conditions that led to him becoming the Hulk and ultimately leading to a cure. Blonsky grabbed the container and was exposed to the gamma radiation. When he woke after the shock he was still human in appearance, but he had been changed. Like the Hulk, he changed into a green monster, but retained his personality, and for a while he could change between human and Abomination form. It was during this period he fought the Hulk the first time.


Powers: The Abomination possesses superhuman strength, enabling him lift (press) approximately 100 tons and leap great distances (2 miles in a single bound has been observed). He possesses a high degree of invulnerability towards impact from projectiles (direct hits by field artillery cannon shells have been seen), heat (up to 3,500° F without blistering), and cold (down to -175° F without freezing). The Abomination's invulnerability includes immunity to all terrestrial disease.

Extreme pain or cold or extended lack of oxygen can cause him to enter a coma-like state of suspended animation, in which he can survive for long periods.

Blonsky's powers have so far been stable in the sense that he cannot change to a human form, and his powers are not influenced by his emotional state.


Continuity:Marvel Universe (616)
Company:Marvel Comics
First app.:Tales to Astonish #90 (1967)
Creator(s):Stan Lee
Gil Kane


References:1: Hulk: Destruction (vol. 1) #2
2: Hulk: Destruction (vol. 1) #3
3: Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #90

Thursday night at Sushi Go 55 in Little Tokyo in Downtown L.A. with Chris, Michelle and our beautiful waitress who looks so much prettier in person. This photo just doesn't do her justice.

I love her.

This guy named Rudy has a shop down the street from my house called Bowtie Ragtops that he does on the side. These are pictures of the frame from a 1964 impala that he's working on at the moment.

Lawsuit alleges trendy Pinkberry product isn't actually frozen yogurt.



According to Williams' suit, the Pinkberry dessert is nothing more than a powder-based product mixed with water or milk that is "sold in this adulterated state without notice to consumers of its ingredients."

Pinkberry is marketed as frozen yogurt "to deceive the public and to profit from that deception," the suit states.
We told you bitches we were over Pinkberry and that we are now into Snowberry. Catch up you dumb ho bags.
(Story via Daily Breeze.)

Vegans sentenced for starving their baby

A vegan couple were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the death of their malnourished 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.
Someone should slap those ho's down and make them eat some man meat.
(Story via AP.) (Photo via AOL.)

Residents Return To Los Feliz Homes After Fire.
Full Containment Expected By Thursday.
"It is important for L.A. City residents to understand that many wild animals will be displaced by the fire and may turn up in areas ... where wildlife has never been seen before," a department statement said. "These animals will be looking for water and may be seen drinking from garden ponds, pools and other water reservoirs."
(Story via KNBC.com) (Photo via AP)

Check out this guy's petitition in favor of sending Paris Hilton to jail.
Paris Hilton has made a living off of being and doing absolutely NOTHING! I have no hidden agenda or vendetta....I just feel that it is only right that she serve her time.

Many people (non-celebrities) are faced with these same circumstances hourly and don't have the resources nor support to find themselves immune to the law.

Let us not buy into her celebrity status and allow her to walk free just because she's pretty and we could not stand to not see her party for 45 days.

Of course when she comes out of jail she will be more famous than she already is and will probably get a book deal and have a movie shot about her starring The "Olsen Twins" but nonetheless I believe this time served might do her some good. Perhaps she might realize that she hasn't done much for mankind but just "exist" and have a complete turnaround in her views and responsibilities.

Some shots from the Restitution Press show at the Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery on 05/05/07 and a car accident on the way there.(Photos via my own doggone self.)

The San Jose Museum of Art presents the first major museum exhibition outside of Los Angeles of Camille Rose Garcia, an artist emerging from the Los Angeles underground scene, whose narrative-based works express an acute political consciousness. The artist’s seemingly light-hearted paintings and drawings of charming cartoon-like characters actually depict dark tales of violence, corruption and greed, and seek to comment on the turmoil of contemporary society. Her first museum solo exhibition surveys her work with an emphasis on her most recent creations, showcasing paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, prints, sculpture, and site-specific installations, and is complemented by a book-length catalogue.Saturday, May 12, 2007 through Sunday, September 23, 2007. Click here for more info.

The main room will have R. Crumb original drawings and covers. Also, a group called Restitution Press will be in the room.

The Restitution Press group contains the artists: Ryan Graeff, Eli Sipsas, Devin Strother, Anthony Cioff, Stephen Mimiaga, Shawn McKinney, and Damon Robinson.

In the side room, they'll be showing Kate Brinkworth and SHAG. (Via Mendenhall Sobiesky Gallery and Restitution Press.)

Bust out with some Uri Geller shit on their asses, win the 50G's and party down with some paranormal ho's my son. (Via cfiwest.com.)

As the name implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world are giving away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. Click here to find a participating comic book shop in your hood ese.

May 3, 2007 -- KINDERGARTEN kids in ritzy L.A. suburb Calabasas have been coming home to their parents and talking about the "weird man" who keeps coming to their class to sing "scary" songs on his guitar. The "weird" one turns out to be Bob Dylan, whose grandson (Jakob Dylan's son) attends the school. He's been singing to the kindergarten class just for fun, but the kiddies have no idea they're being serenaded by a musical legend - to them, he's just Weird Guitar Guy.

(Story via Page Six and photo via New Pony.)

Los Angeles Chief Says Inappropriate Force Used During Rally


Los Angeles' police chief said Wednesday some officers used inappropriate force when they fired rubber bullets into crowds that included children and wielded batons against demonstrators in an incident that marred an otherwise peaceful day of immigration rallies across the United States.

News footage aired Wednesday of the events from the day before showed police beating at least two television camera operators and shoving people who were walking away from officers. They also showed injuries from the rubber bullets, including images of a Hispanic man with a bleeding welt on his stomach.
(Via Officer.com.)

I went to Sabor a Mexico at 8940 National Blvd. in West L.A. and was not very impressed. So unimpressed I didn't even snap any pics to use on my blog. The pic you see was from lvgoodfood. I ordered the chilaquiles with tomatillo sauce which were not bad but a little overpowered by the tomatillo sauce. The chilaquiles came with a side of refried black beans and this blogger likes his black beans whole. I also ordered the potato taco which was also very uninspiring. Maybe I have to go back on the weekend when they have $1 tacos on their patio but until then I will stick to East Los for my "Sabor a Mexico".

Circuit City Cuts 3,400 'Overpaid' Workers
Circuit City fired 3,400 employees in stores across the country yesterday, saying they were making too much money and would be replaced by new hires willing to work for less.
The middle finger to Circuit City! Toma! Vote with your dollars by not shopping there.
(Story via The Washington Post.)