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July 19, 2004

Running around in LA

Sunday travels in Los Angeles included breakfast at The Coral Tree Café in Brentwood and a late lunch at Le Pain Quotidien by the Pacific Design Center.

What struck me about Los Angeles was that the new modern buildings were actually enjoyable to look at. The city seemed less apt to encourage the sort of eyesores so prevalent in the Boston area.

I got a chance to see Rooney at The Wiltern, along with opening acts Straylight Run and Ozma. This was the last show of the tour and was pretty good, thus establishing my friend's good taste in music, considering I had no familiarity with any of the bands before. I will have to make sure to see Ozma in a smaller venue at some point in the future, seeing as how they came across as outclassed by the size of The Wiltern.

The Wiltern is sponsored by LG Electronics, a company I can only describe as "enigmatic." Showcased in the Wiltern lobby was an attempt at an Internet Refrigerator, an idea which has become so cliché over the past several years since the start of the internet revolution that it cannot possibly have a future.

UPDATED: Pictures after the jump.



The Pacific Design Center building.






Two of my hosts in Los Angeles, who wish to remain anonymous.

Posted by Dean at July 19, 2004 12:17 PM