Jan
19
2010

Hot Wheels display at the Petersen. Yes, they're mounted on that awesome orange plastic track!
Of course, Los Angeles is a car-guy’s paradise. The weather’s friendly to old vehicles, and there are twisty mountain roads and speedy freeways and slow-n-low cruising spots within an hour of one another. The streets are filled with equal numbers of everyday exotics and awesomely-preserved daily drivers, and if I tried to shoot them all we never would’ve gotten anywhere. This is one of the few places where you’ll see a Maserati Quattroporte or Lamborghini Gallardo in the wild, however. It’s definitely one of the few places where you’ll see those cars sharing space at the traffic light with original Austin Minis and Volkswagen Microbuses. Mercedes is a common nameplate in the area, both old and new. Continue reading
3 comments | tags: adventures, California, Los Angeles, museums, old cars | posted in Reviews, The Blog, places
Jan
15
2010

Of course, we can’t go to a major city without seeking out its goth club. Las Vegas’ is called sKizoFrenia, and it’s in the Harmon Theater which is part of the Planet Hollywood casino/hotel shopcenter (which used to be the Aladdin). Continue reading
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Aug
20
2009

Another unexpected oasis was found in Boise, Idaho. If asked, we’d have said the closest noise-fixes available were in Las Vegas or Seattle, but no! Boise’s got a place to go as well. The Terrapin Station hosts Nocturnum on Sunday nights. Continue reading
10 comments | tags: Boise, Clubs, Idaho | posted in Reviews, The Blog, places