No street ads in Los Angeles. No billboards, no bust stop/subway ads. Nothing. Which is odd. On top of that, none of the theatres that I've seen the movie in(and I've seen it three times) had any promo posters displayed or for sale. Again...NOTHING! It's like they're taking the L.A. market for granted.

That's the game CBS is showing here in L.A. Cowboys OL is getting EMBARRASSED by Cleveland's DL. Romo and the offense look terrible.

Well...now that I have finally woken up with my ears still ringing from the great Tame Impala concert last night and had breakfast, I am: 1. Gonna watch a little football while reading the Sunday papers(also want to check the ad circulars for "Celebration Day" ads and prices), make a few calls to friends and family, and write some Thanksgiving Day cards/letters. 2. Go to the Hammer Museum for their presentation "Salome in Opera and on Film" in conjunction with their Gustave Moreau's "Salome" exhibit. 3. Have dinner and watch the end of the late afternoon games and the first half of the NBC Sunday night game. 4. At 7:30pm, go meet some fellow cine-geek friends at the Billy Wilder Theatre for a double-bill of Mitchell Leisen classics: "Death Takes a Holiday" and "Murder at the Vanities". Possibly go for some coffee/drinks afterwards. 5. Check messages/e-mails before I go to bed...set alarm early so I can get to store before it opens to get Deluxe edition of "Celebration Day" before it sells out.

Oh, so THAT'S where the Raiders QB ended up...Chicago!

He's going to do what Jimmy Page does to his guitar when he whips out his bow. Everyone seems to forget that SF QB Alex Smith is not confirmed to play this game, either, due to his concussion.

Good luck Kate and BD! I remember helping a girlfriend hang wallpaper. Not much wallpaper got hung...we, uh, sort of got distracted.

Grey and raining. Where did I put my umbrella? Do I even have an umbrella?

^^^ You may, ebk, but here's the funny thing...USC has stormed back from a 24-0 deficit to cut it to 24-20. It's RAINING during a USC-UCLA game for the first time since 1961!

This is embarrassing. UCLA is hammering USC. Boo! Hiss! Fire Lane Kiffin and his crusty dad now.

^^^ I feel sorry for you. Plus, paying people to write your paper for you isn't going to help you in college...or later in real life. Fortunately, there's still time to change the road you're on.

It's Rivalry Day in L.A.! USC @ UCLA kicks off in just over an hour at 12noon at the Rose Bowl! GO USC!!!

I was 10-3 Paul.

Saturday Nov. 17: Tame Impala @ Henry Fonda Theatre

Major major Woody Allen fan here...his work, not necessarily his personal life. "Curse of the Jade Scorpion" might be my least favourite of his films...there's something about Helen Hunt that grates on me. Here are the ones I consider the crème de la crème; the films I can watch over and over, whether they are playing in the theatre or on cable tv. 1. Manhattan 2. Annie Hall 3. Play It Again, Sam 4. The Front 5. Purple Rose of Cairo 6. Stardust Memories 7. Hannah and Her Sisters 8. Sleeper 9. Love and Death 10. Crimes and Misdemeanors 11. Radio Days 12. Bananas 13. Take the Money and Run 14. Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex(But Were Afraid to Ask) 15. Match Point 16. Vicki Cristina Barcelona 17. Broadway Danny Rose 18. Another Woman 19. Interiors 20. Sweet and Lowdown 21. Zelig The next group are ones that are merely good to okay, but not entirely essential...and some I have to be in the right mood for. 22. Husbands and Wives 23. Deconstructing Harry 24. Bullets Over Broadway 25. Alice 26. Manhattan Murder Mystery 27. What's New, Pussycat? 28. Casino Royale 29. Midnight in Paris 30. What's Up, Tiger Lily? 31. Mighty Aphrodite 32. Everyone Says I Love You 33. King Lear 34. New York Stories 35. Wild Man Blues 36. Small Time Crooks 37. Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy The rest are for completists only...

^^^ ebk, I'll PM you about the Barbra Streisand concert...I don't think there are enough Babs fans here to warrant me posting about it publicly. Did you take out a 2nd mortgage on the house?

To Kate, Joe, Deborah, slave, Kiwi, ally, and others who wrote me privately, thanks for your words of wisdom and encouragement. Just a bout of insecurity that I go through from time to time. You sometimes wonder "how good a friend am I?" That is one of the reasons why I never will tire of coming here: good conversational and supportive people like you...and people who I can talk Led Zeppelin with! There being very few knowledgeable Led Zeppelin fans in my local circle of friends.

^^^ Nicely done, chillumpuffer. The majority of the time, I do it the from-scratch-slowly-cook-all-day method. But when pressed for time, I'll cheat and use a ready-made sauce. Actually, if I'm pressed for time, I often forego the sauce and just grate a little cheese and garlic over the pasta...add a little butter or olive oil. Just finished breakfast all the way over here on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. One of my favourite places to go in L.A. is the Le Figaro Café and Bistro on Vermont Ave. in Los Feliz section of Hollywood. It's open early and it's open late...perfect for a pre-show apéritif or post-show nosh. The sidewalk seating is great for people-watching. It's so French it almost makes me want to take up smoking again so I can sit there smoking Gitanes and fake reading Flaubert or Sartre. I start with a cafe au lait and complimentary basket of sliced fresh bread with butter and strawberry marmalade. One slice each of whole wheat, rosemary-olive, rye, cranberry, sourdough, and cinnamon-raison. Just as good as eating the bread with the marmalade is dunking it in the cafe au lait. Then breakfast arrives...perfectly poached eggs atop asparagus spears and tomatoes, topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese. Served with buttery roasted potatoes and mixed salad greens. I love eggs just about any old way, but a perfectly poached egg is like having a bite of sunshine. Of course, any visit to Le Figaro requires a stop at their wonderful bakery...so much to choose from...I finally decide to top my meal off with a Lavender macaron(not macaroon).

Well, I hope you do. Actually, Magic and Kiwi, I am pretty sure I have e-mailed you that and other photos of me in the past. Magic, I did try the food and it was good. As my brother and sister-in-law and a few of my friends are vegan, I eat vegan when I am in their company as a courtesy. I love vegetables so it's not a big deal to me.

Now that the last "Twilight" has finally premiered, that wild, woolly mass of girls camped out for weeks in downtown LA at last can go home and get a hot shower. I would love to be at these girls' homes in around 20 years some Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday with the family all gathered around, as their daughter asks everyone what crazy thing they did when they were young. Great-grandmother: "I camped out for Led Zeppelin tickets!" Girl: "Awesome!" Grandmother: "I camped out for Madonna!" Girl: "Cool!" Mother: "I camped out for 'Twilight'!" Girl: "Oh gawd Mom...you're so lame!"

Pitchers and catchers report February 12, 2013.

Which one? There are 10 adaptations or more.

Week 11: picks: Buffalo Atlanta Dallas Green Bay Kansas City Washington Carolina Houston St. Louis New Orleans Denver New England Baltimore San Francisco

Four years active duty: 1981-85.

Do you want me to take you by the hand? ZepRex posted PHOTOS of it all! You can see for yourself in the top thread in the News section of the Forum.

I know a mother never likes her son to be far away, but can I just say that the years I was stationed in Germany were some of the best years of my life! I think he'll be fine and have a good time in Deutschland. Hooray Dawn.